NEWSFLASH February 2007
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Lots of data, but basis for EMO decision remains murky
by Dale Mezzacappa
As the School Reform Commission gets ready to decide how or whether to continue the nation’s largest experiment in school privatization here in Philadelphia, it will have a mountain of data, as well as recommendations from two high-level reports, from an in-house review, and from CEO Paul Vallas.
Even so, neither Vallas nor the SRC has yet clarified their criteria for determining if contracts with six private managers should continue, end, or change significantly.
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At the SRC . . .
Approved contracts totaling $65 million for the construction of a replacement building for Fels High School in lower Northeast Philadelphia, to serve approximately 1,200 students.
-Accepted a federal grant of $20.5 million to support the creation of a five-year pilot program establishing a pay-for-performance system for principals and teachers at 20 District elementary schools.
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