Watch: Forum for school closings in Northwest Philly

This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

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The community forum on school closings tonight will be held at Martin Luther King High School. The schools to be addressed: Germantown High School, Parkway Northwest High School, Lankenau High School, and Elverson and Leeds Military Academies. It will be one of two meetings to take place in the District’s Northwest planning area. The second will be Jan. 24 at the same location.

Watch the meeting live above, starting at 6 p.m.

Facilities Master Plan meetings in January

Date

Time

Location

Recommendations to be Discussed

Tue., Jan. 8

6 – 8 p.m.

Dobbins HS

2150 W. Lehigh Ave.

North-Central Planning Area

Strawberry Mansion HS, Vaux HS, Elverson and Leeds Military Academies, EW Rhodes, L.P. Hill, Duckrey, Meade, Reynolds, TM Peirce, Whittier, Morris, Pratt and Wright

Wed., Jan. 9

6 – 8 p.m.

Edison HS

151 W. Luzerne St.

North-Central Planning Area

Carroll HS, Douglas HS, Sheridan West, Amy at James Martin, Penn Treaty Middle School, Fairhill, Taylor, Ferguson, Roberto Clemente, Hackett, Cramp

Tue., Jan. 15

6 – 8 p.m.


Martin Luther King HS 6100 Stenton Ave.

Northwest Planning Area

Germantown HS, Parkway Northwest HS, Lankenau HS, Elverson and Leeds Military Academies

Wed., Jan. 16

6 – 8 p.m.


Bartram HS

2401 S. 67th St.

Southwest Planning Area

Communications Tech HS, Motivation HS, Pepper, Shaw, Tilden, Comegys, Harrington, Mitchell

Tue., Jan. 22

6 – 8 p.m.


Overbrook HS

5898 Lancaster Ave.

West Planning Area

Lamberton HS, Beeber, Gompers, Overbrook ES, Cassidy

Wed., Jan. 23

6 – 8 p.m.


University City HS

3601 Filbert St.

West Planning Area

University City HS, Robeson, A. Wilson, Leidy, and McMichael

Thurs., Jan. 24

6 – 8 p.m.


Martin Luther King HS 6100 Stenton Ave.

Northwest Planning Area

Roosevelt MS, Leeds MS, Edmonds, Pennypacker, Emlen, Logan, Kelly, Wister, Pennell, Cooke, Fulton, Kinsey, and McCloskey

Tue., Jan. 29

6 – 8 p.m.


South Philadelphia HS 2101 S. Broad St.

South-Central Planning Area

Bok Technical HS, Smith, Vare, and George Washington ES

Wed., Jan. 30

6 – 8 p.m.


Northeast HS

1601 Cottman Ave.

Northeast Planning Area

Carnell, Lawton, Stearne