Archive for June, 2021
District Speech Language Pathologist Wins State Achievement Award
Stephanie Ash, MA, CCC-SLP, a Speech-Language Pathologist and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Consultant at the School District of Philadelphia, won Pennsylvania’s 2021 Clinical Achievement Award. Presented by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, the award recognizes an individual within the state who has contributed to advancing knowledge in clinical practice in audiology or speech-language pathology. The…
LIVE! 2021 All Philadelphia High School Virtual Music Festival
The 2021 All Philadelphia High School Virtual Music Festival will premiere LIVE on Facebook on Monday, June 21 at noon. Watch Live at www.facebook.com/PhillySchools The All City Music Festival showcases the best young performers in the School District of Philadelphia. Due to the pandemic, this is the first-ever all digital festival in the program’s 70…
School District of Philadelphia to Acquire Five Electric School Buses, First of its Kind in the State
PHILADELPHIA, PA— The School District of Philadelphia announced the acquisition of five electric school buses for the 2021-2022 school year through the support of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and its commitment to continue expanding the electric bus fleet by purchasing five per year to replace older diesel buses. The all-electric buses will be…
District to Make Some Adjustments to Graduation Schedule for Class of 2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The School District of Philadelphia recognizes that high school graduation is a significant milestone and is committed to celebrating our graduating seniors with a commencement ceremony. Our principals and staff have worked tirelessly to create safe opportunities for in-person graduations to take place this week. Due to the forecast calling for severe,…
Edison High School Receives $5,000 Donation from StuDocu
[Philadelphia, PA] – StuDocu, a leading online platform offering students the opportunity to exchange knowledge through note sharing, has donated $5,000 to Philadelphia’s Thomas A. Edison High School through its partnership with the national non-profit organization, AdoptAClassroom.org. The funds are intended for the school to purchase much-needed STEM supplies for their fabrication lab, so they can…