The board is considering applications for a K-8 String Theory charter in Wynnefield Heights, the Tacony Academy Charter at St. Vincent's and a Frederick Douglass High School.
Last week before a board committee, the head of the district's charter school office, Christina Grant, pointed out conflict of interest concerns with the Douglass application.
"There are multiple individuals on the founding coalition associated with the People for People Charter School and its related entities. But in the completion of the application, they did not identify themselves as an existing operator and they did not complete the existing operator section of the application," Grant said.
Pri Seebadri, CEO of People for People, defended the organization's president, Rev. Herb Lusk.
"Rev. Lusk feels much maligned in the charter school evaluation documents," Seebadri said.
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Grant also had concerns over String Theory's academics.
"Their schools have not consistently outperformed both the district and the similar schools across all measured domains," Grant said.
String Theory co-founder Jason Corosanite took issue.
"What's difficult for me is to see an evaluation of our charter application that is deeply flawed and extremely biased," Corosanite said.
Several parents told the committee they looked forward to having a charter option for their children, but activist Lisa Haver urged the board not to approve any new charters.
"Honestly, I don't see how you can say we're providing quality education to Philadelphia's children and approve any one of those applications," Haver said.
Philadelphia currently has 87 charter schools.