Research Roundup Webinar Series

The Office of Research and Evaluation hosts periodic webinars summarizing research on different topics, including those most closely aligned to the Board’s Goals and Guardrails. Each webinar is about an hour long, with opportunities for attendees to ask questions. Most of our webinars are recorded and posted on this website for those who wish to view them at a later date.

Join us for our December 2024 Research Roundup

Pathways to Graduation: Where is SDP on the Road to Keystone Proficiency?

The Board of Education’s Goals and Guardrails, and the District’s strategic plan – Accelerate Philly – emphasize the importance of Keystone proficiency as the primary path to graduation for SDP students.

In December’s “Pathways to Graduation” webinar, researchers from SDP and Research for Action who work collaboratively as part of the Philadelphia Education Research Consortium (PERC) will focus on Pennsylvania’s Act 158, a law that created new statewide graduation requirements starting with the graduating class of 2023.

We’ll look at the actual graduation pathways for SDP’s 2023 graduates both in the context of past predictions and what the latest data might tell us about future outcomes. Then we’ll take a closer look at historical Keystone performance in SDP, with a discussion of how and when our high school students have historically taken and passed Keystone exams and how this data can support our work toward achieving Keystone proficiency for all SDP students.

We hope you’ll join us!

Thursday, December 12, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Research Roundup Library

Postsecondary “Resource Roundup”

September 2024

The Relationship between Star Assessments and PSSA Performance in 2022-23

July 2024

2022-23 Philly School Experience Survey Results: School Climate and Instructional Environment

April 2024

Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) – Philadelphia

February 2024

The Ninth Grade On-Track Metric in SDP: Origins, Trends, and How Staff Use Ninth Grade On-Track Data to Support Students

December 2023

English Learner Experiences in SDP: Enrollment Trends, Linguistic Diversity, and Supports for Students

September 2023

The School Progress Report on Education and Equity (SPREE)

July 2023

The Impact of School Facility Investments on Students and Homeowners: Evidence from Los Angeles

May 2023

Focus on Student Attendance

April 2023

Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program

February 2023

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The District-Wide Surveys

December 2022

Changing the Finish Line: Implications of new graduation requirements in the School District of Philadelphia

October 2022

Understanding the SDP Landscape by Focusing on Two Student Groups: English Learners and Students in Special Education

July 2022

Food Insecurity in the School District of Philadelphia

June 2022

9th Grade On-Track Rates and High School Graduation

May 2022

Math Performance in Grades 3-8

April 2022

Literacy Performance in Grades K-3

March 2022