Franklin Towne Named 2011 National Title 1 Distinguished School
Dear Franklin Towne:
Congratulations! Your school has been named a 2011 National Title I Distinguished School and joins an elite cadre of schools across the country experiencing extraordinary success. We are delighted to welcome you into "the Club." The National Title I Distinguished Schools Program is a project of the National Title I Association that publicly recognizes schools for their positive educational advances. Your school was chosen by your State Department of Education based on outstanding performance. Because only two schools per state can be selected as a National Title I Distinguished School each year, this award is an especially prestigious honor for your school, staff and students.
Congratulations once again on your school's achievement.
Best regards,
Distinguished Schools Team
National Title I Association
DistinguishedSchools@titlei.org
Franklin Towne featured in "PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP" magazine
"Franklin Towne Charter High School opened in 2000 and is one of 71 public charter schools in Philadelphia. It sits within the aging, historic Frankford Arsenal grounds, and one of its campus buildings dates back to the War of 1812. The school's transformation from one of the lowest-performing schools in the city to one of the highest-achieving schools in the state began in 2006 when a new team of administrators, parents, staff members, and community members led a change using Breaking Ranks reform practices.
Franklin Towne prides itself on meeting the needs of its nearly 1,000 students through three strands: providing a rigorous college preparatory program; integrating performance, applied, and service learning into the regular school clay; and maintaining choice and variety as real student options. From the spring of students' eighth-grade year to well beyond graduation, Franklin Towne's goal is to provide information, assistance, and suppport to ensure that each student will be successful. Academic supports are plentiful: the attendance recovery program; dual enrollment; a Kaplan prep program, the Personal Academic Career Excellence (PACE) program, a ninth-grade skills clinic; before- and after-school individual tutorring; and Prep Zone, an after-school 21 st century community learning center. In addition, ongoing recognition is given for outstanding performance through honor roll assemblies, perfect attendance acknowledgment, and recognition for outstanding performance on state and national tests.."
Select Attachment below to view full article
clearvision.pdf