Roxborough High School Receives $1.1 Million Grant Monday

ROXBOROUGH, PA -- Roxborough High School received a $1.1 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) in a check presentation on Monday.

Roxborough, a neighborhood high school, has been implementing an “academy” career and technical education model through a partnership with Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (“PAI”), a press release states.

The grant will help the school improve academic outcomes by creating more alignment and synergy between general education classes and career and technical education classes. PSP has now given nearly $16 million to the School District of Philadelphia, making it the District’s largest private donor, the release states.

William R. Hite, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, Mark Gleason, Executive Director of the Philadelphia School Partnership, and Dana Jenkins, Principal of Roxborough High School, were all be on hand for the event.

Image courtesy PSP.