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Good afternoon,
As requested, the attached letter provides the estimated cash contribution from Penn for
the Lea School for school year 2022-23.
Best,
Joann
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Joann Mitchell
SVP for Institutional Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
University of Pennsylvania
1 College Hall, Room 100
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6380
(215) 573-
Hi Pam,
Can you please share the estimate? We are meeting for school budgets this week.
Jen
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Dear Jen,
Yes, that sounds possible. We will get back to you next week.
all my best,
Pam
Pam Grossman
(she/her)
Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
215-898-
@upenn.edu
Jen
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Hi Jen,
Following up to see if you can share the numbers that came of the discussions with Penn
and the principal.
Thanks,
Jen
Does anyone have an educated guesstimate of what the cash number will
be? If not, Jen, what cash number are you comfortable loading to the
school budget for the 2022-23 SY?
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Thanks Jen.
Thanks for reaching out. I am including Joe D'Alessandro and Bill Higgins here so
they can work through getting the money loaded for school budgets.
Jen
I hope this email finds you well. Lea just received board approval for the $4.1 million
dollar grant from UPenn over the next few years. Will this money be loaded prior to
budget? Do you need anything from me or UPenn?
Thank you,
RD
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Rahshene Davis
Assistant Superintendent
Learning Network Two
NN2 Office: 215-400-
E-mail: @philasd.org
We are all in this together, and we will get through this together because
of our human kindness, and commitment to social justice--not just for the
present but the future.
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Stay safe, social distance, wash hands, and be well,
Rahshene Davis
Assistant Superintendent
Learning Network Two
NN2 Office: 215-400-
E-mail: @philasd.org
We are all in this together, and we will get through this
together because of our human kindness, and commitment to
social justice--not just for the present but the future.
--
Stay safe, social distance, wash hands, and be well,
Rahshene Davis
Assistant Superintendent
Learning Network Two
NN2 Office: 215-400-
E-mail: @philasd.org
We are all in this together, and we will get through this together
because of our human kindness, and commitment to social
justice--not just for the present but the future.
--
Stay safe, social distance, wash hands, and be well,
Rahshene Davis
Assistant Superintendent
Learning Network Two
NN2 Office: 215-400-
E-mail: @philasd.org
We are all in this together, and we will get through this together because of our
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human kindness, and commitment to social justice--not just for the present but
the future.
--
Stay safe, social distance, wash hands, and be well,
Rahshene Davis
Assistant Superintendent
Learning Network Two
NN2 Office: 215-400-
E-mail: @philasd.org
We are all in this together, and we will get through this together because of our
human kindness, and commitment to social justice--not just for the present but the
future.
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Hi Lynn,
Many thanks for the very helpful information provided below. Pam, Jeff, and I have conferred, and
I made a few notes and a small suggestion below. The most important issue is to ensure that it is
clear that, as outlined in the proposal underlying the MOA, a portion of Penn’s grant will be
provided in-kind rather than in cash. David Kahn also will discuss that with Liz as they review her
comments and suggestions regarding the draft MOA. Thanks again for your help during what we
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know is a particularly challenging time. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Joann
Hi Pam and others. My preliminary responses are in blue below. Apologies for the rushed
reply. I'm between meetings but wanted to get back to you tonight. Please let me know
what you think. Thanks, Lynn
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support the work at Lea, that individual would be included as a matter of course. If
we need to enter into a contract with another vendor to procure goods and services
in connection with the work, we may need to go to the Board for authorization of
that separately in the future as part of our standard procedures. Thanks, this
information is very helpful.
Is it possible to have the agenda item reflect that the contribution (language we’d
prefer to “grant”) is contingent upon successfully meeting the agreed upon
milestones in the out years? This not a typical "grant" acceptance situation given the
level of mutual promises being made which is why I used "funding contribution." I
can probably change it to "grant contribution" or "grant funding". We can probably
change the title to something like Memorandum of Agreement with Penn and PFT
with Grant Contribution (approx. $4,082,500) from Penn. Thanks, I think this is fine
as long as it’s clear that a portion of the Penn contribution will be in-kind rather than
cash. This will become especially important when invoices are being submitted for
payments at the end of the academic year.
One small suggestion. The agenda indicates that reports will be submitted on
June 1st. We believe it would be helpful to have the due date for reports be no
earlier than June 30th so that activity for the entire academic year that is the subject
of the report can be included.
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Dear Alicia,
Thank you so much for your response and for waiting until next Friday to post the agenda item.
Also, thank you for looping in the General Counsel to weigh in on the MOU. I’m excited to see the
progress we’ve made this week on moving this forward.
All my best,
Pam
Pam Grossman
(she/her)
Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
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@upenn.edu
Hi Joann-
Thank you. I will hold until next Friday.
I am adding in our General Counsel who drafted this item and who can also provide an
update on status of our agreement.
Thank you!
