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William McKinley Holds "Week of Peace"

William McKinley Holds “Week of Peace”

Posted on April 5, 2018
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Last month, William McKinley School in North Philadelphia held a Week of Peace. This was a challenge for all the students of McKinley to have a full week without any reports of violence, bullying, harassment or disrespect for an entire week. Each class that satisfied all components of the challenge would have a pizza party...
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Tips for Recognizing the Volunteers at Your School

Tips for Recognizing the Volunteers at Your School

Posted on April 5, 2018
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Showing your volunteers how much you appreciate them and their help is a great way to keep them coming back project after project, year after year.  This appreciation doesn’t have to be a grand gesture. It also doesn’t have to require a large budget. You can give your volunteers thank you cards, small gift bags,...
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#IVolunteerBecause: Maritza Cedeño

Posted on April 5, 2018
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Parent Maritza Cedeño helps us celebrate #VolunteerAppreciationMonth by telling us why she volunteers in her child’s school. Tell us your story by using the hashtag #IVolunteerBecause and tagging us @sdpFACE! I had been working for many years. My oldest daughter was starting kindergarten. At that time I had given birth to my second daughter. We...
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Feltonville Intermediate School students during the, "Lifting Our Cultures and Families" Parade. Source: Spiral Q News.

#IVolunteerBecause: Ceci Santana, Feltonville Intermediate School

Posted on April 5, 2018
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Feltonville Intermediate School students during the, "Lifting Our Cultures and Families" Parade. Source: Spiral Q News. Parent Ceci Santana helps us celebrate #VolunteerAppreciationMonth by telling us why she volunteers in her child’s school. Tell us your story by using the hashtag #IVolunteerBecause and tagging us @sdpFACE! My name is Ceci Santana and I am a...
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FACE Office Hosts a Trip to the PTO Today Live Expo

Posted on April 2, 2018
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On March 27, 2018, the FACE Office hosted a trip to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA for the PTO Today Live Event. PTO Today Live's website describes the event: Each PTO Today Live event brings hundreds of K-8 school parent group leaders from the surrounding region. These leaders are the key decisionmakers...
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Parent Spotlight: Shontay McClam, Volunteer at The U School

Posted on April 2, 2018
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Shontay McClam has been a parent volunteer at The U School, located in North Philadelphia, for just a few months, but she already loves volunteering and being at The U School. The U School is a high school in the District’s Innovation Network that opened in 2014, funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation...
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SAC Meetings and Learning Walks at Laura H. Carnell Elementary School

Posted on April 2, 2018
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Laura H. Carnell Elementary School is located in Northeast Philadelphia and has nearly 1,000 students enrolled in grades K-5.  Carnell currently holds SAC meetings once a month, usually on a Tuesday morning right after the hustle and bustle of drop-off. In March, Carnell held a SAC meeting attended by parents, the Vice Principal, and the...
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Marina Bay, Singapore.

Volunteering Around the World: Singapore

Posted on April 2, 2018
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Marina Bay, Singapore. Singapore prides itself on having a strong and competitive education system.  Students in Singapore are the world’s best test takers, particularly showing strong performance on math and science exams compared to the rest of the world. This success can most likely be attributed to the extremely intense and competitive nature of the...
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April is Volunteer Appreciation Month!

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month!

Posted on April 1, 2018
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This month's newsletter and blog posts are devoted to an essential piece of the School District of Philadelphia puzzle - volunteers! We are so lucky to have so many dedicated and passionate family members, community members, and partners who devote their time and energy to making our schools a better place for all children. Read...
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Students walk out for gun reform

Letter from the Superintendent: The March 14 Student Walkout

Posted on March 5, 2018
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In light of the most recent school shooting tragedy in Florida, students across the nation are trying to find constructive ways to deal with the aftermath of this horrific event. As a result, on March 14 students from all across the country are planning to walk out of school for 17 minutes in solidarity with...
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