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It’s School Selection Season!

Posted on October 3, 2017
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Categories: Family News & Resources
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND PLACEMENT 2017-2018 School Selection Process Overview   The School District of Philadelphia will be accepting online applications for the School Selection Process from September 29th to November 13th at 5:00 PM.  The School Selection Process is for students and families who wish to apply to a school...
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How Do We "Listen" to Families? Try a Human-Centered Design Approach

Posted on October 3, 2017
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The following article is taken from the Harvard Family Research Project. Although years of research confirm the important role of families in student achievement, we continue to struggle with HOW to engage families in meaningful and effective ways. Human-centered design (also called design thinking) opens new possibilities for closing the gap between research and practice....
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Tips for Teachers: Building Relationships with Families

Posted on October 2, 2017
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In honor of Family Engagement month, we wanted to not only focus on families who are engaged in their schools, but the teachers whom they support! Engaging families can be difficult for teachers, who already work very hard to ensure that our young people are getting the quality education they deserve, so we have assembled...
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SAT/PSAT Testing Day: Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Posted on October 2, 2017
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Dear High School Parents and Guardians, The School District of Philadelphia will be administering the SAT as well as the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to all high school students in grades 9 through 12 on Wednesday, October 11th, 2017, at their high school. This opportunity will be at no additional costs to parents...
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FACEtime with Our Staff: LaShaé Spratley

Posted on October 2, 2017
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LaShaé Sprately has been the Family and Community Engagement Coordinator for Network 3 and the Autonomy Network since October 2016 and doesn't see herself leaving any time soon. After receiving a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, Ms. Spratley worked with children who had behavioral health issues at several social service agencies throughout Philadelphia. Shortly after,...
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Family Engagement Superstar: Andrew McKnight, William Dick School

Posted on October 1, 2017
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When Andrew McKnight walks down the hallways of William Dick School in North Philadelphia, nearly every person he passes knows who he is, grins, and gives a warm greeting. He chats informally about what's going on with them, how their day is going, or when the next School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting is. Mr. McKnight...
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Code for Philly Builds App for Philly Students to help with College Applications

Posted on September 6, 2017
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Code for Philly is a local civic tech organization of volunteer developers, designers, and civic stakeholders who use technology as a means of civic and community engagement. Recently Code for Philly has built YadaGuru which reminds high school seniors about all the things they have to do for college applications, from filling in Naviance to...
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Family Members Get Inspired during July’s SPAC Conference

Posted on September 6, 2017
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School District of Philadelphia families attended the State Parent Advisory Conference (SPAC) in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania from July 10-12, 2017. Adults were engaged in various workshops while the children were in age appropriate camps. Parent Tosha Brunson of Gideon School said that she learned pertinent information that she can share with the families of her...
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FACE Hosts the 9th Annual Back to School Event

Posted on September 6, 2017
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Categories: Family News & Resources, Featured FACEs
Students and their families hustled to School of the Future as early as 7:30 in the morning on Friday, August 18 to attend the Office of Family and Community Engagement's annual "Back 2 School" event. In its ninth year, the back to school extravaganza drew up to 10,000 people looking for tips, resources, and tools...
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Virtual Summer Programming Fair: June 17, 2020

Virtual Summer Programming Fair: June 17, 2020

Posted on June 11, 2016
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020  •  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2020 is going to be a year in the history books and it’s not even summer yet! As this historic school year comes to a close, the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) remains committed to our students, parents, and guardians across the city. If...
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