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.."
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Franklin Towne Charter High School selected as 2010 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough School of the Year
It is indeed an honor to inform you that Franklin Towne Charter High School has been selected as a 2010 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough School. Your school is one of the highly effective high schools that will be featured in the May 2010 edition of Principal Leadership magazine.
Sincerely,
John R. Nori, Director
National Association of Secondary Principals
FTCHS AWARDED NATIONAL RECOGNITION
We are proud to announce the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) has selected Franklin Towne as one of the 12 award winning schools across the nation:
Congratulations to the entire Franklin Towne community!
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