The first-ever State of Public Education address was held to announce the school district’s goal to raise $40 million to fund the five-year Accelerate Philly strategic plan, which includes a $6 million raise by The Fund SDP.
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Following exerpt from “Philadelphia public schools hope to raise $40 million by 2028” – Philly Voice:
“At the School District of Philadelphia’s first-ever State of Public Education address, its nonprofit arm revealed an ambitious goal: $40 million in five years.
Officials said the benchmark would help fund Accelerate Philly, the district’s five-year strategic plan that calls for 62 “strategic actions,” including establishing paid parent ambassador roles, replacing analog cameras at 150 schools and piloting Mayor Cherelle Parker’s much-touted year-round school calendar at select locations. Current allocations in the city budget, they continued, would not be enough to cover the costs.
“In order for our students to claim the future that they deserve and desire, we need more dollars,” Kathryn Epps, president and CEO of the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, said Tuesday.
Accelerate Philly was a frequent topic of discussion at the district’s inaugural State of Public Education address, a nearly two-hour event that included speeches from Epps, Parker and Superintendent Tony Watlington. School officials shared findings from the plan’s first year in action and outlined goals and hurdles for the remaining years ahead.”
Following exerpt from “Philly school district hosts first state of public education address” – The Philadelphia Tribune:
“To help fund the district’s strategic plan, The Fund For the School District of Philadelphia has a goal of raising $40 million over the next 4.5 years.
An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Fund, coordinates, identifies and leverages philanthropic resources for public schools in the city. The organization has raised over $50 million to support the school district since 2015, the year active fundraising began at the organization.
“Our goal is to raise $6 million in year one and by 2028 raise $40 million in support of the district’s strategic priorities,” said Kathryn Epps, president and CEO of The Fund.
“Every single investment that we make over the 4.5 years will be directly linked to the strategic actions,” she said. “Progress is not made without investment. We have an audacious goal informed by an ambitious plan that has the potential to positively change the trajectory for a generation of young people.””
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