Focus: Modeled after the district's Central High. Partnerships with the National Liberty Museum, Museum of American Jewish History, African American History Museum, and Mazzoni Center.
Principal: Adrienne Wallace-Chew, founding principal.
Constitution High
18 S. Seventh St.
Enrollment, Sept. 2006: 113.
Senior class, June 2010: 83.
Admission requirements: Students must meet three of four criteria - all A's, B's or C's, no more than 10 absences, no more than five latenesses, no negative disciplinary reports on the final report card.
Focus: Social studies and government. Partnerships with the National Constitution Center, the Ballard Spahr L.L.P. law firm, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the History Channel.
Principal: Thomas Davidson, founding principal.
High School of the Future
4021 Parkside Ave.
Enrollment, Sept. 2006: 170.
Senior class, June 2010: 119.
Admission requirements: Students are selected based on a lottery, with a requirement that 75 percent come from the school's West Philadelphia neighborhood.
Focus: 21st-century curriculum, with an infusion of technology. Partnership with Microsoft Corp.
Principal: Rosalind Chivis, fourth principal, who came to the school in 2008.
Science Leadership Academy
55 N. 22d St.
Enrollment, Sept. 2006: 110.
Senior class, June 2010: 117.
Admission requirements: A's and B's, with one C permitted on the final report card; advanced or proficient scores on state exams; good attendance and punctuality; teacher or counselor recommendation.
Focus: Science, technology, math, and entrepreneurship. Partnership with the Franklin Institute.
Principal: Chris Lehmann, founding principal.
SOURCE: Philadelphia School District
Contact staff writer Kristen Graham at 215-854-5146 or kgraham@phillynews.com.
Reporting for this series was supported by a fellowship from the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at Columbia University.
