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Inside a SAC Meeting: Overbrook Educational Center

This article was written by Jessica Maharaj, an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Office of Family and Community Engagement. Jessica is from outside of Savannah, Georgia and graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2017. In the following article, Jessica shares her experience attending a SAC meeting at Overbrook Educational Center in West Philadelphia. SAC...
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FACT Course Spotlight: Writing Grants for Philadelphia Public Schools

In the past several years, many teachers, families, principals, and community members have utilized extraordinary and creative tactics to bring needed resources and money into their school communities. They've done this through their own personal time and effort, such as organizing drives and fundraisers, through groups like Home and School Associations, Friends Of groups, and...
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FREE BACKPACK ALERT! Kids in Need Foundation is Giving Away 25,000 Backpacks to Schools

The Kids in Need Foundation's mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed in the classroom by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. Recent studies show that when kids have new school supplies of their own: Grades, classroom behavior, and engagement improve, Self-esteem increases, Attitudes toward...
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Introducing FACT: Family Academy: Courses & Training

In January 2018, the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) will launch a new program for our families called FACT, or Family Academy: Courses & Training! Family Academy: Courses & Training (FACT) is designed to serve as the gateway to mobilize family engagement in schools by promoting families as schools' allies in fostering students'...
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Free Books For Read Across America Day

The Literacy Empowerment Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, invites your school to apply for FREE books for Read Across America Day. During the past year, LEF has distributed over 3,000,000 books to schools all across the country for Read Across America Day and other literacy projects. These books are free. Educators only pay shipping and...
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National Title I Conference Coming to Philadelphia!

The National Title I Conference is an annual project of the National Title I Association and the only conference focused entirely on national Title I issues. And in February, it's coming to Philadelphia! Every day, some of our already vulnerable students come to our schools in the face of economic, social, emotional, language and cognitive...
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PSAT Score Release and Resources

The School District of Philadelphia is very excited to announce that students who participated in PSAT School Day testing this fall will receive their scores on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Students should log in to their College Board account (www.collegeboard.org) to view their scores. Parents will have to log in to their child's College Board...
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Nominations Open for 2017-2018 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching

Nominations are now open for the 2017-18 Lindback Award for Distinguishing Teaching. This award provides a wonderful opportunity for outstanding teachers to be recognized for their contributions to their school communities while also receiving a $3,500 award. In accordance with the guidelines designated in the links below, a school leadership team in each school will...
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Parent Guides to K-8 Report Cards

Confused by your child's report card? We can help with that! The District has created Parent Report Card Guides for Kindergarten through grade 8. Click below to download! Kindergarten Report Card Guide Grades 1-3 Report Card Guide Grades 4-8 Report Card Guide

DonorsChoose Alert for Teachers: Get a 2x Match on Family Engagement Event Projects!

Update: To ensure that we're able to support as many family engagement events as possible with gift cards for parents who attend, we're now offering gift cards to the first 10 parents to complete the survey at the family engagement event, while funds last. If funding remains later this spring, we'll make sure to award...
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