ADOPTED

City Council adopted a resolution proposing changes to Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter for the School District and Board of Education. If approved by voters, the amendment would set rules for Board membership, appointments and removals, clarify that the Board has exclusive responsibility for operating the School District, and create a parent and community advisory council that would meet at least twice a year.

Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the eligibility, selection and removal of the Members of the Board of Education, relating to the Board of Education's responsibility for the administration of the School District, creating a Parent and Community Advisory Council, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.