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2012 Lindback Awards

Philadelphia's Lindback Distinguished Principal Award funded by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation of Philadelphia recognizes and rewards school principals who have made significant leaderships and humanitarian contributions to their students, staff and community. Nominations are due January 12, 2012 to Cassandra Ruffin at cruffin@philasd.org

The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation also sponsor an annual award to recognize outstanding high school teachers. Nominations are due Friday, January 20, 2012 to: Cassandra Ruffin at cruffin@philasd.org

School District of Philadelphia Campaign for Healthier Schools

The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is a key partner in a program sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "Get Healthy Philly". This initiative focuses on healthy foods for students, nutritional awareness and increased physical activities. The District is partnering with the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), The Food Trust (TFT) and the Bicycle Coalition (BC) to implement this project.

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The Peer Mediation Newsletter is our tool to keep our community informed, educated and inspired.

You can look forward to a monthly newsletter that allows you to "Imagine 2014". A school district of students resolving conflict and maintaining peaceful and nurturing learning environments.

Regional Professional Development Centers and Spring Catalog of Professional Learning Opportunities

The Spring Catalog of Professional Learning Opportunities for the months of April and May is now available and can be viewed by clicking here. Please visit PD Planner to register for courses.

Excellence, Equity, and Accountability 2014 - Information on Strategic Planning, Community Engagement, and Graduation 2014 Working Groups

We are excited to invite you to assist us in constructing a long-term strategic plan to achieve excellence, equity, and accountability in our District. Over the next few weeks and months, we will be looking for your input to create a plan to accomplish the following three goals:

A. Excellence - Providing every student with a world-class education while eliminating differences in achievement between students based on area of residence, ethnicity, race, gender, or program placement.

B. Equity - An equitable allocation of resources based on student needs.

C. Accountability - Accountability for all adults in the District based on student achievement.

School Improvement Plans

Please find below the October 24, 2008 "Core News" message from Superintendent Dr. Arlene C. Ackerman:

School Improvement Plans [PDF]

Core Team Newsletter

We are pleased to bring School District employees the latest edition of Core Team, the District's electronic monthly newsletter for employees:

Additional Core Team Newsletters »

We welcome your feedback to coreteam@philasd.org.

Evaluation and Best Practices Newsletter

We are pleased to bring School District employees the latest edition of Evaluation and Best Practices, the Office of Accountability’s electronic monthly newsletter about research and evaluation activities in the District:

May 2010 Newsletter

Employee Policies & Guidelines

To ensure a positive work experience, the School District of Philadelphia has developed the following policies and guidelines for employees:

Employee Handbook - Outlines the policies employees of the SDP are expected to follow while employed at the District.
440 Building Handbook - Outlines policies and procedures pertaining to the 440 building as well as services available to employees located within the 440 building. This handbook can only be viewed by SDP employees.

440 Building Information

The School District of Philadelphia's Education Center website provides employees with helpful information to manage their daily activities in the building. The site contains:

General announcements
Building information
Evacuation drill schedules
Information about parking
and much much more.

This site can only be viewed by SDP employees; so if you are an employee who works at 440 or an employee visiting 440, be sure and visit the Education Center website.

Benefits

To review the benefits available to SDP employees or to make changes to your existing benefits, visit the Employee Benefits website.

Classification & Compensation

Have a question regarding 313/316’s, 324’s and 440’s? Or maybe you would like to request a position audit? In addition to calling Classification& Compensation at 215-400-4650 or faxing to 215-400-4651 you can reach us now by email at: compensation@philasd.org

Decentralized Purchasing Program (DPP)

Decentralized Purchasing Program (DPP) provides the procedure for offices and schools in their purchases of supplies, furniture, equipment, textbooks and services using current contracts.

Health Services

Employee Health Services information is now available on line. For information related to the various services Employee Health Services offers or information on extended illness absences and parental leaves visit the new Employee Health Services website.

Payroll Department

Visit the Payroll Department page for answers, forms and policies.

Retirement

Are you retired or thinking about retiring? Visit the SDP Retirement website to learn more about how to retire and benefits available to retirees.

StudentNet

StudentNet is the School District of Philadelphia’s new resource to help students chart their course to graduation and beyond. Its purpose is to EMPOWER students with their own information and resources they need to achieve success!