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What’s happening to your Philly school under the proposed facilities master plan?

The Philadelphia School District’s plan would close 18 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 159.

Academy for the Middle Years at Northwest, on 6000 Ridge Ave., is one of the schools that would close under Superintendent Tony B. Watlington's proposed facilities master plan.
Academy for the Middle Years at Northwest, on 6000 Ridge Ave., is one of the schools that would close under Superintendent Tony B. Watlington's proposed facilities master plan.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

The Philadelphia School District would be reshaped under a facilities master plan proposed by Superintendent Tony B. Watlington.

The school system would see sweeping changes: 18 school closures, six co-locations, 159 modernization projects and one brand-new building.

All parts of the city would be affected under the blueprint, which will await school board approval. A date for that vote has not yet been set, but it’s expected this spring.

The $2.8 billion project is necessary, officials said, because of 70,000 extra seats across the district, poor building conditions in many schools, and disparities in program offerings.

Here’s a breakdown of Watlington’s plan:

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