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Good morning,
We would like to have a public posting of the agenda item deferred until at least next
Tuesday to give the principal time to communicate to parents and families. Aaron sent
the attached current draft to the SDP communications office. Any word on whether it
was approved? If so, he can send it tomorrow and then the announcement will not be a
surprise to key constituents. I will also send it to Jerry for his input since the PFT is
listed and ask for his feedback ASAP. I will contact him again and ask for his edits to the
announcement and agenda item by Friday.
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Best,
Joann
Best,
Alicia
Alicia
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Hi Alicia,
Thanks,
Joann
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Good Afternoon-
Attached please find the action item that we plan to submit to the Board for
approval.
Please let me know if you have any questions. When do we expect we can publicly
share this item with the Board?
Best,
Alicia
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Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia | Office of the Superintendent
440 N. Broad Street | Suite 301 | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-400-
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Good morning,
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We would like to have a public posting of the agenda item deferred until at least next
Tuesday to give the principal time to communicate to parents and families. Aaron sent the
attached current draft to the SDP communications office. Any word on whether it was
approved? If so, he can send it tomorrow and then the announcement will not be a
surprise to key constituents. I will also send it to Jerry for his input since the PFT is listed
and ask for his feedback ASAP. I will contact him again and ask for his edits to the
announcement and agenda item by Friday.
Best,
Joann
Best,
Alicia
Alicia
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Hi Alicia,
Thanks,
Joann
Good Afternoon-
Attached please find the action item that we plan to submit to the Board for
approval.
Please let me know if you have any questions. When do we expect we can publicly
share this item with the Board?
Best,
Alicia
--
Alicia M. Prince
Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia | Office of the Superintendent
440 N. Broad Street | Suite 301 | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-400-
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Thank you,
Alicia
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Hi,
Had not been aware that any of our requested changes were made. Could we have a
copy of the updated draft? Also, could the reference to “projected enrollment of 550
students be omitted”? The contribution is time-limited, but not based on enrollment
numbers. I will call you shortly after 5 today.
Best,
Joann
Thanks, Joann.
Those changes have been made and now read: Penn contribution: Penn will be
making a total grant commitment valued at $816,500, per academic year based on
SY2022 current projected enrollment of 550 students for five (5) years, totaling
$4,082,500, a portion of which will be in the form of in-kind services.
Alicia
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Hi,
I am happy to talk, but am already booked this morning. I can talk after 5. Please let
me know what works best for you. There are still some outstanding issues regarding
the text of the agenda item. I’ve pasted my note from earlier this week below. If we
could discuss these issues this afternoon, that would be helpful.
Best.
Joann
Hi Lynn,
Many thanks for the very helpful information provided below. Pam, Jeff, and I have conferred,
and I made a few notes and a small suggestion below. The most important issue is to ensure
that it is clear that, as outlined in the proposal underlying the MOA, a portion of Penn’s grant
will be provided in-kind rather than in cash. David Kahn also will discuss that with Liz as they
review her comments and suggestions regarding the draft MOA. Thanks again for your help
during what we know is a particularly challenging time. Please let us know if you have any
questions or concerns.
Joann
Hi Pam and others. My preliminary responses are in blue below. Apologies for the
rushed reply. I'm between meetings but wanted to get back to you tonight. Please let
me know what you think. Thanks, Lynn
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no earlier than June 30th so that activity for the entire academic year that is the
subject of the report can be included.
Hi Joann-
I wanted to check in with you as Dr. Gutmann shared an email with Dr. Hite that
highlighted many of the things I thought we had discussed and confirmed.
Additionally, I want to confirm that you all are good with us moving forward with
posting this action item publicly on Friday.
Best,
Alicia
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Alicia M. Prince
Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia | Office of the Superintendent
440 N. Broad Street | Suite 301 | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-400-
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Hi,
Had not been aware that any of our requested changes were made. Could we have a
copy of the updated draft? Also, could the reference to “projected enrollment of 550
students be omitted”? The contribution is time-limited, but not based on enrollment
numbers. I will call you shortly after 5 today.
Best,
Joann
Thanks, Joann.
Those changes have been made and now read: Penn contribution: Penn will be
making a total grant commitment valued at $816,500, per academic year based on
SY2022 current projected enrollment of 550 students for five (5) years, totaling
$4,082,500, a portion of which will be in the form of in-kind services.
Alicia
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Hi,
I am happy to talk, but am already booked this morning. I can talk after 5. Please let
me know what works best for you. There are still some outstanding issues regarding
the text of the agenda item. I’ve pasted my note from earlier this week below. If we
could discuss these issues this afternoon, that would be helpful.
Best.
Joann
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Hi Lynn,
Many thanks for the very helpful information provided below. Pam, Jeff, and I have conferred,
and I made a few notes and a small suggestion below. The most important issue is to ensure
that it is clear that, as outlined in the proposal underlying the MOA, a portion of Penn’s grant
will be provided in-kind rather than in cash. David Kahn also will discuss that with Liz as they
review her comments and suggestions regarding the draft MOA. Thanks again for your help
during what we know is a particularly challenging time. Please let us know if you have any
questions or concerns.
