Take a moment to check out the District’s new School Profiles website! The improvements to the previous School Profiles site are based on guidance and feedback from parents, community groups, principals, a market research consultant, and numerous SDP program offices. Importantly, the new School Profiles link directly to the District’s 2020-21 Reopening Readiness Dashboard website,…
On March 16, 2020, SDP closed schools and offices in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Like many other districts, SDP had to quickly pivot from in-person to virtual instruction. This report evaluates the four expected outcomes included in SDP’s “Continuity of Education Plan” for online instruction for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Information about eight new publications from the Office of Research and Evaluation posted in June and July.
All eighth-grade students in Philadelphia are encouraged to participate in the School Selection Process (SSP) to choose a school for ninth grade. This three-part series of research reports takes an in-depth look at four years of ninth-grade SSP admissions (2015-16 through 2018-19).
The last of four reports on implementation, teacher benefits and changes to teacher practice, teacher turnover and retention, and student achievement related to SDP’s Early Literacy Specialist Initiative.
This 17-page brief describes the two School District of Philadelphia (SDP) graduation rates and how they are calculated. It also outlines six-year trends in SDP’s graduation metrics (2013-14 through 2018-19).
This brief is a summary of the key findings from articles, frameworks, and dissertations that describe and explain the practices that optimize teaching and learning in an online environment. It details ten key components that should be applied to the online learning environment, as well as recommendations and strategies to support teachers and students in being successful during digital learning.
This brief provides a descriptive summary of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) classifications of students in the School District of Philadelphia during the 2018-19 school year.
Each year, more than 130,000 students, parents and guardians, teachers, and principals participate in a survey about their schools. This slide deck summarizes 2018-19 survey results related to technology access at home and at school.
The fourth installment in a District-Wide Survey series that examines areas of agreement-–and disagreement–-between students, families, and educators.