Board of Education Action Meeting: March 26, 2026
by Lisa Haver
Ludlow Elementary parent Shaakira Jones, with daughter, urges board to vote No on facilities plan and closing of Ludlow. (Photo: Lisa Haver)
“The truth is, this plan was created by too many people who are not from here and do not understand this wonderful and complicated city.”
APPS Member Kristin Luebbert
Students, parents, teachers, graduates and community members returned to the board of education with one message: We love our schools. Do not close them. The board has heard this same message from hundreds of people at board meetings, town halls, City Council hearings, district community meetings, and from the thousands who responded to district surveys. Yet the board has still not said when it will take the vote. At the March 12 town hall, 125 people spoke against the recommendations in the plan; one parent from another school testified in favor of the changes recommended for Moffett Elementary. At this meeting, one Masterman staff person endorsed the plan’s recommendation to expand Masterman; she didn’t mention that this necessitated the closing of Waring elementary to make room for the magnet school students. So perhaps it’s more accurate to say no one wants this plan–except for two people who want disruptions at schools other than theirs. The people have spoken: the board must reject this Facilities Master Plan.
Read more about the March 26, 2026 Action Meeting here.
Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools 