Merlin Thomas, Greenberg School, 2009 The Calendar of The School District of Philadelphia September 2009 to July 2010 2009-2010 SRC CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

To the Entire School District Community: I ask for your partnership moving forward because we all have a role to play. Teachers must strive for excellence in the classroom. Administrators must Welcome back to school for the 2009-2010 academic year. I am truly support teachers and create excellent schools. Parents and guardians must excited to be a part of The School District of Philadelphia during what is ensure that their children are at school on time every day and prepared to going to be an exhilarating year full of change and opportunity for our learn. Above all, students must embrace learning, participate in class, com- students, parents/guardians, teachers and administrators. plete homework assignments, and study hard.

One of the School Reform Commission’s first actions at the time I was There is much work to be done this year and many decisions to be made named Chairman was to approve a strategic plan for the School District, about how the vision in our strategic plan will be realized. However, I Imagine 2014. I was impressed with how a community as large and diverse have been inspired by what the School District community has achieved as the School District community could work together over many months thus far and am confident that together much will be accomplished this to articulate a common vision for what high-quality education means and school year. then develop a specific plan for achieving it. Moreover, I believe that several tenets of the plan—such as reducing class size, the Renaissance Once again, welcome back to school, and best wishes for a successful year. Schools initiative and the move to weighted student funding—underscore the philosophy of the School Reform Commission that equity and school Sincerely, choice are fundamental to creating a system of successful schools for our students and our city.

As the School District builds on a foundation of impressive academic Robert L. Archie Jr., Esq. growth as measured by seven years of rising PSSA scores, by implementing the Chairman strategic plan, the School Reform Commission will continue to build on the School Reform Commissiontarget its good governance foundation laid over the past several years. This means resources there. However, this is just the conducting our business in public, listening and being responsive to the first phase of what the SRC expects to be a community, adopting budgets that are balanced and reflect the priorities of multi-year commitment to expand our strategic plan, and placing the educational needs of our students first. reduced class size to other grades and additional Philadelphia public schools.

Again, research clearly shows the powerful effect of student exposure to the arts. That is why we have provided additional funding this year so that 2 SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear School District of Philadelphia Family and Community Members,

The beginning of a school year is full of promises student success is our responsive to school, family and community needs. and possibilities. Imagine the high hopes every top priority, I believe So long as we continue to work together, our child brings to the first day of school and think we can look forward children’s dreams will no longer be deferred but about how the children are depending on us to to a great year. delivered. make them happen. That, my friends, is how we Meanwhile, let’s not measure our success. Can we do this? Yes, we can forget what President We have traveled a good distance but we still have a and we will because it is our responsibility to Obama often says, long way to go to ensure that ALL Philadelphia’s develop the promises and possibilities of their "It’s cool to be smart!" children have fair and equal access to the education young lives. and opportunities they deserve. Our strategic plan, This is also an ideal time to reflect on what we Imagine 2014, is in full Special thanks to the School Reform Commission, believe and to renew our determination to live swing. Implementa- our elected officials, and all our corporate and each new day according to our beliefs. That said, tion and project community partners for their ongoing support. let’s always remember that: teams are working Nothing less than the engagement of the entire hard at helping us to community will help us to realize every promise 1. Children come first; build a system of great schools for ALL students— and possibility outlined in our strategic plan, 2. Parents are our partners; with great staff, quality choices, accountability Imagine 2014. 3. Victory is in the classrooms, facilitated by a structures for adults, and world-class operations. strong instructional leader in the principal’s Respectfully, office; Parents continue to be terrific partners in 4. Leadership and accountability are keys to the education. Thousands have attended the success; and Superintendent’s Monthly Parent Roundtables, and 5. It takes an entire community to ensure the just as many have visited our Parent and Commu- success of its public schools. nity Resource Center at “440” and attended classes Arlene C. Ackerman, Ed.D. at the District’s Parent University. The active Superintendent For all of us, students and staff, the secret of getting participation of parents is growing stronger every The School District of Philadelphia ahead is getting off to a good start. With teamwork, day. As a result, our children are achieving at collaboration, dedication and the conviction that higher levels and District initiatives are more

3 The Superintendent’s Parent and Community Engagement Initiatives

The first year of Superintendent Arlene Parent and Community Ombudsmen Ackerman’s administration at The School For the first time, in 2008-2009 the School District District of Philadelphia was marked by recruited and hired 128 parent and community ombudsmen and assigned them to schools and many successful innovations aimed at regional offices. For 2009-2010, 165 schools are strengthening services for parents and expected to have ombudsmen on staff. The ombuds- the community. men build school, family and community connec- tions, respond to questions from parents and other stakeholders and assist in resolving concerns. Superintendent’s Parent Roundtables Contact: Your child’s school. In 2008-2009 Superintendent Ackerman met seven times with parents in dialogues called Faith-Based Partnerships roundtables. These evening sessions gave parents an opportunity to meet and speak with the At present, 169 District schools have faith-based Superintendent, ask questions, air ideas and partners. The partnerships take many forms, guided concerns, and provide the Superintendent and by the needs of the schools being paired with the staff with a chance to update parents on key resources of nurturing local congregations or faith initiatives. A full schedule of Parent Roundtables partners. Secular activities such as mentoring, will continue in 2009-2010. Contact: Office of sports, drama, games and homework assistance are Parent, Family and Community Engagement and the most common after-school activities supported Faith-Based Partnerships, 215-400-4180. Kimiera Seobreeze, Overbrook High School, 2009 by these partnerships. Contact: 215-400-6626.

Strategic Planning Parent and Community Resource Center Parent University of Philadelphia As a result of unprecedented outreach, more than Located in the School District Education Center The School District of Philadelphia’s Parent University 3,000 Philadelphians provided input on every aspect at 440 N. Broad Street, this facility is staffed by offers free classes and workshops to accelerate of the draft of the District’s five-year strategic plan, multi-lingual personnel who provide one-on- student and parent learning outcomes and Imagine 2014, at regional community meetings, one help with student and school-related strengthen parenting skills and knowledge. Most listening sessions, and meetings held specifically for information and programs. A broad array of classes are held at the School District Education students. Since the strategic plan is a living docu- resource materials and computers with internet Center. The only requirement to enroll is that the ment, this public engagement effort will continue as access are available here for parents. Hours are individual is a parent of a child currently enrolled the plan is reviewed and updated. Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a School District of Philadelphia school. Contact: 215-400-7272. Contact: 215-400-4180.

4 Welcome Welcome to the 2009-2010 academic year in Word of the Week Book of the Month The School District of Philadelphia! Tips for mastery of the Word of the Week Discussions to have with your child after reading the Book of the Month This calendar includes all the important school Day 1: Look the word up in the dictionary; • What can you tell me about the book you read? dates, including holidays and closures and put the definition in your own • Did you like the book? Why or why not? special academic dates such as report cards and words. • Was your book fiction or non-fiction? How do you District-wide testing. Day 2:Use the word in a sentence. know? Day 3:Learn to spell the word. • Who were the characters in the book? Who was your In addition, the Word of the Week and Book of Day 4:Find two words with a similar favorite character? Why? the Month features will help you participate meaning. • Where does the story take place? (What is the setting?) with your children in their academic pursuits. Day 5:Find an example of the word or its • Was there a problem in the story? Was it resolved? How? meaning. • What happened in the beginning, middle and end of the At the back of the calendar you will find District Day 6:Change the word by adding a word book? and individual school and region contact part (cat / cats; change / exchange). • What new things did you learn from the book? information, as well as details on special pro- Day 7: Find at least two words with similar • What was your favorite part of the book? word parts (prefix, suffix, roots and • Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why? grams and organizations which support and root words). serve the District and its families, and samples of NOTE: Books suggested for reading can be found at your local school the District’s new school annual reports. Finally, Please see page 51 for more word activities. library, at your local bookstore or the public library. Call the Free Library you will find answers to the most Frequently of Philadelphia at (215) 686-5322 for a list of branches. Asked Questions (FAQs) about School District policies. Emergency Contact Information It is very important that your child’s school have on file emergency contact information. Please make a copy of this form for each child who attends a School District of Philadelphia school, fill it out and send it to the school. It is also important to update the school’s record when any of this information changes.

School addresses and phone numbers may be found on pages 34-41 of this calendar. 5 BOOK OF THE MONTH for September Student Success The success of each student from grade to Elementary (K-2): grade, with an on-time graduation at the Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. end of his or her career with the School Chrysanthemum loves her name, but when she goes to school, the other children giggle. District, will position that child for success “‘Her name is so long,’ said Jo. ‘It scarcely in college, work and life. Imagine 2014 lays fits on her name tag,’ said Rita, pointing.” out a comprehensive menu of specialized services, comprehensive supports, transi- Elementary (3-5): The True Story of the Three Little Pigs tion services, and high-quality instruction by Jon Scieszka. to ensure that this goal is realized for each The big bad wolf has spent ten years in pig student. These interconnected elements prison for the destruction of the three little will help propel each boy and girl on the pigs, and he has quite a story to tell that just might prove his innocence! path to success, from early childhood education, through the elementary and Middle School (6-8): middle school grades, and on through high Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. This is the story of thirteen-year-old school. Salamanca Tree Hiddle, from Bybanks, Kentucky, who is traveling across the country to Idaho with her grandparents. Along the way, she tells them the story of “Phoebe Winterbottom, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic.” She also tells you, the reader, another more serious story about During this month, the her own mother and herself. School District will publish a District-wide annual report High School (9-12): and individual school annual Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Speak is a 1999 novel by Laurie Halse reports for the previous Anderson about a teenager named Melinda school year. Sordino who is assaulted at a party during summer vacation. It was made into a film of the same name in 2004. The novel was a For more information on Student New York Times and Publishers Weekly Success, and all of the elements bestseller. Speak is also the winner of the of Imagine 2014, The School 2000 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award. District of Philadelphia’s five-year Imagine strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 6 AUGUST OCTOBER 1 123 2345678 45678910 9101112131415 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 September 2009 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Schools and First Day of Grades 1-12 Ultrafine Administrative Offices Pupil Attendance Closed

LABOR DAY Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten Head Start and Bright Futures Parent/Teacher Conferences

13 14 15First Day for 16 17 18 19 Kindergarten, Ultrapremium Pre-Kindergarten Head Start and Bright Futures Pre-K Conferences Pupil Attendance continue 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SRC Meeting Ultramodern High School Expo

TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS 27 28 29 30 Country: Albania Schools and Continent: Europe Ultrasoft Administrative Offices SRC Meeting Capital: Tirana Closed Fast Fact: The mild climate favors agriculture; among High School Expo the most popular crops are peppers, eggplants, 7 YOM KIPPUR tomatoes and cucumbers. BOOK OF THE MONTH for October During this month, the School District Elementary (K-2): will set outcome and Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard. progress goals for the The kids in sweet Miss Nelson's class are rude and obnoxious, until a mean substitute school year. replaces her. By the time Miss Nelson returns, they have learned to show their appreciation by behaving well. A great moral, certainly, but hardly sugar-coated: the children's misbehav- ior and the substitute's grouchiness are outrageous and delightful. Stefanie Johnson, Philadelphia High School Jonathan Hudson, Philadelphia High School Mireya Delgado, Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, 2009 for Creative and Performing Arts, 2009 for Creative and Performing Arts, 2009 Elementary (3-5): Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Everyone's favorite detective—Nate the Great—has been delighting readers for over 30 years! The quirky characters and fun storylines are a big hit with kids—all of whom love to solve each mystery alongside Quality Choices the most popular sleuth in the business.

Middle School (6-8): The School District of Philadelphia has pledged to continue to receive supports; and bold new The Witches by Roald Dahl. build a world-class system of schools in which stu- educational approaches will be used to restruc- The Grand High Witch has a fiendish plan for dents are given every chance to succeed. Imagine 2014 ture and transform consistently low-performing getting rid of all the children in England. First, her fellow hags will take over all the sweet includes establishing uniform high standards that schools. Moreover, students, parents and the shops. Next, they will sell poisoned sweets will be used to evaluate all types of public schools in community will be included in a transparent and chocolate which turn children into mice! Philadelphia, including those managed by the Dis- decision-making process aimed at providing High School (9-12): trict, those District schools served by contracted quality choices to students and parents. A Wreath for Emmett Till partners, and charter schools. by Marilyn Nelson. In 1955, people all over the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen- High-performing schools will get greater flexibility to year-old African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman in build on their successes; struggling schools will Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the For more information on Quality open-casket funeral, and the acquittal of the Choices, and all of the elements of men tried for the crime drew wide media Imagine 2014, The School District attention. of Philadelphia’s five-year Imagine strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 8 SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 12345 1234567 6789101112 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 October 2009 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS 123 Country: Cambodia City-Wide PreK-12 Continent: Asia Principals’ Professional Capital: Phnom Penh Fast Fact: The National Museum here has more than 5,000 works of art. Development Meetings 45 67 89 10

Ambulatory Half-Day for Students (Professional Development) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Schools and SRC Meeting Laudatory Administrative Offices Superintendent's Closed Parent Roundtable

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PSSA Grade 12 Retest (Math, Reading, Science and Writing) 9 ␣ BOOK OF THE MONTH for November

Elementary (K-2): Where the Wild Things Are Great Staff by Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are is a children’s Great schools—and a great school picture book originally published by Harper system—depend on great staff. As & Row. The book is about the imaginary stated in Imagine 2014, The School adventures of a young boy named Max, who is punished for making mischief by District of Philadelphia will: being sent to his room without supper. • Aggressively seek the best candidates Elementary (3-5): for teacher, principal and other staff Goosebumps by R. L. Stine. positions; Goosebumps is a series of children’s horror fiction novellas created and authored by R. • Support teachers and other staff L. Stine. Sixty-two books were published members in their career develop- under the Goosebumps umbrella title from ment and leadership growth; and 1992 to 1997, the first being Welcome to • Put in place a new, standards-based Dead House, and the last being Monster Blood IV. process by which employees will be evaluated. Middle School (6-8): Holes by Louis Sachar. Also, the School District’s staff hiring Stanley is just a regular kid until he is and retention practices will be geared found responsible for a crime he didn’t commit. We learn about a curse that has to building and maintaining a been in his family for several generations. workforce whose diversity matches His bad luck lands Stanley in a very strange that of its student body. correctional camp in the Texas desert.

High School (9-12): Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers. Operation Iraqi Freedom, that’s the code For more information on Great name. But the young men and women in Staff, and all of the elements of the military’s Civil Affairs Battalion have a Imagine 2014, The School simpler name for it: WAR. District of Philadelphia’s five-year Imagine strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 10 OCTOBER DECEMBER 123 12345 45678910 6789101112 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 November 2009 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31

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22 23First Day for 24 25 26 27 28 High School Winter Sports Schools and Schools and Decline High School Report Cards Administrative Offices Administrative Offices High School Report Card High School Report Card Closed Closed Conferences Conferences THANKSGIVINGTHANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING High School Early Dismissal High School Early Dismissal BREAKBREAK BREAK 29 30 TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS Country: Canada Deflate Continent: North America Capital: Ottawa Fast Fact: In the winter, many people skate to work in Ottawa on the frozen Rideau Canal. 11 BOOK OF THE MONTH for December

Elementary (K-2) The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The Snowy Day is a timeless tale of a little boy’s adventures in the deep, deep snow.␣ Peter builds a snowman, makes angels in the snow, and pretends to be a mountain climber.

Elementary (3-5) Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. The story takes place in the small town of Friendly, West Virginia where an eleven-year- old boy named Marty Preston finds a stray beagle wandering in the hills near his house.

Middle School (6-8) The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. What if your mother thought that she’d been abducted by aliens?␣ What if she told everyone at work about it?␣ Embarrassing, right?␣ But what if she was right?␣ What if she HAD been abducted by aliens and it was only a matter of time until those aliens not only abducted her again, but Took Over the AccountableThe School District’s strategic plan declares signals thatAdults every adult must care, pay atten- World? the organization’s willingness to take tion, and “get it right.” In addition, all High School (9-12) responsibility for delivering a solid and employees are charged with working together Leaving Fishers basic education for all Philadelphia and striving to meet measurable goals for by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Dorry is unbearably lonely at her new high students. Imagine 2014 also affirms that high performance. school until she meets Angela and her circle employees (“adults”) are held accountable of friends. She soon discovers they all belong to a religious group, the Fishers of Men. At for student outcomes. This commitment For more information on Account- first, as Dorry becomes involved with the able Adults, and all of the elements Fishers, she is eager to fit in and flattered by of Imagine 2014, The School her new friends’ attention. District of Philadelphia’s five-year Imagine strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 12 NOVEMBER JANUARY 1234567 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3456789 December 2009 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS 12345 Country: China Continent: Asia Capital: Beijing Fast Fact: The Chinese culture dates back nearly 4,000 years. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SRC Meeting City-Wide PreK-12 Subzero Principals’ Professional Development Meetings

13 14 15 16 17Superintendent's 18 19 SRC Meeting Parent Roundtable Subpar K-8 Afternoon and Evening K-8 Afternoon Report Card Half Day for Students Report Card Conferences Conferences (Professional Development) Elementary Early Dismissal Elementary Early Dismissal 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Schools and Schools and Subtopic Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Closed Closed

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27 28 29 30 31 Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Subscale Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Open Open Open Open 13 WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK WINTER BREAK BOOK OF THE MONTH for January

Elementary (K-2) Junie B. Jones Series by Beverly Cleary. It’s Junie B.’s first day of kindergarten, but she’s not happy that she has to ride the bus to school. The bus is so big and noisy and full of kids she doesn’t know. They look mean, too. And then there’s that scary door that might squish you if you’re not careful! Elementary (3-5) The Picture Book of Martin Luther King by David A. Adler. A brief, illustrated biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. Middle School (6-8) World-Class Operations The Giver by Lois Lowry. A haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a Imagine 2014 commits The School District of • Build a District-wide information and tele- seemingly ideal world—a world without Philadelphia to use the best business and opera- communications network that is effective and conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, tional practices to equitably support its efficient; injustice or inequality. In this world, family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is educational mission, maximize efficiencies • Balance the annual budget and align it with unheard of, and even good manners are a and minimize costs. To further these objectives, District goals; and way of life. the District will: • Develop a formula for funding schools, called High School (9-12) weighted student funding, that is based on the Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. • Create a forward-looking facilities master actual needs of students at each school. Kindred is about a black woman named plan which ensures that the District has clean, Dana who has the ability to go back in time. modern school buildings that are conducive She cannot control her gift and is thrust into to teaching and learning—in the right loca- the early 1800s where blacks are slaves. She battles through hardships because of tion, at the right size, with the right facilities For more information on World-Class Thisher race. month, look for announcements and equipment; Operations, and all of the elements about the 2010 book selections of Imagine 2014, The School as part of the "One Book, District of Philadelphia’s five-year One Philadelphia" initiative. Imagine strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 14 DECEMBER FEBRUARY 12345 1 2 3 456 6789101112 78910111213 January 2010 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 28

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Elementary (K-2) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. “I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my Meeting sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” Diverse Elementary (3-5) Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. Charlotte’s Web , an award-winning Megan Stapf, Mayfair School, 2009 children’s novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, is about a pig named Needs Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered The School District of Philadelphia’s students are Whether through: high-quality academic and by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. incredibly diverse. To meet the needs of English career counseling; remediation and enrichment Middle School (6-8) Language Learners (ELLs), special education initiatives; targeted programs for ELLs; a cur- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. learners and gifted and talented students, riculum accessible to special needs students; In this Newbery Award-winning book we are asked to believe that a ten-year-old boy, Imagine 2014 outlines the scope of the athletic programs, student government and without resources other than his own self- comprehensive supports, educational programs clubs; access to quality reading materials and constructed list of rules “to Have a Funner and activities that help them grow, succeed in resources; re-engagement programs for drop- Life and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself,” school, explore their interests, and express their outs; opportunities for work-based experiences; will find love, a home and a real family. Such is the skill of Christopher Paul Curtis that we individuality. or any combination of these, the School District take all that and more with hardly a nod is responding to its students’ diverse needs. toward the percentages.

High School (9-12) Day of Tears by Julius Lester. For more information on how The Set in pre-Civil War America, this book and its School District of Philadelphia is dramatic first-person style give readers a Meeting Diverse Needs to ensure heartbreaking glimpse into the lives of Student Success, see Imagine enslaved children and adults. 2014, the School District’s five- Imagine year strategic plan at 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 16 JANUARY MARCH 12 1 2 3 456 3456789 78910111213 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 February 2010 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 31

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Country: Ecuador Continent: South America Capital: Quito Fast Fact: Bordered by Columbia and Peru, Ecuador was once part of the Inca empire. 17 BOOK OF THE MONTH for March During this month, the Elementary (K-2) Arthur’s Teacher Trouble by Marc Brown. School District will publish Arthur is a little apprehensive on his first day of its mid-year progress school, especially when he meets his new report. teacher, Mr. Ratburn. Find out what happens as the school year progresses.␣ Arthur represents his school in the school spellathon. Kids can practice along with Arthur as he studies for the spelling bee.␣

Elementary (3-5) Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. When she is a young girl learning with difficulty to crochet, her grandmother unravels all of Esperanza’s rows and tells her, “Do not be afraid to start over.” Although she does not realize it at the time, this advice will become Esperanza’s guiding principle as she learns to confront some of life’s harsher realities. Student Opportunities Middle School (6-8) Number the Stars by Louis Lowry. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think about life before the war. But it’s now 1943 and their life in and Activities Copenhagen is filled with school, food The School District of Philadelphia recognizes that access to many kinds of extra- shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching into curricular and co-curricular programs and activities not only supplements academic their town. learning but also adds new dimensions to a student’s educational experience.

High School (9-12) The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. Whether through sports, dance, choral or instrumental music, art, or clubs that reflect This is a tale of a young girl’s adventure in interest in a particular course, such as math, or a future aspiration, finding the truth about her mother’s death. such as entrepreneurship, the District is encouraging a For more information on how Helping her solve this mystery are three women menu of offerings that are aligned to each school. who befriend her and help her place the pieces expanding Student Opportunities together to solve the puzzle. This novel is not and Activities contributes to only about a girl living her life with a blurred Student Success, one of the goals of memory of her mother’s killing, but also about Imagine 2014, The School District self-discovery and the of Philadelphia’s five-year strategic power of women. Imagine plan, visit www.philasd.org/ 2014 strategicplan. 18 FEBRUARY APRIL 1 2 3 456 123 78910111213 45678910 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 March 2010 28 25 26 27 28 29 30

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PASA Testing (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 – Math and Reading) ␣ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 K-8 Afternoon K-8 Afternoon K-8 Afternoon Report Card Conferences Report Card Conferences Report Card Conferences Aviator Elementary Early Dismissal Elementary Early Dismissal Elementary Early Dismissal PASA Testing (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 – Math and Reading) ␣ TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS 28 29 30 31 Country: Egypt Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Continent: Africa Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Administrative Offices Capital: Cairo Speculator Open Open Open Fast Fact: The country’s populous cities and its agriculture are concentrated along the Nile River and its delta. 19 SPRING RECESS SPRING RECESS SPRING RECESS BOOK OF THE MONTH Early Childhood Education for April Elementary (K-2) Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary. The School District of Philadelphia offers a This engaging tale of young Ramona Quimby’s broad array of programs for its youngest first days in kindergarten, Ramona the Pest takes a pint-sized perspective on the trials and learners and their parents. Through delights of beginning school. Imagine 2014, the District has committed to do even more. Elementary (3-5) The Logan Family Series by Mildred D. Taylor. Entirely through its own internal development, Since a quality early learning experience the novel shows the rich inner rewards of provides the solid foundation for ongoing black pride, love and independence. student success, the District will expand its Middle School (6-8) services to: Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli. Jeffrey Lionel Magee is orphaned at age three • Create regional centers with early devel- when his parents are killed in a trolley accident. After eight intolerable years with his opmental screening, pre-school and Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan, Jeffrey runs away to parent classes, and take-home learning Two Mills, Pennsylvania.␣ There, he amazes the townspeople with his athletic feats, his ability packets; to untie knots, and his fearlessness, earning • Establish early childhood centers in the nickname “Maniac.” selected high schools; and

High School (9-12) • Develop and use common standards for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time entry into kindergarten. Indian by Sherman Alexie. This novel for young adults is told in the first- ␣ person, from the viewpoint of Native American teenager and budding cartoonist Arnold Spirit, Jr. (better known by the nickname “Junior”). Detailing Arnold’s life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision, upon encourage- For more information on how The ment from a reservation high school teacher, School District of Philadelphia is to go to an all-white high school in the off- developing new Early Childhood reservation nearby town of Reardan, the novel Education initiatives to ensure deals with issues of racism, poverty and the Student Success, see Imagine 2014, following of tradition. Imagine the School District’s five-year strategic plan, at 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 20 MARCH MAY 1 2 3 456 1 78910111213 2345678 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9101112131415 April 2010 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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SRC Meeting Intergalactic PSSA Testing (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11, Reading and Math) PSSA-Modified Testing (Selected Students, Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11, Math) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 High School Report Cards High School Report Card High School Report Card SRC Meeting Interject Conferences Conferences High School Early Dismissal High School Early Dismissal ␣ PSSA Testing (Grades 5, 8 and 11, Writing) 25 26 27 28 29 30

