Category: Good News
#HardWorkPaysOff: Superintendent Hite Joins Philadelphia Students, Teachers, and Staff to Celebrate School District Progress and Hard Work Paying Off
State PSSA and Keystone results show more School District of Philadelphia students from elementary through high school are achieving – especially in the area of literacy. On October 3, 2017, Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite lead a pep rally celebration with students, teachers, staff and elected officials at the Morton McMichael School. The pep rally…
McCall School Named National Blue Ribbon School
Superintendent, Mayor, City Officials and School Community celebrate being one of 342 schools nationwide to be honored by the U.S. Dept. of Education PHILADELPHIA — General George A. McCall Elementary School has been recognized for the first time as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Established in 1982, the award…
Philadelphia’s Students Make Academic Gains
Philadelphia – Results from the 2016-2017 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone exams, released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, show steady—and in some areas significant—gains in student academic performance across the School District of Philadelphia. These student achievements are another indication of the District’s progress and positive momentum in the new…
School District and Housing Authority Celebrate Grand Opening of Vaux Big Picture High School
PHILADELPHIA — Today the School District of Philadelphia joined with the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to celebrate the opening of Vaux Big Picture High School, one of the City’s newest college preparatory schools and part of PHA’s Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan for the Sharswood neighborhood. “Vaux Big Picture represents our continued efforts to bring high…
Moody’s Upgrades Credit Rating for the School District of Philadelphia For the First Time Since 2010
PHILADELPHIA — The School District of Philadelphia received more positive news this time from Moody’s Investor Services. Today Moody’s upgraded for the first time since 2010 the School District’s Bond rating, increasing the rating to Ba2 from the current Ba3. Moody’s cited “structural balance and operating surpluses” along with strong management control of finances. The…
First Day of School Highlights
Students, principals, teachers, and families celebrated the first day of the 2017-2018 school year throughout The School District of Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and 30 second graders marked the first day of the 2017-2018 school year with the traditional bell-ringing ceremony at Joseph Pennell Elementary…
Modernized Pre-K to 2nd Grade Classrooms in Eight Schools will focus on literacy
PHILADELPHIA – In preparation for the 2017-2018 school year, Dr. William R. Hite, Superintendent of The School District of Philadelphia, toured Allen M. Stearne Elementary’s newly modernized kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms on Thursday. Stearne Elementary is one eight district schools receiving this investment this school year and the PreK to 2nd grade classrooms…
School District of Philadelphia Modernizes Website to be More Inclusive, Accessible and User-Focused
First major website update in 10 years, district-wide project to finish in Spring of 2018 PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) unveiled a redesigned and modernized www.PhilaSD.org. The District’s website update, the first since 2007, will happen in phases, and represents a soft launch with work continuing on www.PhilaSD.org through the Spring of…
Back to School Event was a Success for Students and Families
The 9th Annual Back 2 School Event was a huge success at School of the Future. Parents and students enjoyed information sessions, entertainment, free bookbags and supplies, giveaways and more. View and enjoy photos from the event on our Facebook page.
Summer Program Allows Students to Earn College Credit before 9th Grade
Students attending The School District of Philadelphia’s new Parkway Center City Middle College this fall began the first step in their high school careers with the opening of the Summer Bridge program at the Community College of Philadelphia. This program allows incoming freshmen at the Middle College to begin to earn college credit before taking their…