Category: News from SDP
Teacher of the Month Nicole McGowan
Congratulations to our first Teacher of the Month for the 2022-2023 school year, Nicole McGowan of Roxborough High School.
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Student of the Month Jerusha Nelson
At the School District we are privileged with the responsibility of helping thousands of students reach their goals.
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Juniata Park Academy Teacher Receives Educator Award
Rachel Zibelman-LeSuer, a teacher at Juniata Park Academy, received the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership Educator Award at the 11th Annual Watershed Milestones Award Ceremony.
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District Leadership Run with Special Olympics
Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, Ed.D., Chief Safety Officer Kevin Bethel and Executive Director of Athletics Jimmy Lynch participated in Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA)’s annual Unified Fall Festival Torch Run, a 26-mile non-competitive run consisting of 19 legs from XFINITY Live! Philadelphia to Villanova University.
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A Message Regarding Election Day 2022
Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. All school buildings, except those serving as voting sites, will be closed and there will be no classes for students.
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General George A. McCall Teacher Named 2022 Pennsylvania Art Education Association Outstanding Elementary Art Educator
Erica Mandell, an art educator at General George A. McCall, was selected as the 2022 Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) Outstanding Elementary Art Educator. She is now under consideration for the National Art Education Association’s Outstanding Art Educator Award.
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District Announces Additional Funding to Expand Unique Paraprofessional Pathway Program
Today, the School District of Philadelphia announced its commitment to invest an additional $1.7M to support District paraprofessionals to become teachers. The District shared an overview of this program to PDE’s Committee on Education Talent Recruitment, which was established through a bill sponsored by State Sen. Vincent Hughes.
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District Receives $5M Grant to Expand Healthy Drinking Water
The School District of Philadelphia has received a grant of nearly $5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help accelerate efforts to provide abundant and equitable access to filtered drinking water in our schools and buildings.
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District Hosts 20th Anniversary Celebration for Urban Technology Project
The School District of Philadelphia will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Urban Technology Project, a nationally recognized apprenticeship program run by the Office of Information Technology.
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Samuel Gompers Hosts Surprise Retirement Celebration for Crossing Guard
The Samuel Gompers School hosted a surprise celebration for Carman Harris, who officially retired after being with the school as a crossing guard since 1984. The school celebrated her with an afternoon assembly, followed by a celebratory final crossing and a gathering after school with current and former Gompers staff, community members, families and students.
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