Neighbors, community leaders and experts are getting together this afternoon (at 4 p.m.) to discuss the future of University City High School that is slated for closure at the end of the 2013 school year along with 22 other Philadelphia schools. The school opened in 1973.

Strategies for the use of the building after the closure will also be discussed at the forum that will take place at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 3500 Baring St. The panelists include:

Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell

Algernong Allen, Baltimore Avenue Business Association

DeWayne Drummond, Mantua Civic Association

George Poulin, Powelton Village Civic Association

Emily Dowdall, Pew Charitable Trusts

Allan Domb, President Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors

The discussion will be moderated by Solomon Jones of AxisPhilly and filmed by NBC 10.

To register please go to uchigh.eventbrite.com/ (registration closes at 3 p.m.)

The Philadelphia School District is hosting a community meeting tonight, from 6-8 p.m. at the University City High School (36th and Filbert). The purpose of the meeting is to provide parents and community members with an opportunity to learn more about the Facilities Master Plan recommendations in the District’s West Planning Area. According to the recommendations, the following schools in the area are slated for closure: University City HS, Robeson, Wilson, Leidy, and McMichael. If the School Reform Commission (SRC) approves the proposed recommendations, these and many other schools in the city will be closed this summer. The SRC will vote on the proposed closure list in March.

Community members are welcome to ask questions, and share their input on the recommendations at tonight’s meeting. Please visit this page for more information on the Facilities Master Plan.

If you are not attending the meeting, you can watch it online here.