Category: News from SDP
The Board of Education Adopts Academic Calendars for 2023-24 and 2024-25
In developing the academic calendars, our primary goal was to establish a schedule that supports student learning and…
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District Announces the official launch of Kooth
The District is officially launching Kooth – an online mental health and well-being platform designed to provide students with access to personalized, digital mental health and wellbeing resources!
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George W. Childs School Celebrates Rooftop Playspace with Ribbon Cutting
George W. Childs School cut the ceremonial ribbon on a new rooftop playspace in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia.
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2023 Health & Wellness Update
Here at the School District, students are our most important stakeholders. As such, we are firmly committed to supporting their mental and physical health. While we continue working to improve our current efforts, today we are happy to share a few new resources and initiatives that will be launching in 2023.
January Senior of the Month – Keyanna Nurse
Keyanna Nurse is a powerhouse. As if instinctually, she sets the bar high as she excels at everything that she sets her heart to.
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January Senior of the Month – Brady Santoro
The fun thing that happens when you start talking to Brady is that his genuine enthusiasm for making the most out of every day means you can’t begin to anticipate the stories he’s about to tell you.
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January Teacher of the Month
Congratulations to January’s Teacher of the Month, Shamia Neal! Shamia is a 9th-grade English Teacher at Sayre High School.
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National School Counselor Week 2023
Meet our featured counselors for 2023. THANK YOU school counselors for your continued commitment and dedication to the students of the School District of Philadelphia!
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CTE Month
February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month — a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the crucial role that CTE plays in preparing many of our students for careers in the local, regional and national workforce.
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SDP Awarded $3.9M from the US Department of Education for ‘Relationships First’
The School District of Philadelphia has received a $3.97 million dollar grant from the US Department of Education to expand Relationships First and to partner with Research for Action (RFA) to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the program.
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