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Elementary (K-2) Tiny Titch Series by Pat Hutchins. In childhood, being the youngest often means you’re the littlest, too. For Titch, it also means Living getting the smallest bike—a tricycle, actually— while his older brother and sister get the bigger In conjunction with Imagine 2014, The ones. School District of Philadelphia will be doing more to promote healthy, Elementary (3-5) In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson lifelong habits in its students through by Bette Bao Lord. exercise, nutrition and preventive In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson is a health care. Among the nutrition and children’s novel about a young girl who leaves health-related action steps included Richard Zheng, Spruance School, 2009 a secure life within her clan in China following World War II. She begins a new life in America in the strategic plan are: because her father has taken a job as an engineer in the United States. * Promoting healthy eating habits in elementary school students School Breakfast and Lunch Middle School (6-8) Most School District schools participate in the District’s Universal Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry through a “Healthy Buddies” pro- by Mildred D. Taylor. gram incorporating peer teaching Feeding Program. In these locations, all students are eligible for This dramatic novel by Mildred D. Taylor follows from older to younger students; free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch; parents need not fill the life of an African-American family in 1930s out application forms. Contact your child’s school to check * Developing a recommended health- Mississippi, showing how they cope with whether it is a Universal Feeding Program site. Parents of students ful living plan for students and racism and oppression. at other District schools may apply online for free or reduced- staff; and price breakfast and lunch at www.compass.state.pa.us, or may High School (9-12) * Expanding the school breakfast and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents obtain a Household Meal Benefit Application from the school. by Julia Alvarez. lunch programs so that all students Uprooted from their family home in the have access to these programs at Dominican Republic, the four García sisters— their schools. Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofia—arrive in New York City in 1960 to find life far different from the genteel existence of maids, manicures, For more information on how Healthy and extended family that they left behind. Living supports Student Success, one of the goals of Imagine 2014, The School District of Philadelphia’s Imagine five-year strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan.

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PASA Testing (Grades 4, 8 and 11, Science) TRAVELTHEWORLDWITHFASTFACTS 30 31 Country: Mexico Schools and Administrative Continent: North America Offices Closed Capital: Mexico City 23 MEMORIAL DAY Fast Fact: Many of the city’s and country’s outstanding museums are located in the 2,000-acre Chapultec Park. BOOK Graduation and Next Steps OF THE MONTH for June Graduation The entire School District of Elementary (K-2) Philadelphia family extends Brown Bear Series by Bill Martin Jr. The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue- congratulations and best wishes paper collage illustrations in this classic to the Class of 2010! picture book make it a dog-eared favorite on many children’s bookshelves. For high school students, graduation from Elementary (3-5) The School District of Philadelphia re- The Boxcar Children Series quires the successful accumulation of at by Gertrude Chandler Warner. least 23.5 credits earned in a District There are 119 books in the main Boxcar classroom, in a classroom of a college or Children series. Books 1-19 were written by university participating in the District’s Re-Entry Gertrude Chandler Warner. The succeeding books were written by a variety of authors. In dual enrollment program, or through The School District’s Re-Engagement Center, which opened in addition to the main series, there is also a outside experience, such as community 2008, is a comprehensive “one-stop shop” for information and group of Specials and a series for younger service. The required subjects that must placement services for youth ages 16 to 21 who are interested in children. In the Specials series, each chapter be taken, and the credits per subject, are: re-enrolling in a high school diploma program or a GED pro- book version includes an activity section. English (four credits); mathematics gram. Center staff make referrals to education programs that (three); science (three); social studies Middle School (6-8) best fit each young person’s needs. Through a wide range of (three); African American history (one); Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. partnerships the center is able to refer re-entering young women Stargirl was first published in 2000. The book world language (two); arts and humanities and men to social service providers for employment, housing, centers on a new 10th-grade student at Mica (two); physical education (one); health Area High School in Arizona: Stargirl Caraway, (one-half credit); and electives (four). childcare, parenting services, mental health counseling and otherwise known as Susan Julia Caraway, an Students also must successfully complete drug and alcohol counseling. eccentric and compassionate girl who has spent her previous years in homeschooling. a multidisciplinary project or a service learning project. One elective must be in The Re-Engagement Center is located in The School District of High School (9-12) one of the following: mathematics, Philadelphia Education Center at 440 N. Broad Street. Hours are Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. science, International Baccalaureate or 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. While walk-ins are accepted, clients In Anansi Boys we discover that ‘Mr. Nancy’ Advanced Placement courses. Special may also make an appointment for center-based (Anansi) has two sons, and the two sons in admission schools and other criteria- turn discover each other. The novel follows referral services by calling the Re-Engagement their adventures as they explore their based schools or programs may predeter- Center Hotline, 215-400-6700, common heritage. mine the electives to require additional during those same business hours. subject credits in math, science or other areas. Imagine2014 24 MAY JULY Final K-12 Report Cards 1 123 2345678 45678910 Will Be Mailed Home 9101112131415 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 June 2010 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31

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Elementary (K-2): Playing to Win: The Story of Althea Gibson by Karen Deans. This is an illustrated biography of the life and achievements of African American tennis champion Althea Gibson.

Elementary (3-5): School Fever by Brod Bagert. Hilarious poems, clever art work and wacky subjects combine to change the way you’ll think of school forever.

Middle School (6-8): Fairest by Gail Carson Levine. Aza, who is not the fairest, is valued for her beautiful singing voice in this fairy tale that includes gnomes, magic mirrors and a bumbling good fairy, Lucinda. Shawnaya Eubanks, Gillespie Middle School, 2009

High School (9-12): Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Christopher McCandless abandoned all he knew, gave his entire savings account to Summer Learning and More (SLAM) charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska in an attempt to rebel against authority and his privileged The School District’s 2009 Summer Learning And Look for the 2010 SLAM to be even more exten- upbringing. Four months later, his body was More (SLAM), an Imagine 2014 initiative, served sive. Details will be available on the School Dis- found by hunters in the wilderness. nearly 39,000 students at approximately 130 sites trict web site, www.philasd.org in June 2010. across the city. There were morning academic classes—mostly reading and math—and a variety of enrichment programs in the afternoon, such as For more information on how SLAM art, music, dance and chess. Nutritional breakfasts contributes to Student Success, one and lunches were provided. of the goals of Imagine 2014, The School District of Philadelphia’s five- Imagine year strategic plan, visit 2014 www.philasd.org/strategicplan. 26 JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER 12345 1234567 1234 6789101112 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 567891011 July 2010 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30

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Semipro 27 Imagine What’s New for Philadelphia Students This Year? 2014 Focus Areas for 2009-2010: Where You’ll See the Difference! Focus Areas for All School Levels Imagine a great city • Positive Behavior Supports: each school will have clearly defined • Instructional Materials: ensure that all textbooks and instruc- student expectations, utilize discipline data, and consistently apply tional materials critical to student learning are available to system of schools in rewards/consequences students and teachers in a timely manner and properly tracked and maintained • Parent Ombudsmen (all empowerment and school improvement which all students schools): staff member dedicated to reaching out to parents and • Special Education: provide more opportunities for special promoting parental engagement education students to participate in classes and activities with other students and improve the level of support to special succeed, families • Student Advisors (all empowerment and school improvement education students as described in their IEPs schools): staff member dedicated to providing additional support to have many quality struggling students • Summer School and Summer Bridge: expand academic and enrichment opportunities for students to learn over the summer • Teacher Collaboration: provide teachers with common planning and prepare for the following school year choices, staff is great, time to share lessons and learn from each other on how best to support student learning adults are accountable, Focus Areas for Different School Levels Elementary School Middle Grades High School and world-class • Class-Size Reduction: decrease • Athletics: provide at least two • Counseling: decrease the student-to-counselor ratio (300:1) the student-to-teacher ratios in intramural athletic opportu- and keep counselors with the same students through multiple operations support empowerment (K: 20:1, 1-3: 22:1) nities at schools with middle years to build relationships and to focus on academic/career and school improvement grade students counseling the entire enterprise. schools (K: 23:1, 1-3: 24:1) • Counseling: decrease the • CTE Programs: improve current career and technical programs • Elementary Reading student-to-counselor ratio and identify new program opportunities that meet student Supports: provide additional (250:1) and keep counselors demand and need Imagine 2014 is The School supports to the lowest-perform- with the same students • Dual Enrollment and Early College: increase opportunities District of Philadelphia’s ing 1st-grade students in through multiple years to for high school students to participate in college coursework empowerment schools so that build relationships and to and experiences strategic plan to accelerate the they can accelerate their literacy focus on academic/career success of all children in its achievement and get back on counseling • High School Scheduling: increase coursework options and track more flexible scheduling for high school students so they have public schools. Throughout the • In-School Suspension: more opportunities for remediation, enrichment and school year, the District’s • Gifted and Talented provide schools with an acceleration Students: streamline and additional disciplinary option efforts and resources, outlined improve identification processes where students can still • Student Leadership: offer an opportunity for middle and high here, will be focused on driving so that all students receive engage academically and be school students to develop as leaders and represent the voice of equitable access to gifted and provided behavioral supports their fellow students achievement, equity and talented programs • Peer Mediation: give • Student Success Centers: provide high school students with growth. As part of the five-year • Healthy Eating: institute a students the opportunity and one location at the school site for academic support, social plan, these initiatives will be healthy eating program in skill set to resolve conflicts support, career exploration, college preparation and leadership development implemented equitably in elementary schools to promote with their peers and build the importance of healthy eating leadership traits schools across the District in • In-School Suspension: see Middle Grades description • Peer Mediation: see Middle Grades description 2009-2010. 28 Imagine Building a system of great schools 2014 for all Philadelphia students

District-Wide Focus Areas • Staff Development: provide a variety • Teaching Standards: utilize uniform • Parent University: engage parents of professional development options teaching standards across the District with innovative, meaningful classes for all District staff members that that guide consistent teaching and that support their growth as individuals Student Success address their individual needs learning in all classrooms and as parents

• Office of Teacher Affairs: provide • School Report Cards: establish goals • Regional Early Childhood Center: information and support to teachers in and measurements for each school that provide improved parental access to Quality Choices an easily accessible manner are clearly and openly communicated developmental screening, educational so that all stakeholders can review the programming and services for children • New Teacher Support: enhance progress and performance of each ages 0-3. support structures for new teachers individual school on a yearly basis Great Staff through induction and coaches to • Regional Talent Center: offer improve the first-year teaching • School Performance Index: enrichment opportunities in arts and experience so that new teachers are develop measurements to identify athletics for students and their families successful and remain with the District high-performing, traditional, strug- after school, weekends and over the Accountable Adults gling and failing schools so that each summer • Substitute Teacher Support: provide can be provided the supports and orientation and training for substitute resources it needs • Re-Engagement Center: facilitate the teachers to help them be as effective as re-enrollment of students who have World-Class Operations possible in the classroom • Coordination of City Support dropped out and provide them with Services: work with the City to options to complete their high school • Certification Support: provide optimize the use of available City-based education teachers with additional supports/ supports that remove obstacles to incentives to obtain higher levels of student learning certification throughout their careers

29 Imagine Remaining 2009-2010 Focus Areas (Planning Stage): 2014 Student Success: Quality Choices: Accountable Adults: Building a system of • Core Curriculum Redesign: begin • Renaissance Schools: begin the • Performance Measures: begin revising language arts, math, process of transforming historically instituting performance goals and great schools for all science, and social studies curricula failing schools using bold, proven measures for all central office Philadelphia students to be more integrated, rigorous and educational approaches in an departments relevant in preparing students for inclusive decision-making process • Employee Evaluations: begin college and careers in the 21st that engages students, parents and instituting annual evaluations for century the community employees that align with depart- • Model Classrooms: start to ment performance goals and identify exemplary classrooms and measures highly effective teaching through- Great Staff: out the District that can be used as • Partnerships with Colleges of examples and shared with other Education: begin working more World-Class Operations: Student Success teachers strategically with colleges of educa- • Facilities Master Plan: create • High School for Future Teachers: tion to increase the number of a plan to ensure that District plan for a small high school focused quality teacher applicants who are facilities are effectively and on teaching as a profession (with a prepared with the knowledge and efficiently utilized and that facili- Quality Choices concentration on urban education) skills necessary to be successful ties are cleaned and maintained in to prepare future Philadelphia educators in urban settings such as an equitable manner to maximize teachers Philadelphia high-quality teaching and learning • Newcomer Welcome Center: • Recruit Teachers of Color: begin • Improve School Budget Process Great Staff plan for a support center that will building a teaching force that reflects (Weighted Student Funding): assist bilingual and immigrant the racial, ethnic and cultural ensure equitable distribution of families with the school enrollment composition of the District’s students resources by developing a trans- process and help them understand • Streamline Human Resources (HR) parent and inclusive process and Accountable Adults the available support options to Processes: begin updating and formula for funding schools that is ensure their children’s educational streamlining processes and technol- based on the actual needs of success ogy so that potential and current individual students • Develop Strategic Partnerships: employees receive services and • Streamline Business Processes: World-Class Operations continue to develop and coordinate support in a timely and appropriate begin redesigning the District’s business and community partner- manner business processes to increase the ships aligned with the District’s efficiency and effectiveness of strategic goals so that supports are services and supports for schools provided to schools and students in an equitable manner

30 It’s Report Card Time… for the Schools: School Annual Reports Parents will now be able to review the performance of their Parents, ask your school child’s school by examining how they plan on each school’s annual report. improving in the By the end of September, the District will publish the 2008- 2009-2010 school year 2009 report cards for each based on the 2008-2009 individual school (see sample). report card! Each school’s report card will be available online and at the school site. These annual reports provide enhanced public reporting of School District data by school using the same indicators District-wide.

