PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Districts' new superintendent announced the conclusion of a 100-day Listening and Learning Tour in which he discovered five new members to the district's executive team.
The tour, which reflects conversations with over 2,700 students, families, and staff members, was made to help tackle one of the most important concerns that the district faces: the well-being and safety of its students.
Dr. Tony Watlington, who came from a smaller district in North Carolina, has lead Philadelphia schools for 110 days and after hearing from hundreds of residents, he says the city's violence has left the children "not doing well." "I think one of the answers to some of the problems that plague our city is better education for all our young people," said Dr.
Watlington. To better educate the city's youth, Watlington says he will shuffle his top staff to focus on four themes that emerged from the listening tour: academic achievement, consistent internal and external communication, learning-conducive facilities, and improved customer service.