School leaders will host a virtual and in-person meeting for each school they propose closing.
Many school communities hope leaders will soften the district’s proposal to close 20 schools beginning in 2027.
Nine of the 20 schools the district wants to close are in areas it has identified as vulnerable, based on neighborhood social factors and prior school closures.
It’ll be the third straight day the district has kept school buildings closed following a snowstorm in the region.
The district also cancelled all after-school programming for Tuesday.
If weather requires schools to stay closed after Monday, students will learn remotely.
A key member of the Philadelphia City Council has already expressed opposition to parts of the district’s plan to close, relocate, and co-locate several schools.
The proposal would have a particularly large impact on middle schools, with more than a dozen elementary schools turning into K-8 schools.
School leaders also attribute the success to teacher training and expanded tutoring for middle school students.
The number of Philadelphia students passing their state exams to graduate has plummeted over the past three years. Some researchers worry that there isn’t enough evidence that the new paths to graduation are all useful.