SDP’s Alternative Education Progress Report (AEPR) provides a high-level overview of how our alternative education programs are performing in the areas, or domains, that matter the most for student success, and it includes reports designed to evaluate the metrics most relevant to each school model and purpose. This brief analyzes data from 2016-17 to 2018-19 to identify trends by report type and domain.
This six-page brief outlines the school priorities and goals identified during the planning process for the 2020-21 school year, which took place from February to August 2020.
Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the School District of Philadelphia required that formative assessments in reading and math be administered in all grades in all schools. The aimswebPlus assessment is required for grades K-5 and the Star assessment is required for grades 6-12. In addition, aimswebPlus is being administered to eligible special education students…
A short summary of research that supports shifts in SDP’s revised early literacy framework (PreK-Grade 3).
An overview of responses to five 2019-20 District-Wide Survey items related to technology.
We are gathering information from a variety of sources about how digital learning is going. This document provides a summary of the questions that we’re asking across five main topics.
A summary of school-level and student-level trends within each SPR performance tier from 2014-15 through 2018-19.
Take a moment to check out the District’s new School Profiles website! The improvements to the previous School Profiles site are based on guidance and feedback from parents, community groups, principals, a market research consultant, and numerous SDP program offices. Importantly, the new School Profiles link directly to the District’s 2020-21 Reopening Readiness Dashboard website,…
On March 16, 2020, SDP closed schools and offices in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Like many other districts, SDP had to quickly pivot from in-person to virtual instruction. This report evaluates the four expected outcomes included in SDP’s “Continuity of Education Plan” for online instruction for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Information about eight new publications from the Office of Research and Evaluation posted in June and July.