Parents will be able to see the school targets for a number of different indicators and then the actual performance of their school in each of the indicator areas. These diverse indicators include student achievement, school operations and commu- nity satisfaction. Schools also select additional indicators they would like to include on their report cards and can receive extra credit for exceptional performance in closing the achievement gap.

The school’s annual report is a great way for parents to under- stand the goals and progress of their particular school. Parents can then join the school in celebrating its successes and providing support in areas that need improvement.

To access a guide to the annual reports, see the 2008-2009 baseline reports for District schools, or view each school’s 2009- 2010 goals (available in October 2009), go to www.philasd.org/ offices/accountability. For more information, please call the office at 215-400-4260. SAMPLE ANNUAL REPORT 31 More Parent and Community Engagement Resources

Community EPIC Every parent wants the Title I Parents “R” Equal Partners Parents United for (PREP) Program: Public Education: Stakeholder Groups: best education for A new initiative that offers parent/ An independent, citywide collective Community EPIC Stakeholder caregiver workshops and parent-to- of public school parents that Groups are made up of individuals his or her child and parent training within schools. Topics informs parents on the budget, who live and/or work in a commu- include: understanding school mobilizes them to take an active nity and are actively involved in the children want their budgets and school improvement role in budget issues impacting continued development of that plans, drafting parent-school com- their schools, and lobbies civic and community, such as eradicating parents to participate pacts, and working with your child at elected officials. Contact: challenges to school attendance and in their education. For home. Contact: 215-400-4180. www.parentsunitedphila. performance. googlepages.com/. more information on The Philadelphia Home Community EPIC Stakeholder Branches: how you may become and School Council: Pre-Kindergarten The Philadelphia Home and School Head Start Parents: Central North: engaged with your Council is a bridge uniting principals Parents/guardians are volunteers, 215-482-1423, ext. 1391 and teachers with parents and the advocates, full/part time employees Logan/Olney: child’s education, community. It helps parents organize at program sites and members of 215-456-5561 associations at their children’s the Policy Council. The male please contact the schools. Contact: 215-400-4080 or involvement group, F.A.M.I.L.Y. Hunting Park: www.phillyhsc.org. (Fathers Advocating Male Involve- 215-455-1300, ext. 139 School District’s Office ment in the Lives of Youth), devel- Northwest: of Parent, Family and The Philadelphia Right to ops father/male involvement 215-549-2686 Education Task Force: initiatives. Contact: 215-400-4270. South: Community Engagement, A parent-led association focused on 215-468-6111 providing appropriate special educa- 215-400-4180. Southwest: tion services and programs to stu- 215-730-2262 dents with cognitive disabilities. Contact: 215-400-5151 or West: www.philadelphialt.org . 215-748-2997 William Penn/Fairmount: 215-989-9809 Kensington: 215-455-6310, ext.190 32 School District of Philadelphia frequently called Department contact numbers

General Information ...... 215-400-4000 Specialized Services ...... 215-400-4170

Accountability, Assessment, and Intervention ...... 215-400-4250 Student Placement ...... 215-400-4290

Attendance and Truancy...... 215-400-4220 Superintendent’s Office ...... 215-400-4100 Charter Schools ...... 215-400-4090 Teacher Certification ...... 215-400-4670

Chief Academic Office ...... 215-400-4200 Teaching and Learning ...... 215-400-4210

Climate and Safety...... 215-400-4710 Technology Helpdesk ...... 215-400-5555 Communications ...... 215-400-4040 Title 1 Parents “R” Equal Partners (PREP Program) ...... 215-400-4180

Early Childhood ...... 215-400-4270 Transportation ...... 215-400-4350

Educational Technology ...... 215-400-4420 Working Papers Hotline ...... 215-400-6007 Employee Benefits ...... 215-400-4630 The School District provides telephonic translation services to Employee Health Services...... 215-400-4660 parents, students and other callers who communicate more comfortably Food Services ...... 215-400-4360 in languages other than English. Callers to the appropriate number below will hear a greeting in their own language asking them to leave, Human Resources (Talent Acquisition) ...... 215-400-4600 in their own language, information that includes: the parent’s name and telephone number; the student’s name; and a brief description of Re-Engagement Center ...... 215-400-6700 the issue. The parent will receive a return call from someone who Payroll ...... 215-400-4490 speaks his/her language by the next business day. PSTV (Public School Television) ...... 215-400-4040 Albanian ...... 215-400-8480 Khmer ...... 215-400-8484 Parent, Family and Community Engagement ...... 215-400-4180 Arabic ...... 215-400-8481 Russian ...... 215-400-8485 and Faith-Based Partnerships Chinese ...... 215-400-8482 Spanish ...... 215-400-8489 Records Management ...... 215-400-4780 French ...... 215-400-8483 Vietnamese ...... 215-400-8487 Retirement ...... 215-400-4680 School Reform Commission ...... 215-400-4010

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Childs, George W. K-8 1541 S. 17th St. (19146) Adaire, Alexander K-8 Bache-Martin K-8 952-6213 S 1300 E. Palmer St. (19125) 2201 Brown St. (19130) 291-4712 CE 684-5074 C Cleveland, Grover K-8 3735-37 N. 19th St. (19140) Alcorn, James K-8 Barry, John K-8 227-4415 N 1500 S. 32nd St. (19146) 5900 Race St. (19139) 952-6219 S 471-2744 W Clymer, George K-8 1201 W. Rush St. (19133) Allen, Ethan K-8 Barton, Clara K-2 227-8610 C 6329 Battersby St. (19149) 4600 Rosehill St. (19120) Nasir Curry, Stearne School, 2009 537-2530 E 456-3007 N Comegys, Benjamin B. K-6 5100 Greenway Ave. (19143) Brown, Henry A. K-5 Allen, Ethel D. K-6 Bethune, Mary Mc Leod K-8 727-2162 SW 3200 W. Lehigh Ave. (19132) 3301 Old York Rd. (19140) 1946 E. Sergeant St. (19125) 291-4717 CE 227-4404 C 227-4433 N Comly, Watson K-5 1001 Byberry Rd. (19116) Brown, Joseph H. K-6 Anderson, Add B. K-7 Birney, David B. K-8 961-2008 NE 1034 S. 60th St. (19143) 900-914 W. Lindley Ave. (19141) 3600 Stanwood St. (19136) 335-5650 NE 471-2903 SW 456-3000 N Cooke, Jay K-8 1300 W. Loudon St. (19141) Bryant, William Cullen K-8 Arthur, Chester A. K-8 Blaine, James G. K-8 456-3002 N 2000 Catharine St. (19146) 3001-29 West Berks St. (19121) 6001 Cedar Ave. (19143) 471-2910 SW 875-5774 S 684-5085 C Cook-Wissahickon K-8 201 Salaignac (19128) Carnell, Laura H. K-6 Blankenburg, Rudolph K-8 487-4463 W 4600 W. Girard Ave. (19131) 1100 Devereaux Ave. (19111) 537-2527 N 581-5505 W Cramp, William K-6 ALT ED Alternative Education Region 3449 N. Masher St. (19140) C Central Region Carnell Annex at Fels 7-8 Bluford, Guion at Turner K-6 291-4704 CE CE Central East Region 5900 Baltimore Ave. (19143) 901 Devereaux Ave. (19111) CHS Comprehensive 537-2910 N 471-2906 W Creighton, Thomas K-8 High School Region 5401 E. Tabor Rd. (19120) E East Region Cassidy, Lewis C. K-6 Bregy, F. Amedee K-8 537-2531 N N North Region 1700 Bigler St. (19145) 6523 Lansdowne Ave. (19151) NE Northeast Region 581-5506 W 952-6218 S Crossan, Kennedy C. K-5 NW Northwest Region 7350 Bingham St. (19111) S South Region Catharine, Joseph K-5 Bridesburg K-5 728-5014 NE SW Southwest Region 2824 Jenks St. (19137) 6600 Chester Ave. (19142) W West Region 537-2515 E 727-2155 SW 34 All numbers are 215 area code. Daroff, Samuel H. K-8 Edmonds, Franklin S. K-6 Fitler, Edwin H. 1-8 Greenfield, Albert M. K-8 5630 Vine St. (19139) 8025 Thouron Ave. (19150) 140 West Seymour St. (19144) 2200 Chestnut St. (19103) 471-2905 W 276-5261 NW 951-4009 NW 299-3566 S

Day, Anna Blakiston K-8 Edmunds, Henry R. K-8 FitzPatrick, Aloysius L. K-8 Hackett, Horatio B. K-6 6324-42 Crittenden St. (19138) 1197 Haworth St. (19124) 11061 Knights Rd. (19154) 2161 E. York St. (19125) 276-5250 NW 537-2520 E 281-2602 NE 291-4706 CE

DeBurgos, Julia K-8 Elkin, Lewis K-4 Forrest, Edwin K-6 Hamilton, Andrew K-8 401 W. Lehigh Ave. (19133) 3199 D St. (19134) 7300 Cottage St. (19136) 5640 Spruce St. (19139) 291-4065 CE 291-4701 CE 335-5652 E 471-2911 SW

Decatur, Stephen K-8 Ellwood K-6 Fox Chase K-5 Hancock, John K-5 3500 Academy Rd. (19154) 6701 N. 13th St. (19126) 500 Rhawn St. (19111) 3700 Morrell Ave. (19114) 281-2606 NE 276-5286 NW 728-5016 NE 281-2604 NE

Dick, William K-8 Emlen, Eleanor C. K-6 Frank, Anne K-5 Harrington, Avery K-6 2498 W. Diamond St. (19121) 6501 Chew Ave. (19119) 2000 Bowler St. (19115) 5300-34 Baltimore Ave. (19143) 684-5081 C 951-4010 NW 961-2005 NE 471-2914 SW

Disston, Hamilton K-8 Fairhill K-8 Franklin, Benjamin (Elem) K-8 Harrison, William K-8 6801 Cottage St. (19135) 601 W. Somerset St. (19133) 5735 Rising Sun Ave. (19120) 1012 W. Thompson St. (19122) 335-5661 E 227-4406 CE 728-5017 N 684-5067 C

Dobson, James K-8 Farrell, Louis H. K-8 Fulton, Robert K-8 Harrity, William K-8 4667 Umbria St. (19127) 8300 Castor Ave. (19152) 60 East Haines St. (19144) 5601 Christian St. (19143) 487-4460 W 728-5009 NE 951-4005 NW 471-2908 SW

Douglass, Frederick K-8 Fell, D. Newlin K-8 Gideon, Edward K-8 Hartranft, John F. K-8 2118 W. Norris St. (19121) 900 W. Oregon Ave. (19148) 2817 W. Glenwood Ave. (19121) 720 W. Cumberland St. (19133) 684-5063 C 952-6237 S 684-5072 C 684-5088 CE

