Category: News from SDP
District Announces Additional Funding to Expand Unique Paraprofessional Pathway Program
Today, the School District of Philadelphia announced its commitment to invest an additional $1.7M to support District paraprofessionals to become teachers. The District shared an overview of this program to PDE’s Committee on Education Talent Recruitment, which was established through a bill sponsored by State Sen. Vincent Hughes.
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District Receives $5M Grant to Expand Healthy Drinking Water
The School District of Philadelphia has received a grant of nearly $5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help accelerate efforts to provide abundant and equitable access to filtered drinking water in our schools and buildings.
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District Hosts 20th Anniversary Celebration for Urban Technology Project
The School District of Philadelphia will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Urban Technology Project, a nationally recognized apprenticeship program run by the Office of Information Technology.
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Samuel Gompers Hosts Surprise Retirement Celebration for Crossing Guard
The Samuel Gompers School hosted a surprise celebration for Carman Harris, who officially retired after being with the school as a crossing guard since 1984. The school celebrated her with an afternoon assembly, followed by a celebratory final crossing and a gathering after school with current and former Gompers staff, community members, families and students.
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2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress Results Show Signs of Promise and Areas for Improvement for The School District of Philadelphia
2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress Results Released
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Dr. Watlington Shares Final Transition Team Report
Dr. Watlington Shares Final Transition Team Report
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PA’s Statewide High School Graduation Requirements Are Planned To Go Into Effect This School Year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has introduced statewide Pathways to Graduation — expanded high school graduation requirements that were originally made into law in 2018 and are currently planned to go into effect beginning this 2022-2023 school year.
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District Receives $1M Grant to Reduce Youth Violence
The School District of Philadelphia has received a $1 million dollar grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to address youth violence. This award will be used to fund implementation of the Youth Violence Reduction Initiative at John Bartram High School.
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Book Trust Receives $150,000 from JPMorgan Chase and Kevin Hart to Increase Literacy Access for District Students
Acclaimed actor, comedian and children’s book author Kevin Hart, who grew up in Philadelphia, joined Book Trust and JPMorgan Chase at Robert Morris School where he announced a matching donation of $75,000.
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Dr. Watlington 100 Day Update
On my first day at the District, I committed to a three-phase transition into the District. For Phase 1 and my first 100 days, which is now complete, I committed to listening from people across Philadelphia to learn what the District does well, what needs improvement, and how we can work collaboratively to achieve the School District of Philadelphia’s Goals and Guardrails and make the District one of the fastest improving large, urban school districts in the country.
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