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Andrew Jackson School, previously Federal Street School,〔"(Andrew Jackson School )" ((Archive )). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation p. 2. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 is a public K-8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.〔"(Andrew Jackson Elementary School Geographic Boundaries )" ((Archive )). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 The historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924-1925. It is a three-story, brick and limestone in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting center two-story bay, projecting building ends with decorative brick panels, compound arched entrance, and a brick parapet.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania ) ''Note:'' This includes 〕 The roof of the school includes a garden that is used by the local community. Melissa Wilde and Stephen Viscelli, both sociology professors (Wilde at University of Pennsylvania, Viscelli at Swarthmore College) married to one another and parents of Jackson students, gave the impetus to have the garden built by using their university connections. Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter attended the garden's 2013 opening.〔Chenevert, Bill. "(Andrew Jackson School gets a green garden )" ((Archive )). ''South Philly Review''. November 27, 2013. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.〕 ==History== It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.〔 Kristen Graham of the ''Piladelphia Inquirer'' wrote that circa 2009 the school had a "tough reputation", a previously smaller student body, and constant interaction with the police; it improved after Lisa Ciaranca Kaplan became the principal.〔Graham, Kristen A. "(National principal of the year from Phila. )" ((Archive )). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. October 28, 2015. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 In 2013 Albert Stumm of the ''Passyunk Post'' stated that by that year the school had "made great progress" due to actions from the principal, who was highly regarded by the parents; in addition improvement came from the efforts of the Passyunk Square Civic education committee and other neighborhood activists.〔Stumm, Albert. "(South Philly School ends up in the N.Y. Times for all the wrong reasons )" ((Archive )). ''Passyunk Post''. June 18, 2013. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 In 2013 the school district passed a severe budget cut which would eliminate the nurse, security monitors, counselors, aides, and secretaries; as well as eliminating funding for the school's rock band and school supplies.〔Trip, Gabriel. "(Budget Cuts Reach Bone for Philadelphia Schools )" ((Archive )). ''The New York Times''. June 17, 2013. Print: p. A9. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 Stumm stated that there was still the possibility that "an 11th-hour solution" could prohibit the layoffs.〔 Kaplan won the 2015 Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education. That year, real estate agents promoted residences within the Jackson attendance zone, using the school as a selling point.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Jackson School (Philadelphia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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