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From Ninth Grade On-Track to College Matriculation: The Path of the 2015-16 Ninth-Grade Cohort

From Ninth Grade On-Track to College Matriculation: The Path of the 2015-16 Ninth-Grade Cohort

Posted on October 20, 2020
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Categories: 9th Grade On Track to Graduation metric, high school graduation

SDP’s Ninth Grade On-Track metric is an established and validated tool for early identification of students who are not likely to graduate on time. This slide deck summarizes findings found in From Ninth Grade On-Track to College Matriculation: The Path of the 2015-16 SDP Ninth-Grade Cohort, which compared matriculation outcomes across demographic and educational characteristics (gender, race/ethnicity, IEP status, EL status, economic disadvantage, and GPA).

2019-20 District-Wide Survey Technical Report

2019-20 District-Wide Survey Technical Report

Posted on October 16, 2020
Categories: Philly School Experience Survey (PSES), surveys

This report describes the framework that guided survey development, the administration of the surveys, the processes of survey reliability testing and validation, and the construction of school-level scores for reports. This version reflects new updates.

2019-20 Senior Exit Survey: District-Level Report

2019-20 Senior Exit Survey: District-Level Report

District-level report on findings from a 2019 survey of exiting seniors about whether they plan to obtain additional education, secure employment, or pursue other activities after graduation.

Summary of Themes from the “Feedback Form” Responses about SDP’s 2020 School Reopening Plan

Summary of Themes from the “Feedback Form” Responses about SDP’s 2020 School Reopening Plan

Posted on October 14, 2020
Categories: digital learning & school reopening, surveys

Between June and August 2020, the Office of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability (ERA) used an online feedback form to gather input about reopening schools for the 2020-21 school year. This report summarizes findings from an analysis of the comments submitted from the time the feedback form opened on June 23 until August 14.

Maximizing Students' School Breakfast Participation

Maximizing Students’ School Breakfast Participation

Posted on October 7, 2020
Categories: health & nutrition, school breakfast

This report examines several SDP breakfast delivery models and uses data from a two-year study to examine factors related to school breakfast delivery and student participation, analyze implementation challenges, and offer conclusions and recommendations.

Implementation of School-Based Food Backpack Programs in Philadelphia, 2019-20

Implementation of School-Based Food Backpack Programs in Philadelphia, 2019-20

Posted on October 7, 2020
Categories: health & nutrition

This brief examines feasibility factors and parent/guardian experiences with the school backpack program, which provides bags of food for students at participating schools to bring home once per month.

Questions We're Asking About Digital Learning: Fall 2020

Questions We’re Asking About Digital Learning: Fall 2020

Posted on October 6, 2020
Categories: digital learning & school reopening, system trends

We are gathering information from a variety of sources about how digital learning is going. This document provides a summary of the questions that we’re asking across five main topics.

Results from the Spring 2020 CTE Graduate Follow-up Survey

Results from the Spring 2020 CTE Graduate Follow-up Survey

Results from senior exit surveys administered by ORE and completed by graduates from SDP’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) class of 2019.

Redesigning Schoolyards at Two Schools: A Summary of the Seven Design Phases

Redesigning Schoolyards at Two Schools: A Summary of the Seven Design Phases

Posted on September 21, 2020
Categories: health & nutrition, school climate & support

In spring 2019, SDP, in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, was awarded a grant from the William Penn Foundation to redesign schoolyards at three elementary schools into “playful learning areas”–environments designed for children that encourage and reinforce learning outside of the classroom. This brief summarizes the design process.

Demographic Enrollment Trends and School Progress Report (SPR) Performance from 2014-15 to 2018-19

Demographic Enrollment Trends and School Progress Report (SPR) Performance from 2014-15 to 2018-19

Posted on September 18, 2020
Categories: accountability, enrollment, equity, School Progress Report (SPR), system trends

A summary of school-level and student-level trends within each SPR performance tier from 2014-15 through 2018-19.