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William M. Meredith School is a public K-8 school located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.〔"(William M. Meredith Elementary School Geographic Boundaries )" ((Archive )). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 Its historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1930-1931. It is a 16 bay, yellow, white, and brown brick building on a limestone base in the Art Deco-style. It features pronounced molded brick mullions, two Gothic arched entrances, and brick piers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania ) ''Note:'' This includes 〕 ==History== Kristen M. Graham of the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' wrote that Meredith had been "small and failing".〔Graham, Kristen M. "(A sad Meredith School moment Hugs and farewell to Mr. Cooperstein Pupils at the Queen Village school honor their beloved, retiring principal. )" ((Archive )). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. June 19, 2008. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 As a way of desegregating the school, the district opened an arts program.〔 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.〔 Graham wrote that after the 1970s "Gradually, Meredith turned around."〔 In 2011 Graham wrote that Meredith was "small but high-achieving",〔Graham, Kristen A. "(Parents come to the rescue of a cherished public school )" ((Archive )). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. December 8, 2011. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 and the following year she stated that Meredith was one of "the district's stronger neighborhood schools".〔Graham, Kristen A. "(Organizers raise funds to offer free summer school )" ((Archive )). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. July 12, 2012. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.〕 Circa 1993 Stuart Cooperstein became the principal, and he served in the position until 2008. Cooperstein stated in 2008 that the staff and teachers have a high level of devotion to student, and Graham wrote that the parent organization, which had financed the cafeteria's air conditioning system through fundraisers, was devoted. Graham added that the school had retained many of its art-related programs, including drama, music, and visual arts, despite budget cuts.〔 In 2011 the district announced that it was cutting $30,370 from the school's budget. To prevent the elimination of support staff positions parents held a fundraiser: teachers raised about $5,000 and parents raised over $15,000.〔 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「William M. Meredith School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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