Philadelphia Community Schools Initiative

About Community schools are public schools where a full-time coordinator works with the entire school community—students, parents, teachers, administrators, service providers, and neighbors—to identify the community’s most pressing needs, such as expanded medical services, after-school programming, and job training. The coordinator then works with service providers and City agencies to bring these resources directly into the school. Community schools become neighborhood centers, improving access to programs and services for students, families, and neighbors. Cohort 1 We announced the first cohort of community schools on July 18, 2016: William Cramp Elementary Murrell Dobbins CTE High F.S. Edmonds Elementary Edward Gideon Elementary Kensington Health Sciences Logan Elementary Southwark School South Philadelphia High Tilden Middle School