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Dear School District of Philadelphia Community,
The School District of Philadelphia is in the initial stages of developing the Academic Calendars for the next two years (school years 2027-2028 and 2028-2029). Our goal is to create calendars that support student learning and meet the needs of students, families and staff, while adhering to the educational requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and various Collective Bargaining Units. We cannot effectively achieve that goal without your feedback!
I invite all students, families, staff, community members, and other School District of Philadelphia stakeholders to complete the Academic Calendar Feedback Survey, which is open now! Access the survey by clicking this link.
The purpose of the survey is to provide stakeholders an opportunity to understand the restrictions and requirements for academic calendars, review possible versions of academic calendars for the next two years, and to share feedback on those options. The survey responses will be reviewed closely by an Academic Calendar Committee composed of District staff, school principals, and union leaders. While we will not be able to incorporate every individual piece of feedback in the final calendars, the committee will consider all responses from the calendar survey and additional engagement sessions that will take place, in order to develop calendars that are equitable and meet our required parameters.
The School District of Philadelphia remains committed to partnering with families to work towards collaborative solutions, and to transparently sharing the results of that collaboration. You can learn more about the process for developing the academic calendars, as well as view upcoming reports summarizing the results of the calendar survey and other stakeholder feedback opportunities, by visiting our Academic Calendar website. Please return to the website regularly over the next several months, as more information will be added as the calendar development process continues. The final calendar proposals will be presented to, and voted on by the Board of Education in January 2027.
Thank you for your partnership, your collaboration, and for taking the time to complete the Academic Calendar Feedback Survey!
In partnership,
Tony B. Watlington Sr., Ed.D.
Superintendent
The School District of Philadelphia