Drew, Charles R. K-8 Feltonville Intermediate 3-5 Girard, Stephen K-4 Henry, Charles W. K-8 3724 Warren St. (19104) 238 E. Wyoming Ave. (19120) 1800 Snyder Ave. (19145) 601 Carpenter Ln. (19119) 823-8204 W 456-3012 N 952-8554 S 951-4006 NW

Duckrey, Tanner K-8 Ferguson, Joseph C. K-8 Gompers, Samuel K-6 Heston, Edward K-8 1501 W. Diamond St. (19121) 2000 N. 7th St. (19122) 5701 Wynnefield Ave. (19131) 1621 N. 54th St. (19131) 684-5066 C 684-5092 CE 581-5503 W 581-5514 W

Dunbar, Paul Laurence K-8 Finletter, Thomas K. K-8 Greenberg, Joseph K-8 Hill, Leslie Pinckney K-8 1750 N. 12th St. (19122) 6101 N. Front St. (19120) 600 Sharon Ln. (19115) 3133 Ridge Ave. (19132) 684-5065 CE 276-5265 N 961-2002 NE 684-5077 C

35 All numbers are 215 area code. Holme, Thomas K-6 Jenks, John S. K-8 Logan, James K-6 9125 Academy Rd. (19114) 8301 Germantown Ave. (19118) 1700 Lindley Ave. (19141) 335-5656 NE 248-6604 NW 456-3006 NW

Hopkinson, Francis K-8 Juniata Park Academy K-8 Longstreth, William K-8 4001 L St. (19124) 801 E. Hunting Park Ave. (19124) 5700 Willows Ave. (19143) 537-2526 E 289-7930 E 727-2158 SW

Houston, Henry E. K-8 Kearny, Philip K-8 Lowell, James R. K-4 7300 Rural Ln. (19119) 601 Fairmount Ave. (19123) 450 W. Nedro Ave. (19120) 248-6608 NW 351-7343 C 276-5272 N

Howe, Julia Ward K-5 Kelley, William D. K-8 Ludlow, James R. K-8 5800 N. 13th St. (19141) 1601 N. 28th St. (19121) 550 W. Master St. (19122) 276-5270 NW 684-5071 C 684-5060 C

Huey, Samuel B. K-8 Kelly, John B. K-6 Mann, Willam K-5 5200 Pine St. (19143) 5116 Pulaski Ave. (19144) 5376 W. Berks St. (19131) 471-2901 SW 951-4011 NW 581-5516 W

Hunter, William H. K-8 Kenderton K-8 Marshall, John K-5 2400-54 N. Front St. (19133) 1500 W. Ontario St. (19140) Jasmine Kent, Philadelphia High School for Girls, 2009 4500 Griscom St. (19124) 291-4710 CE 227-4412 N 537-2521 E Lea, Henry C. K-8 4700 Locust St. (19139) Jackson, Andrew K-8 Key, Francis Scott K-6 Marshall, Thurgood K-8 471-2915 SW 1213 S. 12th St. (19147) 2230 S. 8th St. (19148) 5120-50 N. 6th St. (19120) 952-6223 S 952-6216 S 456-0170 N Leidy, Joseph K-8 1300 Belmont Ave. (19104) Jenks, Abram K-4 Kinsey, John L. K-8 Mayfair K-8 581-5500 W 2501 S. 13th St. (19148) 6501 Limekiln Pk. (19138) 3001 Princeton Ave. (19149) 952-6224 S 276-5266 NW 335-5651 E Levering, William K-8 6000 Ridge Ave. (19128) Kirkbride, Elizabeth B. K-8 McCall, George A. K-8 ALT ED Alternative Education Region 487-4462 W C Central Region 1501 S. 7th St. (19147) 325 S. 7th St. (19106) 952-6214 S 351-7350 S CE Central East Region Lingelbach, Anna L. K-8 CHS Comprehensive 6340 Wayne Ave. (19144) Lamberton, Robert E. K-8 McCloskey, John F. K-6 High School Region 951-4001 NW E East Region 7501 Woodbine Ave. (19151) 8500 Pickering St. (19150) 581-5650 W 248-6600 NW N North Region Locke, Alain K-8 NE Northeast Region 4550 Haverford Ave. (19139) Lawton, Henry W. K-5 McClure, Alexander K. K-4 NW Northwest Region 823-8202 W S South Region 6100 Jackson St. (19135) 4198 N. 6th St. (19140) 335-5659 E 456-3001 CE SW Southwest Region Loesche, William H. K-5 W West Region 595 Tomlinson Rd. (19116) 961-2000 NE 36 All numbers are 215 area code. McDaniel, Delaplaine K-6 Morton, Thomas G. K-5 Pratt, Anna K-6 1801 S. 22nd St. (19145) 2501 S. 63rd St. (19142) 2200 N. 22nd St. (19132) 952-6380 S 727-2164 SW 684-5083 C

McKinley, William K-8 Munoz-Marin, Luis K-8 Prince Hall K-5 2101 Orkney St. (19122) 3300 N. 3rd St. (19134) 6101-6167 N. Gratz St. (19141) 291-4702 CE 291-8825 CE 276-5255 NW

McMichael, Morton K-8 Nebinger, George W. K-8 Reynolds, John K-8 3543 Fairmount Ave. (19104) 601 Carpenter St. (19147) 1429 N. 24th St. (19121) 823-8205 W 952-6202 S 684-5061 C

Meade, George G. K-8 Olney Elementary K-8 Rhawnhurst K-5 1600 N. 18th St. (19121) 5301 N. Water St. (19120) Peirce, Thomas M. K-6 7809 Castor Ave. (19152) 684-5062 C 456-3003 N 2300 W. Cambria St. (19132) 728-5013 NE 227-4411 C Meredith, William M. K-8 Overbrook Rhoads, James K-7 725 S. 5th St. (19147) Educational Center 1-8 Penn Alexander K-8 4901 Parrish St. (19139) 351-7360 S 6722 Lansdowne Ave. (19151) 4209 Spruce St. (19104) 581-5504 W 581-5890 W 823-5465 Mifflin, Thomas K-8 Richmond K-5 3624 Conrad St. (19129) Overbrook Elementary K-5 Pennell, Joseph K-6 2944 Belgrade St. (19134) 951-4007 W 2032 N. 62nd St. (19151) 1800 Nedro Ave. (19141) 291-4718 E 581-5691 W 276-5267 NW Mitchell, Weir K-5 Rowen, William K-5 5500 Kingsessing Ave. (19143) Pastorius, Francis K-8 Pennypacker, Samuel K-6 6841 N. 19th St. (19126) 727-2160 SW 5650 Sprague St. (19138) 1858 E. Washington Ln. (19138) 276-5251 NW 951-4008 NW 276-5271 NW Moffet, John K-5 Sharswood, George K-8 127 W. Oxford St. (19122) Patterson, John M. K-4 Penrose K-8 2300 S. 2nd St. (19148) 291-4721 C 7000 Buist Ave. (19142) 2515 S. 78th St. (19153) 952-6212 S 492-6453 SW 492-6455 SW Moore, J. Hampton K-5 Shawmont K-8 6900 Summerdale Ave. (19111) Pollock, Robert B. K-6 535 Shawmont Ave. (19128) 728-5011 NE 2850 Welsh Rd. (19152) 487-4466 W 961-2004 NE Morris, Robert K-8 Sheppard, Isaac K-4 2600 W. Thompson St. (19121) Potter-Thomas K-8 120 W. Cambria St. (19133) 684-5087 C 3001 N. 6th St. (19133) 291-4711 CE 227-4423 CE Morrison, Andrew J. K-8 Sheridan, Philip H. K-4 5100 N. 3rd St. (19120) Powel, Samuel K-4 800 E. Ontario St. (19134) 456-3004 N 301 N. 36th St. (19104) 291-4724 E 823-8201 W 37 All numbers are 215 area code. Smedley, Franklin K-5 Stearne, Allen M. K-7 1790 Bridge St. (19124) 1655 Unity St. (19124) 537-2523 E 537-2522 E

Smith, Walter George K-8 Steel, Edward K-7 1900 Wharton St. (19146) 4301 Wayne Ave. (19140) 952-6222 S 456-3008 N

Solis-Cohen, Solomon K-6 Sullivan, James J. K-5 7001 Horrocks St. (19149) 5300 Ditman St. (19124) 728-5012 NE 537-2524 E

Southwark K-8 Taggart, John H. K-8 1835 S. 9th St. (19148) 400 W. Porter St. (19148) 952-8606 S 952-6228 S

Spring Garden K-8 Taylor, Bayard K-5 1146 Melon St. (19123) 3698 N. Randolph St. (19140) 684-5070 C 227-4435 CE

Spruance, Gilbert K-8 Vare, Abigail K-8 6401 Horrocks St. (19149) 1621 E. Moyamensing Ave. (19148) Aivy Pham, Levering School, 2009 537-2514 NE 952-8620 S

Stanton, Edwin M. K-8 Waring, Laura W. K-8 Whittier, John K-6 Wister, John K-6 901 S. 17th St. (19146) 1801-27 Greene St. (19130) 3001 N. 27th St. (19132) 67 E. Bringhurst St. (19144) 875-3185 S 684-5073 C 227-4410 C 951-4003 NW

Stanton, M. Hall K-7 Washington, George (Elem.) K-8 Willard, Frances K-4 Wright, Richard K-6 2539 N. 16th St. (19132) 1198 S. 5th St. (19147) 2900 Emerald St. (19134) 2700 W. Dauphin St. (19132) 227-4434 C 952-6209 S 291-4714 E 684-5076 C

Wilson, Alexander K-6 ALT ED Alternative Education Region Washington, Martha K-8 Ziegler, William H. K-8 1300 S. 46th St. (19143) C Central Region 766 N. 44th St. (19104) 5935 Saul St. (19149) 823-8206 SW CE Central East Region 823-8203 W 537-2510 E CHS Comprehensive High School Region Webster, John H. K-5 E East Region 3400 Frankford Ave. (19134) N North Region 537-2525 E NE Northeast Region NW Northwest Region Welsh, John K-8 S South Region 2331 N. 4th St. (19133) SW Southwest Region 291-4708 CE W West Region 38 All numbers are 215 area code. School District of Philadelphia MIDDLE SCHOOLS

AMY at James Martin 6-8 Conwell, Russell 5-8 Meehan, Austin 7-8 Roosevelt, Theodore 7-8 3380 Richmond St. (19134) 1829 Clearfield Ave. (19134) 3001 Ryan Ave. (19152) 430 E. Washington Ln. (19144) 291-4172 E 291-4722 CE 335-5654 NE 951-4170 NW

AMY Northwest 6-8 Feltonville School of Middle Years Shaw, Anna 7-8 6611 Ardleigh St. (19119) Arts and Sciences 6-8 Alternative (MYA) 5-8 5400 Warrington Ave. (19143) 951-5200 NW 210 E. Courtland St. (19120) 4725 Fairmount Ave. (19139) 727-2161 SW 456-5603 N 471-6400 W Baldi, C. C. A. 6-8 Sheridan West 6-8 8801 Verree Rd. (19115) Gillespie at Gratz 8 Penn Treaty 5-8 3701 Frankford Ave. (19124) 961-2003 NE 1798 W. Hunting Park Ave. (19140) 600 E. Thompson St. (19125) 537-2920 E 227-4409 N 291-4715 CE Barratt, Norris S. 7-8 Stetson, John B. 5-8 1599 Wharton St. (19146) Harding, Warren G. 6-8 Pepper, George 5-8 3200 B St. (19134) 952-6217 S 2000 Wakeling St. (19124) 2901 S. 84th St. (19153) 291-4720 CE 537-2528 E 492-6457 SW Beeber, Dimner 6-8 Tilden, William 8 5925 Malvern Ave. (19131) Hill-Freedman 6-8 6601 Elmwood Ave. (19142) 581-5513 W 6200 Crittenden St. (19138) 492-6454 SW 276-5260 NW Clemente, Roberto 5-8 Vare, Edwin H. 5-8 122 W. Erie Ave. (19140) Jones, John Paul 5-8 2100 South 24th St. (19145) 291-5400 CE 2950 Memphis St. (19134) 952-8611 S 291-4709 E Wagner, Louis 6-8 LaBrum, J. Harry 6-8 1701 W. Chelten Ave. (19126) ALT ED Alternative Education Region 10800 Hawley Rd. (19154) 276-5252 NW C Central Region 281-2607 NE CE Central East Region Washington Jr., Grover 5-8 CHS Comprehensive Leeds, Morris E. 7-8 201 E. Olney Ave. (19120) High School Region 1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. (19150) 456-0422 N E East Region 248-6602 NW N North Region Wilson, Woodrow 6-8 NE Northeast Region Masterman Middle School 5-8 1800 Cottman Ave. (19111) NW Northwest Region 1699 Spring Garden St. (19130) 728-5015 NE S South Region 299-4661 C SW Southwest Region W West Region 39 All numbers are 215 area code. School District of Philadelphia HIGH SCHOOLS

