School District of Philadelphia

REMINDER: GRAB-AND-GO MEALS for students are available throughout the city every Friday 9am-2pm. Find your nearest food site at: Phila.gov/food

Shaquita Smith, Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator is a #PHL Integrity Icon for working to ensure students have the greatest opportunities available to them. Learn more & vote for the People’s Choice Award winner: https://integrityicon.org/philadelphia/ https://youtu.be/wQWRSbhI2aw

January 13th, 2021

District to Open Specialized Services Regional Centers for Students with Special Needs. Six locations will be available to conduct assessments needed to complete special education evaluations and reevaluations. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/2LxYiaO

Inclement Weather: Tomorrow, Wednesday December 16, there will be no change to virtual class schedules. Tech Centers, 440 N. Broad St. & all school buildings will be CLOSED on December 16 & 17. Grab-&-go meals will be available as scheduled for this Friday.

For PreK-2nd families only: The selection process to choose hybrid learning(a mix of in-person & digital remote learning) or 100% digital learning opens today, Oct. 26, & closes Friday, Oct. 30 at 5 pm. Please check your email or visit https://bit.ly/3kyuGqm for details.

W. D. Kelley School Principal Crystal Edwards truly embraces her commitment to serving others. She was recently interviewed by CBS This Morning Correspondent Meg Oliver and shared what drives her to be a leader in her school and community at large. This story will make your day! https://www.cbsnews.com//one-womans-mission-to-empower-s/

NOW HIRING! Special Education Assistants. Register at bit.ly/seainfosession to learn more at an upcoming virtual event. Every Tuesday at 2:00pm (Upcoming dates:October 27, November 3 & 10) Ready to apply? Visit: bit.ly/spedassist... #PHLed See more

Frontline health workers, like Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School-Acceleration Network nurse Shelah McMillan, are TIME's 2020 Guardians of the Year. Read about Shelah & others who, displayed the best of humanity, selflessness, compassion & courage during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/3n5cm9r

In less than an hour Dr.Hite will be live on WURD Radio for the Education Pulse Show. Tune in at 10am on 96.1FM | 900AM or by visiting www.wurdradio.com

Tune in this Saturday to WURD Radio at 10am for Education Pulse, hosted by Dr.Hite! Listen at 96.1FM | 900AM or by visiting www.wurdradio.com

The Office of Food Services is now adding fresh fruit, and additional meals to the Grab and Go meals boxes. Starting tomorrow, Friday, December 11, families can visit any one of our 63 locations and pick up a meal box containing 7 breakfast meals, 7 lunch meals, fresh fruit and milk for the week. To find the location nearest you, please visit www.phila.gov/food.

REMINDER: No Facebook Live today. Join Dr.Hite every other Wednesday at 4:30pm for the latest District updates.

https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/out-of-the-mouth-of-bab/

Join us Wednesday, October 28th, at 3:30pm for The District's 1st Annual Military Opportunities Day! Learn more about how you can prepare for a career in the Military both before and after graduation. Students that register and attend the event will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win some amazing prizes.... REGISTER: bit.ly/SDPMilitaryDay #PHLed

Baldi Middle School became the first middle school in Pennsylvania to receive a National Banner Unified Champion School from Special Olympics PA. Baldi, at 8801... Verree Road, recently received the national honor for its programs directed at fostering social inclusion. At least 10 schools statewide and 121 other nationwide were honored along with Baldi. The school will celebrate this special honor with a virtual ceremony Dec. 10.

Have your child immunized by a CVS Pharmacist by November 2nd! The first 40 people to complete the vaccination process at a School Immunization Clinic will receive a $10 CVS Pharmacy gift card! Learn more at: philasd.org/vax

GRAB-AND-GO MEALS for students are available throughout the city every Friday 9am-2pm. Find your nearest school food site here: philasd.org/grab-go-meals

The December 2020 edition of the Focus on FACE Newsletter is out now! Check out stories about Family Engagement Award-winning school Philip H. Sheridan, how SACs can discuss school budgets, where you can get Meaningful Meals, and more! Find it here: https://conta.cc/33GBZWf

The School Selection process for the 2021-2022 school year is now OPEN. This is your chance to apply for admission to 5 schools outside your neighborhood school. #FindYourFit today! https://bit.ly/2H8RluZ

#FAFSA Virtual Pop-Up! Thursday October 29th at 5:50pm. Live support for students & families completing the free application for Federal Student Aid. Register today! bit.ly/FAFSAPopUp #PHLed

Family Academy Online continues this week with three great workshops! Please note an added evening workshop on Thursday. 12/8 at 4 PM: Find Your Future - Colleg...e Readiness 12/9 at 3 PM: Find Your Future - A Guide to Career Pathways 12/10 at 5:30 PM: Check and Reflect Tool Interpretation is available upon request in Albanian, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish at www.tinyurl.com/FACTinterpretation. For course descriptions in all languages and information on how to join workshops, please visit www.philasd.org/FACE/FACT.

SDP FB Live Updates

REMINDER: Dr. Hite will be on Facebook Live in less than an hour. Join him at 4:30pm today for the latest District updates. https://www.facebook.com/PhillySchools/

The Pennsylvania State Virtual College Fair will be hosted on December 8 & 9, from 4:00PM-7:00PM. Meet with admissions officers from 14 Pennsylvania State Schools! Students can register at: https://www.passhe.edu/collegefair #PHLed

Today we’re recognizing Jay Cooke Elementary School as a part of #FamilyEngagementMonth! Cooke has been using a wide variety of strategies to engage families in a digital environment, but their most valued strategy is making home visits. Staff have conducted over 70 home visits this school year, with the goal of making sure that their parents, guardians, and scholars know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the school is there to serve them and that they are their top priority. Awesome work, Jay Cooke Elementary School!