Dear School District of Philadelphia Families and Staff,

We were excited to welcome our students back to school today for the first day of school. Throughout the day today, and in alignment with the Extreme Heat Protocol shared on August 19, we have been monitoring temperatures in the 100 schools that do not have sufficient cooling systems. Given these temperatures and the forecast for more extreme heat over the next few days, these 100 (now 118**) schools will dismiss three hours earlier than their normal dismissal times on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 30-31, 2022. All after-school and sports activities taking place at these 100 schools will be canceled.

All other schools and the District’s administrative offices will continue to operate on a normal schedule.

We realize that early dismissals, especially those made the day before, can present challenges for many families. Please know that these decisions, which we do not make lightly, are always made with the safety of our students and staff as our top priority.

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we work together to navigate these extreme heat conditions. The full list of the 100 schools is noted below. Please contact your school for more information.

Sincerely,

The School District of Philadelphia

**Schools Added: MYA, Cassidy, Strawberry Mansion, Clemente, The LINC, Ethan Allen, Elkin, Thomas G Morton ES (Morton McMichael is also listed below), JH Brown, Bridesburg Annex, Longstreth, Feltonville Intermediate Science, Prince Hall, Olney Elementary, Cramp, Randolph CTE, Locke and Duckery

*Schools in Need of Air Conditioning and/or Electrical System Upgrades

AMY @ James Martin MS	Franklin Learning Center HS	Mifflin, Thomas ES
AMY Northwest MS	Furness, Horace HS	Mitchell ES
Arthur, Chester A. ES	Gideon, Edward ES	Moore, J. Hampton ES
Bache-Martin ES	Girard Academic Music Program HS	Morris, Robert ES
Barton, Clara ES	Girard, Stephen ES	Morrison, Andrew J. ES
Blaine, James G. ES	Girls HS	Nebinger, George W. ES
Blankenburg, Rudolph ES	Greenberg, Joseph ES call	Overbrook ES
Brown, Henry A. ES	Harding, Warren G. MS	Parkway West HS
Bryant, William C. ES	Harrington, Avery D. ES	Patterson, John M. ES
Building 21 HS	Henry, Charles W. ES	Penn Treaty HS
Casarez, Gloria ES	Hill-Freedman World Academy MS	Pennell, Joseph ES
Castor Gardens MS	Holme, Thomas ES	Pennypacker, Samuel ES
Catharine, Joseph W. ES	Hopkinson, Francis ES	Rhawnhurst ES
Central HS	Houston, Henry H. ES	Roosevelt, Theodore ES
Comegys, Benjamin B. ES	Howe, Julia W. ES	Rowen, William ES
Comly, Watson ES	Jenks, Abram ES	Roxborough HS
Cooke, Jay ES	Jenks Academy for Arts & Sciences ES	Sayre, William HS
Coppin, Fanny Jackson ES	Kenderton ES	Sharswood, George ES
Crossan, Kennedy C. ES	Key, Francis Scott ES	Shawmont ES
Day, Anna B. ES	Kirkbride, Eliza B. ES	Sheppard, Issac A. ES
Disston, Hamilton ES	Lamberton, Robert E. ES	Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber HS
Dobson, James ES	Lea, Henry C. ES	South Philadelphia HS
Dunbar, Paul L. ES	Lingelbach, Anna L . ES	Spring Garden ES
Edmonds, Franklin S. ES	Loesche, William H. ES	Spruance, Gilbert ES
Ellwood ES	Logan, James ES	Sullivan, James J. ES
Emlen, Eleanor C. ES	Lowell, James R. ES	Taggart, John H. ES
Fell, D. Newlin ES	Ludlow, James R. ES	Tilden, William MS
Feltonville Arts and Sciences	Marshall, John ES	The U School HS
Finletter School	Marshall, Thurgood	Wagner, Gen. Louis MS
Fitler Academic Plus ES	McCloskey, John F. ES	Waring, Laura W. ES
Fitzpatrick, A.L. ES	McClure, Alexander K. ES	Washington, George HS
Fox Chase ES	McMichael, Morton ES	Washington, Martha ES
Franklin, Benjamin ES	Meredith, William M. ES	Ziegler, William H. ES
Franklin, Benjamin HS