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News & Events

The Peer Mediation Newsletter is our tool to keep our community informed ,educated and inspired.

You can look forward to a monthly newsletter that allows you to "Imagine 2014". A school district of students resolving conflict and maintaining peaceful and nurturing learning environments.

Regional Professional Development Centers and Winter Catalog of Professional Development Offerings

Imagine 2014 is becoming a reality every day in the School District of Philadelphia! Four regional Professional Development Centers will have a grand opening on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4pm. A Winter Catalog of PD center information and professional learning opportunities will be delivered to each school in January and can also be viewed by clicking here.

Excellence, Equity, and Accountability 2014 - Information on Strategic Planning, Community Engagement, and Graduation 2014 Working Groups

We are excited to invite you to assist us in constructing a long-term strategic plan to achieve excellence, equity, and accountability in our District. Over the next few weeks and months, we will be looking for your input to create a plan to accomplish the following three goals:

A. Excellence - Providing every student with a world-class education while eliminating differences in achievement between students based on area of residence, ethnicity, race, gender, or program placement.

B. Equity - An equitable allocation of resources based on student needs.

C. Accountability - Accountability for all adults in the District based on student achievement.

School Improvement Plans

Please find below the October 24, 2008 "Core News" message from Superintendent Dr. Arlene C. Ackerman:

School Improvement Plans [PDF]

Core Team Newsletter

We are pleased to bring School District employees the latest edition of Core Team, the District's electronic monthly newsletter for employees:

We welcome your feedback to coreteam@philasd.org.

Employee Policies & Guidelines

To ensure a positive work experience, the School District of Philadelphia has developed the following policies and guidelines for employees:

Employee Handbook - Outlines the policies employees of the SDP are expected to follow while employed at the District.
440 Building Handbook - Outlines policies and procedures pertaining to the 440 building as well as services available to employees located within the 440 building. This handbook can only be viewed by SDP employees.

440 Building Information

The School District of Philadelphia's Education Center website provides employees with helpful information to manage their daily activities in the building. The site contains:

General announcements
Building information
Evacuation drill schedules
Information about parking
and much much more.

This site can only be viewed by SDP employees; so if you are an employee who works at 440 or an employee visiting 440, be sure and visit the Education Center website.

Benefits

To review the benefits available to SDP employees or to make changes to your existing benefits, visit the Employee Benefits website.

Classification & Compensation

Have a question regarding 313/316’s, 324’s and 440’s? Or maybe you would like to request a position audit? In addition to calling Classification& Compensation at 215-400-4650 or faxing to 215-400-4651 you can reach us now by email at: compensation@philasd.org

Health Services

Employee Health Services information is now available on line. For information related to the various services Employee Health Services offers or information on extended illness absences and parental leaves visit the new Employee Health Services website.

Payroll Department

Visit the Payroll Department page for answers, forms and policies.

Retirement

Are you retired or thinking about retiring? Visit the SDP Retirement website to learn more about how to retire and benefits available to retirees.