Joann
Hi Pam and others. My preliminary responses are in blue below. Apologies for the
rushed reply. I'm between meetings but wanted to get back to you tonight. Please let
me know what you think. Thanks, Lynn
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to adjust the language in the agenda to make clear that a portion of Penn’s
contribution will be in the form of services provided by individuals who are paid
by Penn – e.g., Caroline Watts and Rich Luizzi – as well as by waiving charges
and fees for items for which the University would generally be compensated.
Could the agenda item and the MOA be modified to reflect that the “total grant
committed by Penn is $816,000, a portion of which will be in-kind services”?
Also, we still have not heard anything from the SDP OGC team about the MOA.
Could you facilitate a response from their Office ASAP? Liz Gutman, who I
believe worked on the Penn Alexander agreement, is assigned. I expect her to
be in touch shortly. Thanks! Liz has been in touch with David. I understand that
she has some questions that need to be addressed. We would like to ensure
that any issues – particularly as they relate to Penn’s contribution – are resolved
before the agenda is published.
Will this be the only approval needed from the School Board? If not, what are
the next steps? From what I understand of the arrangement, I expect this is the
only Board approval that will be needed for us to enter into the agreement. We
have a standing monthly board action item for personnel hires, so if we fill a
position to support the work at Lea, that individual would be included as a
matter of course. If we need to enter into a contract with another vendor to
procure goods and services in connection with the work, we may need to go to
the Board for authorization of that separately in the future as part of our
standard procedures. Thanks, this information is very helpful.
Is it possible to have the agenda item reflect that the contribution (language
we’d prefer to “grant”) is contingent upon successfully meeting the agreed upon
milestones in the out years? This not a typical "grant" acceptance situation given
the level of mutual promises being made which is why I used "funding
contribution." I can probably change it to "grant contribution" or "grant funding".
We can probably change the title to something like Memorandum of Agreement
with Penn and PFT with Grant Contribution (approx. $4,082,500) from Penn.
Thanks, I think this is fine as long as it’s clear that a portion of the Penn
contribution will be in-kind rather than cash. This will become especially
important when invoices are being submitted for payments at the end of the
academic year.
One small suggestion. The agenda indicates that reports will be submitted
on June 1st. We believe it would be helpful to have the due date for reports be
no earlier than June 30th so that activity for the entire academic year that is the
subject of the report can be included.
Hi Joann-
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I wanted to check in with you as Dr. Gutmann shared an email with Dr. Hite that
highlighted many of the things I thought we had discussed and confirmed.
Additionally, I want to confirm that you all are good with us moving forward with
posting this action item publicly on Friday.
Best,
Alicia
--
Alicia M. Prince
Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia | Office of the Superintendent
440 N. Broad Street | Suite 301 | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-400-
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Hi,
I have a few questions/comments about the attached. I will call you in about 15 minutes.
Best,
Joann
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Sure thing.
Thank you,
Alicia
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Hi,
Had not been aware that any of our requested changes were made. Could we have a
copy of the updated draft? Also, could the reference to “projected enrollment of 550
students be omitted”? The contribution is time-limited, but not based on enrollment
numbers. I will call you shortly after 5 today.
Best,
Joann
Thanks, Joann.
Those changes have been made and now read: Penn contribution: Penn will be
making a total grant commitment valued at $816,500, per academic year based on
SY2022 current projected enrollment of 550 students for five (5) years, totaling
$4,082,500, a portion of which will be in the form of in-kind services.
Alicia
215-284-
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Hi,
I am happy to talk, but am already booked this morning. I can talk after 5. Please let
me know what works best for you. There are still some outstanding issues regarding
the text of the agenda item. I’ve pasted my note from earlier this week below. If we
could discuss these issues this afternoon, that would be helpful.
Best.
Joann
Hi Lynn,
Many thanks for the very helpful information provided below. Pam, Jeff, and I have conferred,
and I made a few notes and a small suggestion below. The most important issue is to ensure
that it is clear that, as outlined in the proposal underlying the MOA, a portion of Penn’s grant
will be provided in-kind rather than in cash. David Kahn also will discuss that with Liz as they
review her comments and suggestions regarding the draft MOA. Thanks again for your help
during what we know is a particularly challenging time. Please let us know if you have any
questions or concerns.
Joann
Hi Pam and others. My preliminary responses are in blue below. Apologies for the
rushed reply. I'm between meetings but wanted to get back to you tonight. Please let
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academic year.
One small suggestion. The agenda indicates that reports will be submitted
on June 1st. We believe it would be helpful to have the due date for reports be
no earlier than June 30th so that activity for the entire academic year that is the
subject of the report can be included.
Hi Joann-
I wanted to check in with you as Dr. Gutmann shared an email with Dr. Hite that
highlighted many of the things I thought we had discussed and confirmed.
Additionally, I want to confirm that you all are good with us moving forward with
posting this action item publicly on Friday.
Best,
Alicia
--
Alicia M. Prince
Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia | Office of the Superintendent
440 N. Broad Street | Suite 301 | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215-400-
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