PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER
CHAPTER 2 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
§12-201. Members of the Board; Method of Selection.
There shall be nine members of the Board of Education who
shall be appointed by the Mayor from lists of names submitted to him by the
Educational Nominating Panel, or, if enabling legislation is enacted by the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth, elected on a non-partisan basis by the
qualified voters of the city, all as more fully set forth in later sections of
this Chapter. There shall also be a non-voting student advisory member of the
Board of Education and alternate appointed by the Board from among the students
enrolled in the Philadelphia public schools, whose selection and participation
in meetings and other Board activities shall be subject to rules adopted by the
Board.