Academy at Palumbo 9-12 Communications Franklin Learning Center 9-12 Kensington / Culinary Arts 9-12 1100 Catharine St. (19147) Technology 9-12 616 N. 15th St. (19130) 2463 Emerald St. (19125) 351-7618 S 8110 Lyons Ave. (19142) 684-5916 C 291-5185 E 492-6958 CHS Arts Academy Franklin, Benjamin 9-12 Kensington / International at Benjamin Rush 9-10 Constitution 9-11 550 N. Broad St. (19130) Business, Finance and 11081 Knights Rd. (19154) 18 S. 7th St. (19106) 299-4662 CHS Entrepreneurship 9-12 281-2603 NE 351-7310 CE 2051 E. Cumberland St. (19125) Furness, Horace 9-12 291-5168 E Audenried 9-10 Creative and Performing 1900 S. 3rd St. (19148) 3301 Tasker St. (19145) Arts (CAPA) 9-12 952-6226 CHS King, Martin Luther 9-12 952-4801 CHS 901 S. Broad St. (19147) 6100 Stenton Ave. (19138) 952-2462 S Germantown 9-12 276-5253 CHS Bartram, John 9-12 40 E. High St. (19144) 2401 S. 67th St. (19142) Dobbins, Murrell (AVTS) 9-12 951-4004 CHS Lamberton 9-12 492-6450 CHS 2150 W. Lehigh Ave. (19132) 7501 Woodbine Ave. (19151) 227-4421 CHS Girard Academic 581-5647 W Bodine, William W. 9-12 Music Program (GAMP) 5-12 1101 N. 4th St. (19123) Douglas, Stephen A. 9-12 2136 Ritner St. (19145) Lankenau 9-12 351-7332 CE 2700 E. Huntingdon St. (19125) 952-8589 S 201 Spring Lane (19128) 291-4705 E 487-4465 NW Bok, Edward (AVTS) 9-12 Girls, Phila. High School for 9-12 1901 S. 9th St. (19148) Edison, Thomas A. 9-12 1400 W. Olney Ave. (19141) Lincoln, Abraham 9-12 952-6200 S 151 W. Luzerne St. (19140) 276-5258 N 3201 Ryan Ave. (19136) 324-9440 CHS 335-5653 CHS Carroll, Charles 9-12 Gratz, Simon 9-12 2700 E. Auburn St. (19134) Fels, Samuel S. 9-12 1798 Hunting Park Ave. (19140) Mastbaum, Jules E. (AVTS) 9-12 291-4707 CHS 5900 Langdon St. (19124) 227-4408 CHS 3116 Frankford Ave. (19134) 537-2516 CHS 291-4703 CHS Carver, George Washington 9-12 Kensington / Creative, 1600 W. Norris St. (19121) FitzSimons, Thomas 7-12 Visual and Performing Arts 9-12 Masterman, Julia R. 9-12 684-5079 C 2601 W. Cumberland St. (19132) 2051 E. Cumberland St. (19125) 1699 Spring Garden St. (19130) 227-4431 CHS 291-5010 E 299-4661 C Central 9-12 1700 W. Olney Ave. (19141) Frankford 9-12 276-5262 NW 5000 Oxford Ave. (19124) 537-2519 CHS 40 All numbers are 215 area code. Motivation 9-12 Penn, William 12 Sayre, William 9-12 University City 9-12 2555 S. 78th St. (19153) 1303 N. Broad St. (19122) 5800 Walnut St. (19139) 3601 Filbert St. (19104) 492-6451 SW 684-5900 CHS 471-2904 CHS 387-5100 CHS

Northeast 9-12 Pennypack House 9-12 School of the Future 9-11 Vaux, Roberts 9-12 1601 Cottman Ave. (19111) 7901 State Road (19136) 4021 Parkside Ave. (19104) 2300 W. Master St. (19121) 728-5018 CHS 685-7750 ALT ED 823-5500 W 684-5068 CHS

Olney East 9-12 Philadelphia / Business Science Leadership Washington, George 9-12 100 E. Duncannon Ave. (19120) and Technology 9-12 Academy 9-11 10175 Bustleton Ave. (19116) 456-3014 CHS 540 N. 13th St. (19123) 2130 Arch St. (19103) 961-2001 CHS 351-7375 C 979-5620 C Olney West 9-12 West Philadelphia 9-12 100 E. Duncannon Ave. (19120) Philadelphia Military South Philadelphia 9-12 4700 Walnut St. (19139) 456-0109 CHS Academy at Elverson 9-12 2101 S. Broad St. (19148) 471-2902 CHS 2118 N. 13th St. (19122) 952-6220 CHS Overbrook 9-12 684-5091 CE Widener Memorial K-12 5898 Lancaster Ave. (19131) Strawberry Mansion 9-12 1450 W. Olney Ave. (19141) 581-5507 CHS Philadelphia Military 3133 Ridge Ave. (19132) 456-3015 NW Academy at Leeds 9-12 684-5089 CHS Parkway Center City 9-12 1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. (19150) Youth Study Center 8-12 540 N. 13th St. (19123) 248-6650 NW Swenson Arts and 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. (19130) 351-7095 C Technology (AVTS) 9-12 299-4669 ALT ED Randolph Skills Center 9-12 2750 Red Lion Rd. (19114) Parkway Northwest 9-12 3101 Henry Ave. (19129) 961-2009 CHS 7500 Germantown Ave. (19119) 227-4407 W 248-6220 NW PSTV 52 Rhodes, E. Washington 7-12 The School District of Philadelphia’s Parkway West 9-12 2900 W. Clearfield St. (19132) Cable Television Station 4725 Fairmount Ave. (19139) 227-4402 CHS 471-5007 W PSTV (Public Schools Television) 52 Robeson, Paul / develops, produces and broadcasts Human Services 9-12 community outreach and educational support ALT ED Alternative Education Region 4125 Ludlow St. (19104) television programs that C Central Region 823 -8207 W communicate the goals and CE Central East Region accomplishments of The School District of Philadelphia. CHS Comprehensive Roxborough 9-12 The station is televised city-wide over the Comcast Network in High School Region 6498 Ridge Ave. (19128) Philadelphia. PSTV also provides a forum to showcase student talent E East Region 487-4464 CHS and serves as a vocational laboratory for students interested N North Region in both on and off-camera television careers. NE Northeast Region Saul, Walter B. (AVTS) 9-12 NW Northwest Region 7100 Henry Ave. (19128) For a list of month-by-month PSTV programs, go to www.philasd.org/ S South Region 487-4467 NW offices/p/pstv and click on “PSTV Cable Channel 52 TV Listings.” SW Southwest Region W West Region 41 All numbers are 215 area code. REGIONS AND MEMBER SCHOOLS CENTRAL #3710 CENTRAL EAST #3670 EAST #3690 NORTH #3680 NORTHEAST #3700 NORTHWEST #3660 540 N. 13th St. - Rm. 103 Ramonita Rivera Bldg. Ramonita Rivera Bldg. Grover Washington, Jr. 4101 Chalfont Drive Leeds M. S. - Rm. 8 Philadelphia, PA 19123 4th Flr. 5th Flr. 2nd Flr. Philadelphia, PA 19154 1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. Phone: 215-351-3807 2603 N. 5th St. 2603 N. 5th St. 201 E. Olney Ave. Phone: 215-281-5903 Philadelphia, PA 19150 Fax: 215-351-3809 Philadelphia, PA 19133 Philadelphia, PA 19133 Philadelphia, PA 19120 Fax: 215-281-2645 Phone: 215-248-6684 Phone: 215-291-5696 Phone: 215-291-5680 Phone: 215-456-0998 Fax: 215-248-6687 Fax: 215-291-6040 Fax: 215-291-5690 Fax: 215-456-0458

Marilyn Perez Francisco Durán Gregory Shannon Lucy Feria Lissa Johnson Pamela Brown Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintedent

Code School Code School Code School Code School Code School Code School 2210 Bache-Martin 5200 Adaire 5430 AMY at James Martin 7200 Barton 8400 Frank, Anne 6480 AMY NW 4220 Blaine 5210 Brown, HA 7470 Bridesburg 7510 Bethune 8160 Baldi 6200 Day 5220 Clymer 5490 Cayuga 8240 Disston 7210 Birney 8210 Brown, JH 6210 Edmonds, FS 4270 Dick 7730 Clemente 7250 Edmunds, HR 7220 Carnell 8370 Comly 7260 Ellwood 4510 Douglass, F 5230 Conwell 8200 Ethan Allen 7221 Carnell Annex at Fels 8230 Crossan 6220 Emlen 4460 Duckrey 5470 Cramp 8250 Forrest 4260 Cleveland 8420 Decatur 6230 Fitler 4440 Ethel Allen 5170 DeBurgos 7110 Harding 7100 Cooke 8380 Farrell 6240 Fulton 4530 Gideon 5250 Dunbar 7300 Hopkinson 7240 Creighton 8390 FitzPatrick 6250 Henry 5310 Harrison 5260 Elkin 5100 Jones 7310 Feltonville Intmed 8260 Fox Chase 6460 Hill-Freedman 4450 Hill, LP 5280 Fairhill 7150 Juniata Park Academy 7500 Feltonville A&S 8430 Greenberg 6260 Houston 5480 Kearny 5290 Ferguson 7330 Lawton 7270 Finletter 8180 Hancock 7320 Howe 4560 Kelley, WD 5300 Hackett 7360 Marshall, J 7280 Franklin 8270 Holme 6270 Jenks, JS 5340 Ludlow 5320 Hartranft 8300 Mayfair 4120 Gillespie 8320 LaBrum 6470 Kelly, JB 4570 Meade 5330 Hunter 5400 Richmond 4310 Kenderton 8440 Loesche 6280 Kinsey 5370 Moffet 7380 McClure 5530 Sheridan 7350 Lowell 8140 Meehan 6100 Leeds 2390 Morris 5350 McKinley 5650 Sheridan West 5500 Marshall, T 8310 Moore 6440 Lingelbach 4380 Peirce, TM 5680 Munoz-Marin 7420 Smedley 7390 Morrison 8410 Pollock 6300 Logan 4390 Pratt 5110 Penn Treaty 7290 Stearne 7400 Olney Elementary 8360 Rhawnhurst 6310 McCloskey 2420 Reynolds 5390 Potter Thomas 7430 Sullivan 6390 Steel 8340 Solis-Cohen 6330 Pastorious 5560 Spring Garden 5410 Sheppard 5590 Webster 7370 Grov Washington Jr 8350 Spruance 6340 Pennell 4400 Stanton, MH 5120 Stetson 5440 Willard 8120 Wilson 6350 Pennypacker 2490 Waring 7440 Taylor 7460 Ziegler 6050 Girls HS 7490 Prince Hall 4430 Whittier 5420 Welsh 8040 Arts Academy 6110 Roosevelt 4470 Wright 5240 Douglas, SA at Benjamin Rush 7530 Rowen 5150 Bodine 5520 Kens CAPA 7130 Wagner 4030 HS for Engin & Sci 2670 Constitution HS 5550 Kens Culinary 6400 Widener 2290 Franklin LC 5050 Elverson 5510 Kens International 6430 Wister 2140 Masterman 5080 Parkway CC 6010 Central 1090 Phila Bus & Tech 6540 Lankenau 2650 Sci Ldrshp Acad 5070 Parkway NW 6070 PMA at Leeds 42 6040 Saul SOUTH #3610 SOUTHWEST #3620 WEST #3640 COMPREHENSIVE HS #3780 Monroe Building 6900 Greenway Ave. 3543 Farimount Ave. L. P. Hill School 427 Monroe St. Philadelphia, PA 19142 Philadelphia, PA 19104 3133 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19147 Phone: 215-727-5920 Phone: 215-823-5530 Philadelphia, PA 19132 Phone: 215-351-7604 Fax: 215-727-5768 Fax: 215-823-5535 Phone: 215-684-5132 Fax: 215- 351-7628 Fax: 215-684-5258

