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Mastery Schools is a network of 24 charter schools with over 14,000 students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. It is headquartered at the Mastery Charter Pickett Campus in Germantown, Philadelphia. [1] [2] [3]
The school serves portions of South Philadelphia programmed for grades 7 through 12. It was previously part of the School District of Philadelphia. In 2009, a Charter School college-bound curriculum was established at George C. Thomas, and the interior building was renovated, along with the main entrance on the south side, facing Johnston Street.
The school was named for Anna Howard Shaw. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] Since 2015, the school has been used as a charter school run by Mastery Charter Schools. It was renamed in honor of Hardy Williams.
Students from the previous public school's enrollment area are eligible to attend. It is the fifth Philadelphia high school operated by Mastery. In 2012, the school was removed from the Persistently Dangerous Schools List while under the new management of Mastery. [3] Part of the building is used for Mastery’s Prep Middle School (7-8th grade).
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The following is a list of charter schools in New Jersey ... Mastery Schools Camden (6 schools) UnCommon Schools Camden Prep (5 schools) Cumberland County.
Originally named the Franklin Smedley School, the school has been run by Mastery Charter Schools since 2010. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and was built between 1927 and 1928. It is a three-story, nine-bay, yellow brick building that sits on a raised basement.
Some charter schools provide a specialized curriculum (for example in arts, mathematics, or vocational training). Charter schools may be founded by individuals or teacher-parent groups. Two-thirds of charter schools are freestanding and independent; the remainder are managed by a charter management organization or education management organization.