On Sunday, October 19, routine website maintenance is scheduled. Most services will not be impacted, however, there will be no access to Backpack from 8:00AM- 8:30PM.
From 8 – 8:30PM all services will be inaccessible, including School Selection application access.
Decades of research point to three basic instructional models:English as a Second Language, sheltered instruction and dual-language model. The School District of Philadelphia’s Newcomer Learning Academy, “is really the only option for teenagers who know little or no English,” where students generally spend six months to a year and then transfer to a regular school….