John Frangipani LaVerne Wiley Diane Hathaway Michael Silverman Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent Regional Superintendent

Code School Code School Code School Code School 2200 Alcorn 1460 Anderson 1200 Barry 2800 Audenried 2480 Arthur 1230 Bryant 4100 Beeber 1010 Bartram 2110 Barratt 1250 Catharine 1490 Blankenburg 5020 Edison 2240 Bregy 1260 Comegys 4290 Bluford at Turner 5450 Carroll 2260 Childs 1290 Hamilton 4240 Cassidy 1060 Communications Tech 2190 Fell 1300 Harrington 6410 Cook-Wissahickon 4060 Dobbins 2320 Girard 1310 Harrity 4210 Daroff 7120 Fels 2470 Greenfield 1330 Huey 6450 Dobson 4110 FitzSimons 2510 Jackson 1340 Lea 1270 Drew 7010 Frankford 2520 Jenks, AS 1350 Longstreth 4280 Gompers 2010 Franklin, Benjamin 2540 Key 1370 Mitchell 4300 Heston 2160 Furness 2580 Kirkbride 1380 Morton 4320 Lamberton 6020 Germantown 2340 McCall 1400 Patterson 1530 Leidy 4010 Gratz 2370 McDaniel 1280 Penn Alexander 6290 Levering 6060 King, ML 2380 Meredith 1440 Penrose 1470 Locke 8010 Lincoln 2590 Nebinger 1150 Pepper 4340 Mann 5060 Mastbaum 2630 Sharswood 1110 Shaw 1360 McMichael 8020 Northeast 2440 Smith 1130 Tilden 6320 Mifflin 7050 Olney East 2640 Southwark 1430 Wilson 1580 MYA 7040 Olney West 2450 Stanton, EM 4480 Overbrook Ed Center 4020 Overbrook 2690 Taggart 1190 Motivation HS 4370 Overbrook Elem 5040 Penn, W 2720 Vare, A 1390 Powel 4150 Rhodes 2120 Vare, E 1410 Rhoads 6030 Roxborough 2730 Washington, G 6380 Shawmont 1100 Sayre 1420 Washington, M 2000 South Philadelphia 2090 Bok 4140 Strawberry Mansion 2020 CAPA 4330 Lamberton 8090 Swenson 2410 GAMP 5090 Parkway West 1080 University City 2620 Acad at Palumbo 6090 Randolph 2130 Vaux 1050 Robeson 8030 Washington, G 1030 School of Future 1020 West Philadelphia

43 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION Bartram High School EOP Abraxas␣ (10 sites for gr 3-5, 3 sites DISTRICT SCHOOLS #8110 Edison High School EOP for gr 6-8) AND␣ PROGRAMS School District Education Center Frankford High School EOP Camelot Boone␣ (gr 5-12) 440 N. Broad St. - 2nd Flr. Germantown High School EOP Camelot Woodhaven␣ (gr 5-12) THE PHILADELPHIA Northeast High School EOP Community Education Partners (CEP) Miller Philadelphia, PA 19130 Olney East High School EOP (gr 9-12) LEARNING ACADEMY: Phone: 215-400-6578 Delaware Valley HS␣ (gr 7-12) NORTH AND SOUTH SITES Fax: 215-400-4223 Overbrook High School EOP Ombudsman Hunting Park Ave␣ (gr 7-12) Through the Philadelphia Learning Academy, South Philadelphia High School EOP Ombudsman Cheltenham Ave␣ (gr 9-12) expelled students will enroll and participate in Benjamin Wright William Penn High School EOP Ombudsman Frankford Ave␣ (gr 9-12) public education. The Philadelphia Learning Regional Superintendent Ombudsman Front St␣ (gr 9-12) Academy provides students with structured TRANSITION SCHOOLS classrooms, personalized learning strategies, ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL These programs are stand–alone for OASIS PROGRAM curricular options, and academic progress monitoring in an alternative education setting. PROGRAMS students who require a temporary alterna- Co-located in District middle or high tive school setting due to Level 2 violations schools, this program is intended to Students who want to get back on track and YOUTH STUDY CENTER earn credits toward graduation in less than of the Code of Conduct. These programs assist students who need skill two years may seek to enroll in an Acceler- shall provide students with a highly remediation and services to adjust in the PENNYPACK HOUSE ated High School. engaging academic program that promotes classroom. These “school within a Educational sites for students involved in the school” locations create a symbiotic their educational, social and emotional juvenile justice process. development in preparation for successful relationship with their host school, Big Picture Allegheny transition back to another academic setting. which will include sharing facilities, and THE FAMILY HELP CENTER Big Picture West Somerset may include sharing faculty or other The center functions as a liaison between schools CADI/OIC instructional resources. Camelot Excel Academy I and court in facilitating supportive services for Camelot Excel Academy II young people to help them succeed in their CEP/You First Accelerated Academy South schools and communities. CEP/You First Accelerated Academy Southwest CEP/ You First Accelerated Academy West RETI-WRAP Communities in Schools Southwest Re-Entry␣ Transition␣ Initiative Welcome Communities in Schools West Return␣ Assessment␣ Process␣ is a non-instructional IECI/ One Bright Ray Fairhill transition program for adjudicated delinquent IECI/One Bright Ray N Phila Community HS youth discharged or released from a court- Ombudsman Northeast ordered residential placement or day treatment Ombudsman Northwest program. The program is designed to assist Ombudsman West students returning from adjudicated placement in Youth Empowerment Services successfully reintegrating back to school. RETI- ␣ WRAP is a collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia, the Department of EDUCATION OPTIONS Human Services (DHS), Juvenile Probation and PROGRAM (EOP) Family Court, and the Behavioral Health Systems. The Educational Options Program (formerly Twilight) allows students 17 years of age RE-ENGAGEMENT CENTER and older to continue earning credits The Re-Engagement Center provides young toward a high school diploma. Classes are people and adults with “one stop” access to held at nine locations between 3:00 p.m. information and direct placement services and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. leading to re-enrollment in a high school diploma Participants can earn 6 or more credits each or GED program. year. 44 Siphan Seng, Olney West High School, 2009 FAQs Can my child be barred from What is the process for What is the School District’s Students must submit a note from commencement exercises, home schooling a child? attendance policy? the parent/guardian to their teacher/ a graduation trip and/or To begin the process, contact your The School District of Philadelphia is advisor stating the date and reason the prom? Regional Office (see pages 42 and 43). committed to providing a quality for the absence, including a tele- Some students, due to their actions in The documents you will be asked to education. A critical component of phone number for verification and out of school, may lose the privi- provide to complete this process student achievement is regular and purposes, immediately upon their lege of participating in commencement include: a copy of the parent’s high prompt school attendance. It is return to school. Notes will not be exercises, graduation trips, proms and school diploma; immunization records mandated by the Pennsylvania State accepted later than three (3) days other special activities. For more for the child; the proposed curriculum; Compulsory School Attendance law, after the student returns to school. information on this topic, and the and a signed and notarized affidavit. which requires that: (The District records lawful (excused) specific criteria, please refer to your • Students attend school every day on and unlawful (illegal) absences daily child’s 2009-2010 school handbook, What are alternative time. in compliance with the law.) The Student Code of Conduct or contact transition schools? • Parents/guardians notify the school principal or designee will require a the school principal. They are schools with structured when their child misses any instruc- physician's certificate from the environments, designed to teach tional time. (Parents/guardians parent or guardian of a student If I won’t be home at the time, can students appropriate and responsible will be notified by the local reported continuously absent for my child stay at the school after the behavior. The program models address school by phone and in illness/injury after three consecutive school day ends? the reason for referral. Parents cannot writing after their days. Parents need to exercise responsibility enroll their children in this program. child’s unlawful for their children’s welfare and where- Students are referred to alternative absences.) abouts after school. Make standing transition schools as a result of CSAP contingency arrangements with a Tier III teams’ decisions or Code of relative or a neighbor to be used in case Student Conduct Level 2 violations. of an emergency. Make sure your child Alternative transition schools feature: a knows where to go after school if you or higher ratio of adult staff members to another responsible adult will not be at students; behavior modification and home after school hours. The school character education teaching that will attempt to reach you using the supports personal responsibility for information you provide. The School behavior infractions; additonal support Police Dispatcher will notify the City services for students and their families; Department of Human Services (DHS) and an academic program that is or the Philadelphia Police Department aligned with the standards of both The if negligence or abuse is indicated. School District of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

45 Extenuating Circumstances A parent may obtain from the neigh- SAFE/Bully Hotline borhood school a copy of the form EH- 36E, fill it out and return it to the 215-400-SAFE (7233) neighborhood school, along with Call this 24-hour hotline to documentation that: there is physical/ report instances of bullying psychological danger to the child in or harassment, or dangerous the current school; there is a School conditions in or around schools. District Serious Incident report that Calls may be anonymous. justifies this move; there is a record of past efforts by the school and parents to remedy the situation, with valid Information/School documentation that other alternatives Closings Hotline are not available; and the request is for 215-400-INFO (4636) the current school year. Call this 24-hour number to hear School assignments will be made by announcements and breaking the Regional Office. Parents cannot information about circumstances request a specific school. If a transfer such as school closings or early is approved and accepted by the dismissals due to inclement A child who is absent from school • At ten (10) or more unlawful (unex- parent, the transfer is permanent weather. without a valid written reason is cused) absences, a referral will be unless the parent, at some point in the considered truant. If a child is forwarded to the Department of future, wants the child returned to the absent unlawfully (truant) the Human Services, Office of Truancy neighborhood school. A parent who is children who have been victims or following events will take place: and Delinquency Prevention and to not informed of the results of the witnesses of criminal activity and who Truancy Court. request within two weeks of submit- attend a school on the persistently •`Parents or guardians will/may: ting the completed and documented dangerous schools list. School assign- – receive telephone and written • The student and the parent/guardian form to the home school should follow ments will be made by the Office of notification; are required to report to Truancy up by calling the Regional Office. Student Placement. Parents may not – be invited to attend a parent- Court and will be compelled to request a specific school. teacher conference; comply with the procedures and Persistently Dangerous Schools – receive a visit from a Parent Om- orders of the Family Court’s Truancy Each year, the Commonwealth of Voluntary Transfers budsman, Student Advisor or Program. Pennsylvania releases a list of persis- The District accepts applications for Parent Truancy Officer to deter- tently dangerous schools. Parents of voluntary transfers, beginning the mine the nature of the absences; • Parents/guardians may be subject to a children enrolled in a school on this third Monday in September and – be asked to help prepare a Truancy fine, community service or parenting list will receive written notice from the running through the last Friday in Elimination Plan (TEP) for their classes. District and may apply any time during October, for the next school year. child; and/or the school year for a transfer to Students, including English language – be invited to participate in a Under what circumstances can another school not on the list. To learners and children with disabilities, Comprehensive Student Assistance I transfer my child out of the apply, obtain form EH-36E from your may apply at this time to special Process (CSAP)/Attendance Team neighborhood school? child’s school and indicate in the admission middle schools and to other meeting. The School District has separate section entitled “Reason for Request”, neighborhood elementary and middle processes by which children may be that your child attends a persistently schools within The School District of transferred to schools other than their dangerous school. In the District, the Philadelphia. Parents may obtain neighborhood schools: highest priorities for transfers are the Voluntary Transfer Program 46 Elementary/Middle School Pupil School Choice What educational opportunities the evaluation, once the school receives Transfer Application at the current The Federal No Child Left Behind exist in Charter Schools? the permission-to-evaluate form school and at the Office of Student (NCLB) Act With a commitment to empowering signed by the parent. Placement. The act established a school choice communities and dramatically enhanc- process for parents of children whose ing school choice, the School Reform High School Applications schools have been placed in “school Commission has been a national leader Under what circumstances can and Transfers improvement” status. in the creation of charter schools for over-the-counter and prescription During the same fall period—Septem- the parents and students of Philadel- medicines be given to students? ber 21 through October 30, 2009—the In The School District of Philadelphia, phia. The SRC has taken this District Students may receive prescription District accepts Voluntary Transfer parents from schools in any level of from 37 charters in 2002 to 67 fully medications in school only if the Program High School Admission “school improvement” receive a letter operating in 2009, with additional doctor’s orders indicate it must be applications from current 8th graders from the District in the fall explaining schools opening in future years, given during school hours. The parent for their high school placement for the what this means. Then, in late winter or including one in 2010. can obtain an MED-1 form from the following year. At this time applications early spring, schools in “school im- school nurse that the doctor must are also accepted from students in provement” send home School Choice The District encourages all parents to complete and the parent must sign, in grades 9 through 11 for consideration parent packets that include: a cover explore the wide variety of school order for the student to receive pre- for placement in high schools outside letter; a schedule of information management and program offerings scription medications during the their neighborhoods, in citywide sessions for parents about this process; that the District and the SRC have made school day. admission high schools and programs, and the list of the schools which may be available so that parents can find the A doctor may also order, on a short- and in special admission high schools. considered to receive School Choice best educational environment for their term basis, medicines that are sold Current students may obtain the transfers. There are no District special children. To learn more about charters over-the-counter (OTC), but the school Voluntary Transfer High School admission or criteria-based programs or to view a list of currently open nurse must receive a doctor’s order, Admission application from their or charter schools on this list. charter schools, please visit the District written on a prescription form or school counselor. web site at www.philasd.org, click on Parents obtain a copy of transfer form “Site Map” and then select “Charter letterhead, so that the medicine can be given during school. The OTC medica- Students not enrolled in a District EH-35C from the child’s current School Information” from the list of tion must be delivered in the original, school may obtain a Voluntary Transfer school, complete the form, and return options. unopened manufacturer’s package, Program High School Admission it to the current school by the cutoff including directions and dosage, along application from the Office of Student date stated in the letter in the packet; Parents may also call the District’s with the parent’s written permission Placement. there is a four-week period during Charter School Office at 215-400-4090. which parents may file an EH-35C to for the OTC medicine to be given in school. For more information about extenuat- transfer their children to any school on ing circumstances transfers, persis- the School Choice transfer list in the How do I get my child Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen may tently dangerous schools transfers, packet. Filing a request does not evaluated if I suspect my child is sometimes be given at school, but only voluntary transfers and the high school guarantee that a transfer request will eligible for special education? If you believe that your child may have by the school nurse under very specific admission process, call the Office of be approved. In accordance with the a disability, you may request an evalua- circumstances and, when necessary, in Student Placement, 215-400-4290. law, in considering requests for School consultation with the parent and/or Choice transfers, the District gives tion of your child at any time by putting health care provider. highest priority to the lowest achieving the request in writing, and giving it to students from low-income families. any professional employee or adminis- trator at your child’s school. Your For more information about the NCLB child’s school is obligated to adhere to School Choice transfer process, call the the 60-day timeline for completion of Title I Office, 215-400-5798. 47 Multiple Pathways to Graduation

