Category: News from SDP
Turn & Talk Issue 2: Summer Programming
Last week was an important milestone for our District, as it marked the first day of the first comprehensive summer programming of its kind within the School District of Philadelphia. We just celebrated the end of an extremely unusual year in the beginning of June before we welcomed back more than 15,000 students and more…
District Speech Language Pathologist Wins State Achievement Award
Stephanie Ash, MA, CCC-SLP, a Speech-Language Pathologist and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Consultant at the School District of Philadelphia, won Pennsylvania’s 2021 Clinical Achievement Award. Presented by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, the award recognizes an individual within the state who has contributed to advancing knowledge in clinical practice in audiology or speech-language pathology. The…
LIVE! 2021 All Philadelphia High School Virtual Music Festival
The 2021 All Philadelphia High School Virtual Music Festival will premiere LIVE on Facebook on Monday, June 21 at noon. Watch Live at www.facebook.com/PhillySchools The All City Music Festival showcases the best young performers in the School District of Philadelphia. Due to the pandemic, this is the first-ever all digital festival in the program’s 70…
School District of Philadelphia to Acquire Five Electric School Buses, First of its Kind in the State
PHILADELPHIA, PA— The School District of Philadelphia announced the acquisition of five electric school buses for the 2021-2022 school year through the support of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and its commitment to continue expanding the electric bus fleet by purchasing five per year to replace older diesel buses. The all-electric buses will be…
Edison High School Receives $5,000 Donation from StuDocu
[Philadelphia, PA] – StuDocu, a leading online platform offering students the opportunity to exchange knowledge through note sharing, has donated $5,000 to Philadelphia’s Thomas A. Edison High School through its partnership with the national non-profit organization, AdoptAClassroom.org. The funds are intended for the school to purchase much-needed STEM supplies for their fabrication lab, so they can…
May Student of the Month: Caleb Autry
Name: Caleb Autry School: George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science Nominated By: Kaitlyn Bradley – Teacher Caleb Autry is the kind of natural leader who just gets things done. He sees an opportunity, figures out what needs done and who should do it, and without hesitation starts making connections. That’s exactly what…
Make Your Voice Heard!
Provide input to help shape our services to students and families. In-Person Learning Input Survey Help Us Refine Our Plans for A Full Return to In-Person Learning Next School Year. Our goal for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year is to welcome all of our students back to school for full in-person learning five days a...District Honors Class of 2021 in Virtual Celebration
PHILADELPHIA, PA— The School District of Philadelphia will celebrate members of the Class of 2021 who have committed to a postsecondary pathway during its annual “Our Class, Our Future Senior Celebration” on Wednesday, May 19. Formerly associated with College Signing Day, this event is a nationwide campaign that celebrates high school seniors as they finalize…
District Announces In-Person Learning for 2021-2022 School Year
Read message in your language: SHQIP | عربي | 汉语 | ខ្មែរ | Français | Português | Pусский | Español | Việt May 19, 2021 PHILADELPHIA, PA — This morning, the School District of Philadelphia, alongside the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and leaders from other union officials, announced the intention for all students…
Central High School Seniors Win Statewide High School Stock Market Competition
PHILADELPHIA — Central High School seniors Astrid Johnston, Jenn Manno and Ana Gonzales were recently named winners of Pennsylvania’s statewide High School Stock Market Competition. Teams of students from across the state participated in this 10-week competition, where they each managed a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in stocks, bonds and mutual funds and made buying…