Posted on July 26, 2024
Categories: News from SDP

Dear School District of Philadelphia Community,

Today, I’m excited to announce that after extensive collaboration with principals, assistant superintendents, union representatives, and external stakeholders, the School District of Philadelphia will reorganize its Learning Network structure for the 2024-2025 school year. As we work towards becoming the fastest improving, large urban school district, updating the Learning Network structure is one of three key drivers for improving customer service and accelerating academic achievement in the upcoming school year. The other two drivers are:

  • Expanding a districtwide two-way communications system (Let’s Talk), and
  • Relaunching Parent/Family University in early 2025.

The new Learning Network structure demonstrates our commitment to student academic success. It will help us to serve our parents and families better, place resources closer to schools instead of the central office, decrease the travel time for assistant superintendents, increase engagement with grassroots and faith-based organizations, and accelerate academic achievement. This reorganization accomplishes Strategic Action 3.17 from Accelerate Philly, the District’s five-year strategic plan and builds upon the progress of the 2023-2024 school year.

The Learning Network reconfiguration will be rolled out in two phases. In Phase I, effective August 1, 2024, Learning Networks will be realigned to be geographically based along natural borders like rivers, major roadways, or train lines, and with consideration of current catchments. In Phase II, effective later this fall, the District will repurpose and reallocate existing staff resources to support the Learning Networks.

Please see the current and new Elementary Learning Network maps below:

Please see the current and new High School Learning Network maps below:

Below my signature, you can find the updated list of schools by Learning Network.

In addition to the new structure, the schools previously in the Innovation and Acceleration Networks will receive the necessary support under the updated Learning Network structure. This new framework enables the District to enhance support across critical areas including operations, professional learning, talent acquisition, special education, serving diverse learners, student support services, fostering a positive climate, and promoting family engagement.

I want to thank you for your continued support and trust in the School District of Philadelphia. We remain committed to centering schools as the units of change for accelerating student achievement, and to preparing all students to imagine and realize any future they desire!

In partnership,

 

Tony B. Watlington Sr., Ed.D.
Superintendent
The School District of Philadelphia

 

 

The new Learning Networks will be:

