Archive for 2024
District Receives $7.9M Grant to Double Electric Bus Fleet
The School District of Philadelphia has received a grant of nearly $8 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to double its electric bus fleet. With the additional 20 electric buses the District will acquire through the grant, the School District of Philadelphia will have 40 electric buses by 2027. This is the largest…
District Opens Kindergarten Registration for 2024-2025 School Year
Today, the School District of Philadelphia announced its “Thrive At Five” campaign to promote kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents and guardians are encouraged to register their child(ren), who must be five years old on or before September 1, 2024, now through May 31. Registration can be done online using this online registration…
Superintendent Watlington Announces Reorganization of the Division of Academics Services
Translations coming soon: please use your preferred translation method to read in your language Dear School District of Philadelphia Families, Today, I am announcing the reorganization of the Division of Academic Services. This reorganization will further support the District’s efforts to achieve the Board’s Goals and Guardrails and become the fastest improving, large urban school…
Budget Priority Survey Launch
Dear School District of Philadelphia families, You are invited to participate in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Priority Survey which opens today, and closes on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 11:59pm. The collective efforts of School District of Philadelphia staff and the support of concerned families and citizens have led to the District experiencing relative…
Fanny Coppin Students Perform Vocals for New PBS KIDS Series Theme Song
A new PBS KIDS series, Lyla in the Loop, debuts next month, highlighting problem-solving and critical thinking skills for kids ages 4-8. And if you listen carefully to the show’s theme song, you will specifically hear the celebration of Philadelphia students. Fanny Jackson Coppin School’s third grade students recorded the vocals for the theme song…
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year is Now Open!
Read message in your language: SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Русский | Español | Việt Dear School District of Philadelphia Families: Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. If you have a child who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2024, please register them by May 31 to give them an opportunity to Thrive at…
MLK Day of Service Message from Dr. Watlington
Dear School District of Philadelphia Families, In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said of education in America – “The richest nation on Earth has never allocated enough resources to build sufficient schools, to compensate adequately its teachers, and to surround them with the prestige our work justifies. We squander funds on highways, on the…
December Senior of the Month – Robert King
“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” – Abraham Lincoln School: Vaux Big Picture Nominator: Ms. Danina, English Teacher Robert King was surprised to learn he’d been awarded the Student of the Month, not because he isn’t worthy but because he’s just doing what comes naturally to him….
SDP Connect: New Year Edition
What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.– Vern McLellan In This Issue What's Happening Now Our People November Senior/Teacher of the Month December Senior/Teacher of the Month School of the Week January Features Telling Our Stories Mark Your Calendar Department Newsletters Equity...