The School District of Philadelphia offers a variety of flexible options for comes. Youth will also receive transition support from the center to help students who have previously left school or are struggling to graduate. The make their transition back to an educational setting successfully. Office of Multiple Pathways to Graduation’s Re-Engagement Center provides young people and adults with “one stop” access to information and direct Interested persons may call the Re-Engagement Center Hotline at placement services leading to re-enrollment in a high school diploma or GED 215-400-6700 or come in for a visit at The School District of Philadelphia program. The center also connects youth to comprehensive resources such Education Center, 440 N. Broad Street, Monday though Friday, 7:30 a.m. as childcare and employment, which support successful educational out- until 6 p.m.

Accelerated Schools This is a full-time academic program for students, ages 16-21, who have earned eight or fewer credits Performance Learning Centers (PLC) Southwest and who wish to obtain a high school diploma from The School District of Philadelphia. Persons who 5407-5409 Grays Ave. (19143) meet the criteria should contact the Re-Engagement Center, 215-400-6700, for placement. Dawn McCray 267-386-4600 [email protected]

Accelerated Learning Accelerated Learning Academy—Hunting Park Academy – Southern El Centro (Big Picture) 4224 N. Front St.t (19140) 2101 S. Broad St. (19148) 426 E. Allegheny Ave. (19134) Bonnie Taylor 215-754-1368 Joyce Velasquez 215-271-5902 David Bromley 215-837-6102 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Career and Academic Fairhill Community High School Ombudsman—Northeast Development Institute 2820 N. 4th St. (19133) 1810 Grant Ave. (19115) 1225 Vine St. (19107) Jennifer Matos 215-423-1776 Jeffrey Flynn 610-876-3810 Indira Lawson 215-561-0820 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]. North Philadelphia Ombudsman—Northwest Accelerated Learning Community High School 2116 Haines St. (19138) Academy– Southwest 1142 E. Erie Ave. (19124) Jeffrey Flynn 610-876-3810 6404 Elmwood Ave. (19143) Christina Vega 267-687-8157 [email protected] Timothy Griffiths 215-727-1212 [email protected] [email protected] Ombudsman—West Open Door Academy 52nd and Jefferson, Excel Academy 6600 Bustleton Ave. (19149) Park West Town Ctr. (19131) 6600 Bustleton Ave. (19149) Milton Alexander 215-332-3101 Jeffrey Flynn 610-876-3810 Angela Gregory 215-332-3101 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

48 Educational Options Gateway to College GED Programs Programs (EOP) This is a dual-enrollment college program for The School District does not operate any GED pro- Educational Options Programs (EOP), formerly students, ages 16-21, who have dropped out of a grams. However, the District does refer prospective known as Twilight Schools, are for students, ages 17 School District school at least six months prior to students to a number of approved GED preparation and older, who have earned more than eight (8) high admission to the Gateway program. While earning and testing programs citywide (see the list below). school credits and who wish to obtain a high school a high school diploma from Gateway to College, Students cannot enroll until they are at least 17 years diploma from The School District of Philadelphia. students will also receive credits toward an of age. The District will not award a high school Persons who meet the criteria may contact the Associate’s Degree. Interested students must diploma to GED recipients. individual Educational Options Program of interest complete an application, pass a series of placement (see list below). Please note that EOP does not operate exams in reading and mathematics, and partici- Community Learning Center in the summer months, so students who want more pate in an interview with program staff. Students (multiple locations) information during the summer months should call enrolled in this program must be able to complete 215-426-7940 the Re-Engagement Center Hotline, 215-400-6700. the requirements for a high school diploma before their 22nd birthday. Community College of Philadelphia Bartram High School 1700 Spring Garden St. (19130) 2401 S. 67th St. (19142) Community College of Philadelphia 215-751-8376 Klint Lee 215-492-6450 1700 Spring Garden St. Room M1-24 (19130) Temple University Northeast High School 215-751-8540 1913 N. Broad St. (19122) 1601 Cottman Ave. (19111) [email protected] 215-204-8613 Robert Jones or Bernadette Hofer 215-728-5018 E3 Centers Adult Diploma Programs (multiple locations) Edison High School This program is for adults over the age of 21 who 267-502-3800 151 W. Luzerne St. (19140) are interested in an independent study path to a Lawrence King 215-324-9599 high school diploma. Students do not need to have Olney High School any high school credits to enroll. However, they Credit Recovery Programs 100 W. Duncannon Ave. (19120) must pass an entrance exam to verify literacy Students enrolled in regular School District high Jerry White 215-456-3014 levels. Students interested should contact the schools during the academic year are eligible to programs listed below directly. participate in credit recovery programs if they have Frankford High School failed a course or are currently failing a course in day 5000 Oxford Ave. (19142) Center for Literacy school. The programs are run by and held at regional Barbara Hutchins 215-537-2519 (multiple locations) high school locations and the District’s Education 215-474-1235 Center between November and May in the afternoons Overbrook High School and on weekends. Interested students should contact 5898 Lancaster Ave. (19131) District 1199C their principal or counselor for enrollment informa- Leah Pearson 215-581-5507 100 S. Broad St. (19110) tion or you may contact the Re-Engagement Center at 215-568-2220 Germantown High School 215-400-6700.

40 E. High St. (19144) Patricia Harrell 215-951-4004

South Philadelphia High School 2101 S. Broad St. (19148) Donald Snyder 215-952-6220 49

FamilyNet Philadelphia public school parents are able to check their children’s educational progress online through a School District of Philadelphia initiative called FamilyNet. FamilyNet is available system-wide, serving the parents of approximately 159,000 students in all Philadelphia public schools. The areas of student information that a parent or guardian can review include: the student’s enrollment and academic history; report card grades; scores from the District’s periodic benchmark tests and scores from the PSSA, as well as the analysis of those results.

StudentNet Any parent can get a user name and password by going to the StudentNet is a new initiative of The School District of Philadelphia to District’s web site at www.philasd.org and clicking on the green foster student engagement. Through an online portal, StudentNet “Parents” box, and then and clicking on “FamilyNet.” provides a way for students to view their own academic record and to access a wealth of resources for planning their path to graduation and Once parents have a user name and password, they log in to beyond. FamilyNet by going to www.phila.schoolnet.com.

On StudentNet, students can view their report cards, behavior and attendance records, and scores on all benchmark and standardized assessments going back to the 2001-02 school year. In addition, students can see how many credits they have accumulated by graduation area (math, history, science, etc.), and can use tracking tools to determine whether they are on track for graduation. Resources and tools are available to help those who are off track or who have already dropped out. StudentNet also provides access to information and resources about college and career planning, after-school and summer programs, youth leadership and service opportunities, and social support services.

At the start of the 2009-10 school year, StudentNet will be made avail- able to all high school students, and subsequently to those in early grades. On class rosters distributed in September, high school students will receive temporary passwords that they can use to log-in and register for a StudentNet account on the District’s website (www.philasd.org ). School counselors will also be available to administer temporary passwords and, along with other school staff, to support students in the use of StudentNet. 50 APRIL More Word of the Week Activities Word: Intergalactic These additional activities, associated with the 2009-2010 Word of the Week feature in this calendar, Write down as many books, movies foster skills that include vocabulary building, reading, writing and researching. They also encourage or television shows you can think of narrative skills—in other words, being able to tell stories and describe things. Students may do some that have intergalactic themes. Pretend you are an author or a of these activities independently. However, others are specifically designed to involve friends, par- screenwriter. Compose a brief ents, family members and other adults who are special in the life of the child. description for an original book, TV SEPTEMBER series or movie about space travel. Word: Ultrasoft “Words form the thread on which we MAY Write a one-minute commercial for string our experiences.” — Aldous Huxley, author a product that either is ultrasoft, or Word: Passage that makes things ultrasoft. Read The quest to find a Northwest your commercial aloud to time it. NOVEMBER JANUARY Passage spurred many 15th- to 17th- Word: Decline Word: Insurable century explorers to take great risks OCTOBER How do you say “no” (in other How many things can you think of as they crossed the Atlantic Ocean words, to decline), in three lan- that are insurable? Hint: an auto- in wooden ships. What was this Word: Congratulatory fabled Northwest Passage? Why did Pretend you are an artist designing guages other than English? mobile is one. If you are struggling with this activity, ask a family explorers feel that its discovery a congratulatory greeting card. would be so important? Draw up to three designs that you DECEMBER member to help you. feel convey the sentiment, “Con- Word: Subzero JUNE See how many American states you FEBRUARY gratulations!” Ask family members Word: Recede or friends which of these designs can name which have subzero Word: Misinform On the beach along the Atlantic they think best says “Congratula- temperatures at least once a year. Can you think of a story you have Ocean, you may notice that the tions!” What is the source of your informa- read or heard in which a character ocean recedes to a point that is tion? misinformed another character? If called low tide. What causes tides— so, what was the result? If you can’t both low and high? think of a story, write your own. What was the result of this misin- JULY formation? Word: Semicircle Draw a semicircle. Those who study MARCH geometry learn that a circle is 360 Word: Aviator degrees. How many degrees are in a Name a famous aviator. What was semicircle? his or her special achievement? 51 School Reform Commission Chairman Robert L. Archie Jr., Esq.

Commissioners Denise McGregor Armbrister Johnny Irizarry Heidi A. Ramirez, Ph.D. ______

The School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman, Ed.D.

The 2009-2010 School District of Philadelphia Zion Morrison, Greenfield School, 2009 Calendar is published by the Office of Communications, with support from the Offices of the Superintendent; Chief Academic Officer; Chief Talent and Development Thank you to the students of The School District of Philadelphia Officer; and Parent, Family and Community Engagement and Faith-Based Partnerships; whose beautiful faces and expressive art grace the pages and with assistance from the Offices of School Management, Leadership and Learning, of the 2009-2010 calendar. and Accountability and Assessment.

The School District of Philadelphia Dates and other details in this calendar were based upon information available at the time of publication Education Center (August 2009). For more information, visit The School District of Philadelphia web site at www.philasd.org 440 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 or call 215-400-4000. Phone: 215-400-4000