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important dates

Payroll Approval

Evacuation Drill Completed

Graduation window

Staff Professional Development (Half Day); Three Hour Early Dismissal for Students

Last Day of School for students and staff; Three Hour Early Dismissal for Students, Full day for Staff

Eid al-Adha; Administrative offices closed

Juneteenth; Administrative offices closed

2023-2024 School Year Transition Checklists are due via Google Classroom

06.14.2024

06.12- 06.14

06.13.2024

06.14.2024

06.17.2024 

06.19.2024

06.20.2024

06.17.2024

06.19.2024

Monthly Observances and Celebrations

LGTBQ/Pride Month, Gun Violence, Prevention Month World Refugee and Immigration Awareness Month, Caribbean American Heritage Month, and National PTSD Awareness Month

Eid al-Adha

Juneteenth

Attention: pre-K through grade 8 Principals

School Selection for SY25-26 Enrollment Update

Thank you for your continued support of our school selection process. Students and families appreciate you and your staff’s support and guidance. As we continue to update the process and system based on feedback we received from across the District, we are excited to share an update and next steps with you.

ACTION: Please read this letter to learn about next steps that need to be taken within the next few weeks. Be advised that there is a due date for school leaders to complete a google form by no later than June 14, 2024.

Contact: Ericka Washington | Deputy Chief of Student Enrollment and Placement | elwashington@philasd.org

Term 4 Grading Window Opens May 23rd

The grading window for Term 4 will close on Tuesday, June, 11th for K-11 at 5 pm. Teachers have until that time to make sure they have posted their grades. The window will not reopen for teachers, so if they do not enter by the deadline, it will be the responsibility of the administration to enter missing grades. After the window closes for teachers, you will have one day for administrative review.

Contact: Please review the Grading Window Newsletter.

Contact: Jeremy Wright | Director, School Organization & Management HS | jwright@philasd.org;

Kelly Lannutti | Senior Project Manager | krogers@philasd.org;

Dia Swan | Project Manager | dswan@philasd.org;

Erica Durant | Director, School Organization & Management (K-8) | edurant@philasd.org

School Leader Feedback on Operations Convention

As we prepare for the new school year that includes comprehensive leadership development, we will also build capacity regarding organizational school-based leadership centered on policies, operational systems and processes. The Operations Convention “Ops Con” is dedicated optional time in August when school leaders will have the opportunity to engage in professional learning on organizational topics. School leaders will be able to incorporate the learnings into practice with a common language grounded in Systems Leadership. In collaboration with the Office of Professional Learning, optional 60-minute virtual sessions will be offered during Reorganization Week, August 7th to 16th.

ACTION: We are seeking school leader feedback on Ops Con session topics that would be most helpful to you as you plan for the start to the school year. We‘re asking all schools to complete this survey by June 14, 2024 to share your input HERE.

Contact: Emily Fulks | Director of Strategic Operations | efulks@philasd.org | 810.599.5496

Attention: K-12 Principals

Math Leader Updates

This week, we are excited to share that the first units of the 24-25 pacing guides are linked on the homepage of the Math Website (https://sites.google.com/philasd.org/mathcurriculum/mathematics-k-12) (tinyurl.com/sdpmath2425). While we are still providing day-by-day guidance for IM, we took the feedback we received and improved the usability and content of the guides. From you all, we often heard about pacing issues. In response, we added targeted “Flex Days” to allow teachers to respond to student learning in addition to prioritizing certain content. If you'd like to be “walked through” the updates, watch the video linked for each grade band as that will give you a solid understanding of how to use the pacing guides to support implementation of IM next year. You could also share them with math teachers during school PD/PLC time this last week.

ACTION: If you'd like to be “walked through” the updates, watch the video linked for each grade band as that will give you a solid understanding of how to use the pacing guides to support implementation of IM next year. You could also share them with math teachers during school PD/PLC time this last week. Reminder: HERE are all of the upcoming math PDs.

