[UC] Preview Party at Smith Memorial Playground March 30th 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

[Meg Wise]

Kids and accompanying adults are invited to Play-A-Palooza, a special preview 
party to celebrate the seasonal re-opening of Smith Memorial Playground in East 
Fairmount Park!  The event is from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 
30th (rain date April 6th). 

Attractions include: KYW’s Kidcasts to give kids a chance to be news reporters, 
meeting Super WHY and Princess Presto from Sprout, carnival games, face 
painting, water ice and popcorn, samples and giveaways from Honest Tea, and fun 
on Smith's 6 1/2 acre Playground featuring the famous Ann Newman Giant Wooden 
Slide. This event is free for Smith members, or $10 per child for nonmembers. 
Annual memberships are currently 50% off to celebrate the Playground opening, 
and can be purchased for just $25 at www.smithplayground.org/membership/. 
Tickets may be purchased at www.smithplayground.ticketleap.com/play/.

Smith Playground opens to the public on Saturday, April 2nd and admission is 
free for families.  Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10:00-6:00 and Saturday - Sunday 
10:00-7:00.  Hours are in effect through September 30th.  From October - 
December, the Playground is open Saturday - Sunday 10:00-4:00.  The Smith 
Playhouse is open year round.  For more information, visit 
www.smithplayground.org or call 215-765-4325. 


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Re: [UC] Penn Alexander 100% low-income?

[Meg Wise]

Title: Penn Alexander 100% low-income?
The School District's website includes economic data for all schools and lists Penn Alexander as 48% low income, making it actually one of the most affluent schools in the district.  As you note, it is impossible to compare schools when some of the data is obviously wrong.  How each entity (district, state, etc.) collects data, and how it could be so misreported, would be a good story for the Inquirer!Meg Wise-Original Message-
From: Kimm Tynan 
Sent: Apr 13, 2010 12:25 AM
To: UnivCity listserv 
Subject: [UC] Penn Alexander 100% low-income?






Did anyone else notice that in the Inquirer’s Report Card on the Schools, Penn Alexander is identified as having 100% low-income students?  Does anyone else find this extremely hard to believe?

I thought maybe it was an error on the Inky’s part, but I looked at the raw data on the state’s website, and it has Penn Alexander reporting pretty close to 100% “economically disadvantaged” students grades 3-8.

This seems unbelievable to me.  But maybe there is a reasonable explanation?  I’m considering writing the Inquirer reporters or editors who put the report together to look into it, but thought maybe folks more knowledgeable than I might have some insight into this.

Before I get accused of hating on the neighborhood or trying to tear things down or sour grapes or something, it is a significant matter to me.  As the parent of a three-year-old who is trying to research and compare future schools, I want to compare apples with apples, and I believe that schools with high percentages of low-income students have a much bigger challenge than schools with lower-percentages, and so test scores need to be considered in light of those factors.  This is not only my belief – the quintile scoring system compares “similar schools” based on percentage of low-income students.  So, not only would an error in this regard make my job harder, but it would, it seems to me, skew the “similar schools” comparison.

I’m interested to hear what folks think about this.

Kimm





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Re: [UC] Re: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17

[Meg Wise]

Actually, last year the district eliminated "deseg" status for all but 2 or 3 schools.  If you do not live in the Powel catchment area, you can still apply to attend, just as you can for many schools.  Greenfield and Meredith, for example, are popular with families who live outside their catchment areas.  I don't think this applies to PAS, and some schools, like Masterman or GAMP, have special admission requirements.  If you are interested in transferring to a school outside your catchment, contact the District.  Transfer forms are due at the end of October. 
Meg Wise (a Powel parent)
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 3, 2008 3:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: univcity@list.purple.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Re: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17 In a message dated 10/3/08 2:07:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
why, I wonder, has Lea never had that status? [Deseg program]  It would help to reintegrate the school which has about 15% ESL students, and is currently not overcrowded... in fact has only one grade I think it is third... and is getting good input from Penn both after school program and a Fels Institute, Fox leadership program with Penn students coming to make recess vibrant and more varied.  and it's doing well. If anyone has information, I'm interested.  Of course I don't speak for the administration there.I'm only guessing, but I don't think any schools have been added to that program in years, perhaps because the original court-ordered goal of desegregating the Philadelphia school system may have been reached about as well, or as poorly, as the deseg program could accomplish.  -Melani LamondMelani Lamond, Associate BrokerUrban & Bye, Realtor3529 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104cell phone 215-356-7266 - office phone 215-222-4800 #113personal fax 215-386-1345This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure.  If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed e-mail address.  Thank You. **New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out!(http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew0001) 

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[UC] need ping pong table, have fridge

[Meg Wise]

I'm looking for a 
ping pong table.  Does anybody have one in decent shape that they'd like to 
sell or give away?  
 
I also have a 
refrigerator I need to get rid of.  It's an Amana, freezer on bottom, 
approx. 18 cubic feet, about 12 years old.  The freezer door has 
developed some rust spots, but it runs fine.  Free to the first person who 
can take it away.
 
Thanks 
all.
Meg 
Wise
Powelton 
Village
 

RE: [UC] taxes lowered

[Meg Wise]

I spoke to a staff person at the BRT in September and learned that--in her
area anyway--many of the notices of tax increase that were mailed in late
summer were in error.  I did not appeal because she was able to tell the
correct assessment amount by phone, which was confirmed by the revised
notice I got in the mail on Tuesday.  Funny none of this ever hit the press
months ago.  

Meg Wise

-Original Message-
From: Jeff Abrahamson [mailto:jeff@;purple.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 1:45 PM
To: University City List
Subject: [UC] taxes lowered


Oddly, I just got a revised tax assessment on three of my four houses
at 44th and Pine indicating that the 2003 assessment has been dropped
to the 2002 levels. (I had not appealed.)

-- 
 Jeff

 Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>


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