Organizations Filed Purposes:
BY PROVIDING REPORTING AND ANALYSIS ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PHILADELPHIA AND CREATING FORUMS FOR DIALOGUE AND EDUCATION, THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTEBOOK EMPOWERS PARENTS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR ALL IN THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO BUILD STRONG LEARNING COMMUNITIES. IN-DEPTH INDEPENDENT COVERAGE OF EDUCATION ISSUES ENSURES THAT COMMUNITIES ARE INFORMED ABOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOW TO NAVIGATE IT, AND ALERT TO ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE CITY. THE NOTEBOOK HELPS TO HOLD THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE BY DEVELOPING A MORE ROBUST PUBLIC DIALOGUE ABOUT PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM.
SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
NOTEBOOK PROGRAMMING - THE NOTEBOOK IS KNOWN AS THE GO-TO PLACE FOR IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS. KEY ACTIVITIES ARE THE FREE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF A QUARTERLY CITYWIDE PRINT NEWSPAPER (PRINT CIRCULATION = 50,000, MONTHLY WEB VISITS = 100,000) AND A WEBSITE THAT IS UPDATED WITH MULTIPLE STORIES FIVE DAYS A WEEK, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONVERSATION ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES BOTH ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE. EACH PRINT EDITION FOCUSES ON A SPECIFIC THEME. RECENT EDITION THEMES HAVE INCLUDED: FOCUS ON EARLY EDUCATION, FOCUS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, SYSTEM INVOLVED YOUTH, AND SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. WE ALSO PUBLISH OUR ANNUAL FALL GUIDE TO HIGH SCHOOLS, A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS NAVIGATING PHILADELPHIA'S HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION PROCESS.PRINT AND WEB CONTENT ARE PROMOTED VIA DAILY ALERTS, A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. NOTEBOOK STORIES ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH WHYY'S KEYSTONE CROSSROADS, RESOLVE PHILADELPHIA, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. PARTNERSHIPS HAVE EXPANDED THE NOTEBOOK'S AUDIENCE ANDINFLUENCE; IT IS INCREASINGLY SEEN BY CIVIC LEADERS AROUND THE REGION, AS WELL AS TOP CITY AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS. UNLIKE SOME NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, THE NOTEBOOK'S MISSION DOES NOT STOP AT THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION. ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND EQUITY AND DEDICATION TO TRANSPARENCY ABOUT EDUCATION ISSUES OFTEN TAKES US A STEP FURTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, STAFF ACT AS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NETWORKS OF EDUCATION ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES. THE NOTEBOOK ORGANIZES PERIODIC COMMUNITY EVENTS TO DISCUSS ISSUES WITH READERS. WITH HELP FROM LOCAL ATTORNEYS, THE NOTEBOOK HAS FREQUENTLY USED THE STATE'S SUNSHINE LAWS TO TRY TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION; FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE GONE TO COURT TO SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ACCESS THE FULL RESOLUTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lauren Wiley | ED/PUBLISHER | 40 | $67,750 |
| Anthony Hopkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Toy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Encarnacion Rodriguez | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Eli Goldblatt | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Len Rieser | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Maida Odom | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rochelle Nichols-Solomon | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Brandon Miller | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Katey Mcgrath | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Charlotte Hall | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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