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William M. Meredith School

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date for when the original Meredith building was constructed, however there exists 1 photo from "The public schools of Philadelphia : Historical, Biographical, Statistical", a 707 page document outlining the Philadelphia public school system circa 1897 and 2 from the Philadelphia Department of Records. The two pictures from the Department of Records are dated 8/1/1911. The aforementioned public school document also gives the name of the principal in 1897, "Mary F. Belcher". The building was likely demolished as the neighborhood saw its population grow during the early 20th century, requiring a larger building for its students. The Art Deco styled building still stands today.
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In 2017, there was consideration of establishing a lottery in order to enter the kindergarten at Meredith as there were too many families seeking to send children to the school. Several area parents felt anxiety towards this possibility, as they specifically bought houses or rented apartments in the
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Circa 1993 Stuart Cooperstein became the principal, and he served in the position until 2008. Cooperstein stated in 2008 that the staff and teachers have a high level of devotion to students, and Graham wrote that the parent organization, which had financed the cafeteria's air conditioning system
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The existence of Meredith can be traced as far back to sometime around 1875 where it first appeared on the 1875 Philadelphia Atlas Map. This likely coincided with the town of Southwark's (now the neighborhood of Queen Village) integration into the city of Philadelphia. There is currently no known
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In 2011 the district announced that it was cutting $ 30,370 ($ 41134.28 inflation-adjusted) from the school's budget. To prevent the elimination of support staff positions parents held a fundraiser: teachers raised about $ 5,000 ($ 6772.19 inflation-adjusted) and parents raised over $ 15,000 ($
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In 2017 the school had 517 students. Most of them originated from the surrounding area while some commuted from elsewhere. Graham described Meredith's student body as "diverse and stable with high attendance". That year, 64% of the students were non-Hispanic white. As of 2018 about 20% of the
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in 1986. Graham wrote that after the 1970s "Gradually, Meredith turned around." In 2011 Graham wrote that Meredith was "small but high-achieving", and the following year she stated that Meredith was one of "the district's stronger neighborhood schools".
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In 2019 one of the school's teachers, Lea DiRusso was exposed to cancer from Meredith Elementary asbestos. This led a talk with the School District of Philadelphia which then removed
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through fundraisers, was devoted. Graham added that the school had retained many of its art-related programs, including drama, music, and visual arts, despite budget cuts.
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wrote that Meredith had been "small and failing". As a way of desegregating the school, the district opened an arts program. It was added to the
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A sad Meredith School moment Hugs and farewell to Mr. Cooperstein Pupils at the Queen Village school honor their beloved, retiring principal.
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and built in 1930–1931. It is a 16 bay, yellow, white, and brown brick building on a limestone base in the
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
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students are below the poverty line, and that figure for 2017 was 26%.
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In 2018, the school was awarded the National Blue Ribbon award..
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
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William M. Meredith Elementary School Geographic Boundaries
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Ruderman, Wendy; Graham, Kristen A. (21 November 2019).
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Neighborhoods assigned to Meredith are also assigned to
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Parents come to the rescue of a cherished public school
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Meredith catchment area so they could use the school.
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William M. Meredith School entrance detail, May 2010
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

William M. Meredith School is located in Philadelphia
William M. Meredith School is located in Pennsylvania
William M. Meredith School is located in the United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°56′23″N 75°09′04″W / 39.9396°N 75.1510°W / 39.9396; -75.1510
MPS
Philadelphia Public Schools TR
86003307
K-8 school
Queen Village
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
School District of Philadelphia

Irwin T. Catharine
Art Deco
Philadelphia Inquirer
National Register of Historic Places
asbestos

Furness High School


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William M. Meredith Elementary School Geographic Boundaries
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