Delaware Valley High School (private school)
Delaware Valley High School (DVHS) was a for-profit company[1] and private school system in Greater Philadelphia.
Previously, the school system had its administrative offices in Suite 1900 at Two Logan Square in Center City Philadelphia. It operated two campuses at the time of its closing, DVHS Bucks in Warminster, Pennsylvania and DVHS Kelly in Northwest Philadelphia.[2]
As of 2012, David T. Shulick, a lawyer, owned the school system.[1] He controlled it through Unique Educational Experiences Inc. and Shulick's law office was used as the headquarters of that company.[3]
History
The school was first established as a for-profit private school in 1969. The original campus was located on Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia and was named the Student Education Center - Delaware Valley High School. [4] It offered class credit to struggling students from area high schools, including Lincoln High School and George Washington High School.[3]
Beginning around 2002, the School District of Philadelphia began contracting with DVHS. The district sent students at risk of dropping out and students with discipline problems to DVHS schools. In 2012 the district paid DVHS $4.1 million to operate two schools.[3]
By 2012, the system had four alternative schools with 50 employees in the administrative and teaching sectors.[5] That year, U.S. federal authorities began investigating payments from Delaware Valley High School to 259 Strategies L.L.C., a company owned by the son of Congressman Chaka Fattah.[1] The school laid off all of its employees in July 2012. [5]
References
- 1 2 3 Woodall, Martha, Mark Fazlollah, Kristen A. Graham, and Joseph Tanfani (Inquirer Staff Writers). "U.S. probe said to focus on Fattah son's company, paid by firm with ties to Phila. schools." The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 1, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Contact Us" (). Delaware Valley High School. August 21, 2010. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. "DVHS – Administration 100 N. 18th Street Two Logan Square, Suite 1900 Philadelphia, PA 19103" and "DVHS – Bucks 299 Jacksonville Road Warminster, PA 18974" and "DVHS – Kelly 4333 Kelly Drive Philadelphia, PA 19129"
- 1 2 3 Woodall, Martha. "Under investigation, Delaware Valley High School gets mixed reviews." The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Home". Delaware Valley High School. August 21, 2010. Retrieved on July 18, 2026.
- 1 2 Woodall, Martha. "Education firm linked to Fattah's son lays off all its teachers, administrators." The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 24, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.