  • Learning Network 1 led by Assistant Superintendent Donna Ragsdale
    • Add B. Anderson School
    • Andrew Hamilton School
    • Avery D. Harrington School
    • Benjamin B. Comegys School
    • Henry C. Lea School
    • John Barry School
    • John M. Patterson School
    • Joseph W. Catharine School
    • Penrose School
    • S. Weir Mitchell School
    • Sadie Alexander School
    • Thomas G. Morton School
    • William C. Bryant School
    • William C. Longstreth School
    • William T. Tilden School
  • Learning Network 2 led by Assistant Superintendent Timothy Jones, Ed.D.
    • Abram S. Jenks School
    • D. Newlin Fell School
    • Delaplaine McDaniel School
    • Eliza B. Kirkbride School
    • F. Amedee Bregy School
    • Fanny Jackson Coppin School
    • Francis S. Key School
    • George W. Childs School
    • George W. Nebinger School
    • George W. Sharswood School
    • John H. Taggart School
    • Southwark School
    • Stephen Girard School
    • Vare-Washington School
    • William M. Meredith School
  • Learning Network 3 led by Assistant Superintendent Markita Floyd
    • Alain Locke School
    • Edward Heston School
    • Guion S. Bluford Elementary School
    • James Rhoads School
    • Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School
    • Martha Washington School
    • Middle Years Alternative School
    • Morton McMichael School
    • Overbrook Educational Center
    • Overbrook Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lamberton School
    • Rudolph Blankenburg School
    • Samuel Gompers School
    • Samuel Powel School
    • Science Leadership Academy Middle School
  • Learning Network 4 led by Assistant Superintendent Jamina Clay, Ed.D.
    • Albert M. Greenfield School
    • Alexander Adaire School
    • Bache-Martin School
    • General George A. McCall School
    • General George G. Meade School
    • General Philip Kearny School
    • Horatio B. Hackett School
    • James R. Ludlow School
    • John Moffet School
    • Laura W. Waring School
    • Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy
    • Paul L. Dunbar School
    • Robert Morris School
    • Spring Garden School
    • Edwin M. Stanton School
  • Learning Network 5 led by Assistant Superintendent Alphonso Evans, Ed.D.
    • Academy for the Middle Years at Northwest
    • Cook-Wissahickon School
    • Dr. Ethel Allen School
    • E. Washington Rhodes School
    • Edward Gideon School
    • Fitler Academics Plus School
    • James Dobson School
    • James G. Blaine School
    • John B. Kelly School
    • Richard R. Wright School
    • Shawmont School
    • Thomas M. Peirce School
    • Thomas Mifflin School
    • William D. Kelley School
    • William Dick School
  • Learning Network 6 led by Assistant Superintendent Laureal Robinson
    • Anna B. Day School
    • Anna L. Lingelbach School
    • Charles W. Henry School
    • Eleanor C. Emlen School
    • Ellwood School
    • Franklin S. Edmonds School
    • General Louis Wagner School
    • Henry H. Houston School
    • Jenks Academy for Arts and Sciences
    • John F. McCloskey School
    • Joseph Pennell School
    • Prince Hall School
    • Samuel Pennypacker School
    • Theodore Roosevelt School
    • William Rowen School
  • Learning Network 7 led by Assistant Superintendent Constance Horton, Ed.D.
    • Crossroads at Hunting Park
    • Cayuga School
    • Thurgood Marshall School
    • James Logan School
    • Jay Cooke School
    • Clara Barton School
    • Thomas K. Finletter School
    • Feltonville Intermediate School
    • James R. Lowell School
    • Grover Washington, Jr. School
    • Andrew J. Morrison School
    • Olney School
    • Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences
    • Roberto Clemente School
    • Julia W. Howe School
  • Learning Network 8 led by Assistant Superintendent Renato Lajara, Ed.D.
    • Bayard Taylor School
    • Edward T. Steel School
    • Henry A. Brown School
    • Honorable Luis Munoz-Marin School
    • Isaac A. Sheppard School
    • John F. Hartranft School
    • John Welsh School
    • Julia de Burgos School
    • Kenderton Elementary School
    • Mary M. Bethune School
    • Potter-Thomas School
    • Tanner G. Duckrey School
    • William H. Hunter School
    • William McKinley School
    • Alexander K. McClure School
  • Learning Network 9 led by Assistant Superintendent Ariel Lajara, Ed.D.
    • Allen M. Stearne School
    • Alternative Middle Years at James Martin
    • Bridesburg School
    • Frances E. Willard School
    • Francis Hopkinson School
    • Gloria Casarez Elementary School
    • John H. Webster School
    • John Marshall School
    • Juniata Park Academy
    • Lewis Elkin School
    • Richmond School
    • Russell H. Conwell School
    • Warren G. Harding School
    • Stetson, John B. Middle School
    • William Cramp School
  • Learning Network 10 led by Assistant Superintendent Mark Vitvitsky
    • Anne Frank School
    • Baldi School
    • Benjamin Franklin School
    • Castor Gardens Middle School
    • Fox Chase School
    • Gilbert Spruance School
    • J. Hampton Moore School
    • Joseph Greenberg School
    • Kennedy C. Crossan School
    • Laura H. Carnell School
    • Louis H. Farrell School
    • Rhawnhurst School
    • Solomon Solis-Cohen School
    • Watson Comly School
    • William H. Loesche School
  • Learning Network 11 led by Assistant Superintendent Tamara Edwards
    • A.L. Fitzpatrick School
    • Edwin Forrest School
    • Ethan Allen School
    • Hamilton Disston School
    • Henry W. Lawton School
    • James J. Sullivan School
    • John Hancock Demonstration School
    • Joseph H. Brown School
    • Mayfair School
    • Northeast Community Propel Academy
    • Robert B. Pollock School
    • Stephen Decatur School
    • Thomas Holme School
    • William H. Ziegler School
  • Learning Network 12 led by Assistant Superintendent Jeff MacFarland
    • Constitution High School
    • Crossroads Accelerated Academy
    • Furness High School
    • High School of the Future
    • John Bartram High School
    • Overbrook High School
    • Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
    • Pennypack House School
    • Phila. Juv. Justice Services Ctr.
    • Philadelphia Learning Academy West
    • South Philadelphia High School
    • West Philadelphia High School
    • William L. Sayre High School
  • Learning Network 13 led by Assistant Superintendent Noah Tennant, Ed.D.
    • A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical High School
    • Benjamin Franklin High School
    • Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical High School
    • Kensington Health Sciences Academy
    • Kensington High School
    • Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts
    • Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical High School
    • Penn Treaty High School
    • Philadelphia Military Academy
    • Philadelphia Virtual Academy
    • Roxborough High School
    • Strawberry Mansion High School
    • The U School
    • Vaux High School: A Big Picture
  • Learning Network 14 led by Assistant Superintendent Richard Gordon
    • Abraham Lincoln High School
    • Building 21
    • Frankford High School
    • George Washington High School
    • Martin Luther King High School
    • Northeast High School
    • Olney High School
    • Philadelphia Learning Academy North
    • Samuel Fels High School
    • Swenson Arts and Technology High School
    • The LINC
    • The Workshop School
    • Thomas A. Edison High School
    • Widener Memorial School
  • Learning Network 15 led by Assistant Superintendent Anh Nguyen, Ed.D.
    • Academy at Palumbo
    • Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
    • Central High School
    • Franklin Learning Center
    • Girard Academic Music Program
    • High School for Creative and Performing Arts
    • High School of Engineering and Science
    • Hill-Freedman World Academy
    • Julia R. Masterman School
    • Lankenau High School
    • Motivation High School
    • Parkway Center City Middle College High School
    • Parkway Northwest High School
    • Parkway West High School
    • Philadelphia High School for Girls
    • Science Leadership Academy
    • The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber
    • Walter B. Saul High School
    • William W. Bodine High School
  • Opportunity Schools
    • Achieve Academy
    • Achieve Academy East
    • Ben Franklin High School EOP
    • El Centro de Estudiantes (Big Picture)
    • Excel Academy Central
    • Excel Academy North
    • Excel Academy South
    • Excel Middle Years Academy
    • Gateway to College – Community College of Philadelphia
    • Liguori Academy-Fortis
    • Northeast High School EOP
    • OIC CADI
    • Olney HS Continuation Academy
    • One Bright Ray – Elmwood CampusOne Bright Ray – Fairhill Campus
    • One Bright Ray – Simpson Campus
    • One Bright Ray Mansion
    • One Bright Ray Mansion Evening
    • One Bright Ray Simpson – Evening
    • Re-Engagement Center
    • South Philadelphia High School EOP
    • Stetson Middle School Continuation Academy
    • Student Transition Center
    • The Academy of Continued Education (ACE) School
    • YESPhilly