PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Applications are now open for the transition committees that will guide the Philadelphia School District as it closes 17 schools.
The district is forming the committees at schools that are closing and schools receiving students from the ones shutting down to provide input on areas including transportation and space planning for next year and beyond.
Shakeera Warthen-Canty, who heads the district’s transition office, said her team is heading to back-to-school nights to support those school communities…