 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
City Council
Chief Clerk's Office
402 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
RESOLUTION NO. 110801
Introduced November 3, 2011
Councilmember Blackwell
RESOLUTION
Calling for the City Council Committee on Education to hold Hearings on the School
District of Philadelphia Plan to Close Certain Schools Facilities and to Make Grade
Changes in Others.
Commission that nine City schools be closed including, Levering, Harrison, Sheppard,
Drew, E.M. Stanton, Pepper Middle School, FitzSimons High, Sheridan West Academy,
and Philadelphia High School for Business-with most closing at the end of this school
year; and
be made at seventeen other City schools; and
WHEREAS, The School Reform Commission intends to vote on the recommendations
early next year; and
WHEREAS, If implemented, this would be the single largest number of school-closings
in the district since 1981; and
WHEREAS, While the District argues that it has too many seats, neighborhood leaders in
the affected communities question how much extra space the District actually has; and
WHEREAS, Some have called the District’s 70,000 excess-capacity figure "sketchy"
saying, “it wrongly included gyms, science, language, music, and art rooms that could be
used as regular classrooms; and
WHEREAS, One concerned parent, who expressed a sentiment held by many, stated that,
"[a]s it stands, this rightsizing plan for closing our kids' schools does not pass muster,";
now therefore, be it
to hold Hearings on the School District of Philadelphia Plan to Close Certain Schools
Facilities and to Make Grade Changes in Others.
Councilwoman Blackwell Re-elected to serve a sixth term in the West Philly's 3rd District Philadelphia County November 8, 2011 Election resulted in Councilwoman Jannie L.Blackwell’s reelection to the West Philadelphia’s 3rd District by an overwhelming 14,356 majority votes (89.90%), while Mayor Michael Nutter was reelected Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.
From the inception of the Commission (six years), Councilwoman Blackwell has been a major supporter and an active participant on the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs.
She is chair of the Education Committee at the School District of Philadelphia and an avid supporter of the homeless in the City of Philadelphia. She has advocated for funding for recreation centers, parks & playgrounds, libraries, fire stations, police stations, health centers, bridge construction, public housing developments and assisted in getting over $10 million in funding her West Philadelphia Commercial Corridors Market/Frankford construction project,
where many of our African and Caribbean immigrants live and/or do trade .
She is a supporter of many annual events at the Commission. Her Annual Christmas party for the homeless and her Birthday bash for the homeless on City Hall’s Dilworth Plaza.
She sponsors ‘Echoes of Africa’ event yearly at the Philadelphia Zoo, An annual College Fair, Jazz Series at Malcolm X Park and a Gospel Fair to name a few.Temporary Protected Status Re-registration Period for
Honduran and Nicaraguan Nationals Ended January 5, 2012
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano extended Temporary Protected Status for eligible nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, beginning January 6, 2012 and ending July 5, 2013. Temporary Protected Status is a form of immigration relief granted to nationals of countries that have undergone ongoing armed conflict,natural disaster, or other conditions that prevent their nationals from returning home safely. Once granted Temporary Protected Status, individuals are not removable from the United States, can obtain an employment.
USCIS may accept a late re-registration application if you have good cause for filing after the deadline. For more information on Temporary authorization documents, visit www.USCIC.gov
The Consortium for Cancer Prevention
CCPMP is a community partnership between Dr. Camille Ragin and Michele L. Jones (Fox Chase Cancer Center) Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell & Hon. Stanley Straughter. It is a community research network partnership involving 3 district projects that work together to address cancer disparity of African Americans, Africans and Caribbean minority populations in Philadelphia.
Community Cancer Prevention Conference
Geographic Mapping Project – to identify cancer hotspots where research will be conducted.
Cancer Prevention Registry – Community members will have access to cancer screening,(information on research findings that are relevant to the community and provide opportunities to participate in the research that specifically address cancer in minorities.
