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Meet the Director of Vendor Management

Meet the Director of Vendor Management

Teresa Fleming was hired in May 2016 as a Data Analyst in Transportation Services and promoted to Director of Vendor Management in May 2017. Teresa oversees the contracts to and from school transportation that operates approximately 1,110 bus and non-bus routes. She manages nearly 20 approved contracted transportation companies. Teresa leads the Vendor Management team…

Meet the Director of Scheduling and Routing

Meet the Director of Scheduling and Routing

Doug was hired in November of 2019 as Transportation Director of Routing & Scheduling, and brought 25+ years of K-12 student transportation experience with him to the position. Doug has held numerous positions during his 25+ years in the industry such as Bus Driver, Dispatcher, Transportation Coordinator, Routing & Planning Manager, Transportation IT Specialist, Terminal…

Meet the Director of Finance

Meet the Director of Finance

Maureen Edozie joined the School District in 2013 as the Director of Fiscal Services in the Office of Grant Compliance and Fiscal Services. In this position, she was responsible for overseeing financial management and reporting. She provided guidance to grant program personnel and schools in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. After nearly two years…

SEPTA Key Cards Replace Weekly Transpasses

SEPTA Key Cards Replace Weekly Transpasses

SEPTA is phasing out the weekly Transpass and replacing it with a SEPTA Student Fare Card for all eligible students. The new card is a reusable chipped card used by students to board a SEPTA trolley, bus, or subway. Unlike the disposable weekly Transpass, students will be able to use the SEPTA Student Fare Card…

Meet the Training Manager

Meet the Training Manager

Jarred has worked in the food industry since the age of 14, and his interest in food led him to attend Jules E. Mastbaum. After graduation he attended the Culinary Institute of America. Since graduation, Jarred has worked in various settings including restaurants, campus dining, catering and the retail food market. Jarred’s journey came full…

Meet the Training Instructor

Meet the Training Instructor

Jennifer Albert has worked in the food service industry for over 25 years and held many positions. She started with the School District in 2014 as a Food Service Assistant, and in early 2016 was promoted to an Acting Utility Worker and an Acting Manager for full-service and satellite schools. She then became a PFT…

Meet the Training Instructor

Meet the Training Instructor

Kimberly Davis began her career with the School District in 2006 as a Food Service Worker II. She remained in that position until 2016 when she became a Food Service Worker III, which transitioned into a Food Service Manager II position at Philadelphia High School for Girls. In 2019, she became one of the first…

Culinary Training Sessions for School Food Service Personnel

Culinary Training Sessions for School Food Service Personnel

The Food Services Division partners with such entities as The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) through Penn State (Project PA) to offer hands-on culinary training sessions to full-service managers from various locations. The training is led by a certified chef and the recipes prepared are from other Food Service divisions in Districts around the state….

ServSafe Certified Instructors & Registered Training Proctors

ServSafe Certified Instructors & Registered Training Proctors

The entire training department has recently completed certification training to instruct and proctor exams of the ServSafe Food Safety Certification course. The Certification verifies that a manager or person-in-charge has sufficient food safety knowledge to protect the public from foodborne illness. ServSafe training and certification is recognized by more Federal, state, and local jurisdictions than…

New Technology in Food Services!

New Technology in Food Services!

At the start of the pandemic, it was the Training department’s idea (and subsequently executed plan) that took the Food Service Division to the next level by introducing virtual training and installing 250 webcams and speakers in all school kitchens. The Training Department was able to continually meet with and train our employees on COVID…