The District is committed to involving the Philadelphia community in the process of implementing the Renaissance School initiative. To that end, the Superintendent established the Renaissance School Advisory Board (RSAB) in August 2009. The RSAB is a diverse, city-wide assembly of educators, business and community leaders, parents, teachers, principals and leaders from the District's administrative office that is charged with providing recommendations on how to best implement the Renaissance Schools initiative. The RSAB submitted recommendations to the Superintendent in early October. The District is soliciting feedback on these recommendations from the broader community before finalizing implementation plans.

Renaissance School Guiding Principals:

The Superintendent identified the following guiding principals to inform the work of the RSAB and the overall implementation of the Renaissance schools initiative.

1. Chronically failing schools should be transformed to provide all families and students in Philadelphia with high quality school options that include great leaders and teachers, effective instructional practices, high parent engagement, comprehensive supports for students, and a safe, nurturing learning environment.
2. Community engagement is integral to the process of successfully implementing choice in Philadelphia. Renaissance School communities will play an active role in the selection of Renaissance School providers and the transformation of these schools into high performing learning environments.
3. The selection process for identifying high and low performing schools will be objective, transparent, and based on a rigorous analysis of school performance data.
4. The process for identifying Renaissance School Providers will be based on objective, rigorous, and transparent criteria and will be open to a wide range of internal and external partners that have a proven track record of success.
5. The timeline for implementation should result in the conversion of a first set of schools for the 2010-2011 school year.

For a list of participating members, please click here.

Renaissance Schools Advisory Board Report

 Renaissance Schools Advisory Board Report

The Renaissance Schools Advisory Board (RSAB) was established by the Superintendent in August 2009 to provide recommendations on how to best implement the Renaissance Schools initiative. The RSAB, which included over 60 members, was comprised of educators, business and community leaders, parents, teachers, principals, and leaders from the District’s administrative office. Click here for the full report which documents the recommendations of the RSAB.