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Resolution 181014

Calling for the Council Committee of the Whole to convene public meetings and public hearings pursuant to the Educational Supplement of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to review the administration, management, operations, and finances of the School District and adopt plans to coordinate the activities of the Board of Education, the Mayor, and the City Council for the improvement and benefit of public education in Philadelphia.

Introduced Nov 15, 2018Committee of the WholeOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember OhCouncilmember GymCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Taubenberger

Status timeline

  1. Nov 15, 2018
    Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Blackwell that this matter be Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar. The motion carried unanimously.

  2. Nov 15, 2018
    ADOPTED & REFERRED · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Nov 27, 2018
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole
  4. Nov 27, 2018
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole
  5. Nov 27, 2018
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole
  6. May 23, 2019
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  7. May 23, 2019
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  8. May 23, 2019
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  9. Nov 19, 2019
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  10. Nov 19, 2019
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  11. Nov 19, 2019
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  12. Jan 21, 2021
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  13. Jan 21, 2021
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  14. Jan 21, 2021
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  15. Nov 9, 2021
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  16. Nov 9, 2021
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  17. Nov 9, 2021
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  18. May 4, 2022
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  19. May 4, 2022
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  20. May 4, 2022
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  21. Jan 31, 2023
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  22. Jan 31, 2023
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  23. Jan 31, 2023
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  24. May 2, 2023
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  25. May 2, 2023
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  26. May 2, 2023
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  27. Dec 12, 2023
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  28. Dec 12, 2023
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  29. Dec 12, 2023
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  30. Apr 30, 2024
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  31. Apr 30, 2024
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  32. Apr 30, 2024
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  33. Dec 9, 2024
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  34. Dec 9, 2024
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  35. Dec 9, 2024
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  36. Apr 29, 2025
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  37. Apr 29, 2025
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  38. Apr 29, 2025
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  39. Apr 30, 2025
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  40. Apr 30, 2025
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  41. Apr 30, 2025
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  42. Nov 18, 2025
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  43. Nov 18, 2025
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  44. Nov 18, 2025
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

  45. Apr 22, 2026
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  46. Apr 22, 2026
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was HEARING HELD.

  47. Apr 22, 2026
    RECESSED · Committee of the Whole

    This Resolution was RECESSED.

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..Title Calling for the Council Committee of the Whole to convene public meetings and public hearings pursuant to the Educational Supplement of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to review the administration, management, operations, and finances of the School District and adopt plans to coordinate the activities of the Board of Education, the Mayor, and the City Council for the improvement and benefit of public education in Philadelphia. ..Body WHEREAS, In May 2015, Philadelphians voted overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the School Reform Commission and restoring local control of the Philadelphia School District; and WHEREAS, In November 2017, the School Reform Commission voted to dissolve itself 16 years after its establishment; and WHEREAS, In December 2017, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education approved the dissolution of the School Reform Commission thereby returning local control of the Philadelphia School District to the Philadelphia Board of Education, established under the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; and WHEREAS, In May 2018, Philadelphians voted overwhelmingly to amend the Home Rule Charter to allow City Council to approve Mayoral appointees to the Board of Education; and WHEREAS, On July 1, 2018, the Philadelphia Board of Education formally regained governing control of the Philadelphia School District; and WHEREAS, In accordance with Section 12-209(b) of the Home Rule Charter, the Board of Education, the Mayor, and City Council shall meet publicly at least twice during the school year in City Council chambers; and WHEREAS, Section 12-209(b) of the Home Rule Charter further provides that the purpose for the meetings is to review and discuss the administration, management, operations and finances of the School District in order to develop and adopt plans to coordinate their activities for the improvement and benefit of public education in Philadelphia; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY PHILADELPHIA, Calls on the Council Committee of the Whole to convene public meetings and public hearings pursuant to the Educational Supplement of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to review the administration, management, operations, and finances of the School District and adopt plans to coordinate the activities of the Board of Education, the Mayor, and the City Council for the improvement and benefit of public education in Philadelphia. ..End