Category: News from SDP
District and AG Shapiro Launch Third Annual Career Week
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mann Center, Sheet Metal Workers – Local 19, And More Participate In 2022 Career Week PHILADELPHIA— The School District of Philadelphia and Attorney General Josh Shapiro kicked off the Office of Attorney General’s Third Annual Career Week, which partners with Philadelphia schools and businesses to introduce students to potential career paths. From…
Generation Citizen Brings Project-Based Civics Programs to the District
Generation Citizen Brings Project-Based Civics Programs to the School District of Philadelphia. Researchers will measure efficacy in randomized control trial PHILADELPHIA, PA — Beginning in the fall of 2022, the School District of Philadelphia will have the opportunity to feature project-based civics education programs from Generation Citizen (GC). GC, a national nonprofit, partners with teachers…
District Announces New Superintendent
Read in your Language (more coming soon): SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt Good Morning, Today, the Board of Education announced the appointment of Tony B. Watlington Sr., Ed.D. as the next Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia. What a great day for our…
District Looking For Teachers Who Want To Change Tomorrow
District accepting applications for 2022-2023 school year The School District of Philadelphia has launched its “Teach Today. Change Tomorrow.” recruitment campaign to help attract teachers for the 2022-2023 school year. “The pandemic has made it clear – that nothing can replace the importance and impact of a great teacher in a classroom with a student,”…
The 2022 District-Wide Survey is Open Now!
Read in your Language (more coming soon): SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt Dear School District of Philadelphia Parents and Families, The annual District-Wide Survey is open now! The District-Wide Survey is one of the best tools we have to gather your feedback and assess…
School Year 2022-2023 Academic Calendar & Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
Read in your Language: SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt Dear School District of Philadelphia Parents and Families, I am writing today to share this School Year 2022-2023 Academic Calendar, which was approved by the School Board last night, and to invite you to share…
District to Expand Dual Language Program to William Cramp School
William Cramp School students will soon receive the opportunity to get an early start on becoming biliterate and bilingual in English and Spanish. The District’s Dual Language program will be offered to incoming kindergarten students during the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. “Our Dual Language program affirms our commitment to a culturally-responsive education that celebrates the…
District Launches Facilities Planning Process & First Phase of Community Engagement
PLEASE NOTE: This information is out-of-date. For the most up-to-date information concerning Facilities Planning please visit this page HERE Read in your Language: SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt Dear School District of Philadelphia Parents & Families, Today, the School District of Philadelphia announced the…
Food Distribution Sites Update
Read in your Language: SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt Dear School District of Philadelphia Parents and Families, The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) continues to indicate that COVID-19 case counts in Philadelphia have remained consistently low. This decline in positive cases has resulted…
District Sees Improvement in Diversifying School Selection Pool
Today, the School District of Philadelphia released a series of research briefs that take an in-depth look at ninth-grade admissions for the 2022-23 school year, resulting from this year’s School Selection Process (SSP). The 2021-22 School Selection brief, 8th Grade Student Qualifications and Applications to 9th Grade, explores the early phases of the School Selection…