TO DISCUSS GOALS, CHALLENGES, SEEK PUBLIC INPUT
Chester Upland School District Chief Recovery Officer Joseph P. Watkins will host two additional public meetings this week and next as he and his team of financial and academic experts continue developing the financial and academic recovery plan for the district. Recently the Pennsylvania Education Secretary granted a second 30-day extension to the plan’s deadline, to Nov. 15.
CRO Watkins will host forums at Chester Upland School of the
Arts (CUSA) this Thursday and at Shiloh Baptist Church next Wednesday. These
meetings follow five forums held since the Education Secretary declared the
district to be in financial recovery status Aug. 14.
Mr. Watkins said the plan under development envisions
improved academic performance as well as financial recovery, leading to a more
attractive school district that will draw additional students who previously
left the public school system to attend charter schools.
“At the following two public forums, we will update the
Chester Upland community about our goals, our progress and our findings
to date in developing a recovery plan and will ask for additional input about
priorities and possible solutions,” said CRO Watkins.
The meeting locations, times and dates are as follows:
Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Chester Upland School of
the Arts (CUSA), 501 West 9th Street, Chester
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, 703
Central Avenue, Chester
Please visit the Chief Recovery Officer website at http://www.cusdrecoveryplan.org/