Contact: math@philasd.org

School Leader Feedback on Operations Convention

As we prepare for the new school year that includes comprehensive leadership development, we will also build capacity regarding organizational school-based leadership centered on policies, operational systems and processes. The Operations Convention “Ops Con” is dedicated optional time in August when school leaders will have the opportunity to engage in professional learning on organizational topics. School leaders will be able to incorporate the learnings into practice with a common language grounded in Systems Leadership. In collaboration with the Office of Professional Learning, optional 60-minute virtual sessions will be offered during Reorganization Week, August 7th to 16th.

ACTION: We are seeking school leader feedback on Ops Con session topics that would be most helpful to you as you plan for the start to the school year. We‘re asking all schools to complete this survey by June 14, 2024 to share your input HERE.

Contact: Emily Fulks | Director of Strategic Operations | efulks@philasd.org | 810.599.5496

Attention: Pre-K through middle school Principals

Attention: HIGH SCHOOL Principals

Attention: Pre-K through 12 Principals

Save the date for the Math Summer Institute on June 18th!

Teachers are invited to join the Math Team for a 1-day Summer Institute on June 18th. In K-5 participants will focus on best practices to plan for and implement Centers. In 6-12, participants will reflect on lessons learned from this year to support planning for next year. Sessions will be posted on Cornerstone on April 26th and we’d like your help in sharing the opportunity with you staff. General Information: - In-person at School, 9 am - 3 pm, with 1 hour break for lunch - Participants will receive both payment and Act 48 hours Additionally, we are looking for PD facilitators for that day.

ACTION: If you know any teachers who have strong Math facilitation skills, please share this link and encourage them to apply here.

Contact: math@philasd.org

Juneteenth: Freedom, Justice and Joy

June 19, 2024 will mark the annual honoring of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. In October 2023, The School District of Philadelphia created an interactive resource and activity guide for teachers to engage their students in activities focused on learning about Juneteenth. This interactive activity guide, titled, Juneteenth: Freedom, Justice, and Joy has been created to engage K-12 District students in various rigorous, inclusive, meaningful, and engaging activities focused on the ideals of Juneteenth. Please use this interactive activity resource guide to enhance activities around Juneteenth in the classroom. As you engage in and create these activities, please use the included link to share any completed projects.

ACTION: Please see the flyer here.

Contact: Dr. Kwame Williams | Executive Director, OCI | kwilliams5@philasd.org | 215.400.5810

Juneteenth 2024: Celebrating Freedom, Justice, and Joy Giveaway

The School District of Philadelphia is focused on developing and providing our schools, teachers, and students with educational experiences that are rigorous, inclusive, meaningful, and engaging. In our continued effort to highlight Juneteenth and its impact, we would like to offer twenty (20) K-12 schools $500 each for the purposes of planning individual classroom projects that honor and celebrate Juneteenth.

ACTION: If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please complete the included form and email it to Dr. Kwame Williams, kwilliams5@philasd.org.

Contact: Dr. Kwame Williams | Executive Director, OCI | kwilliams5@philasd.org | 215.400.5810

Attention: K-12 Principals

New Kindergarten Teachers Information Request

As new Kindergarten teachers are hired for the upcoming school year, the Office of Early Childhood asks that you provide their names and email addresses as soon as possible. This will allow us to communicate important information for the start of the new school year, including details about the Kindergarten Family Interviews and the Kindergarten Entry Inventory Certification.

ACTION: Please provide this important information via the New Kindergarten Teacher Form. New Kindergarten Teacher Form Link.

Contact: Doria N. Mitchell Director, K-3 Early Literacy and Special Projects | dnmitchell@philasd.org | 215.400.5811

Reminder: Kindergarten Family Interviews for SY24-25

During the first five days of the school year, the afternoon portion of each half-day is for Kindergarten teachers to conduct Family Interviews. Kindergarten teachers will additionally have up to 8 hours of compensated time, between August 26 and September 30, 2024, to complete their Family Interviews. Teachers must submit documentation of this time, using the provided form, to their principals by October 1, 2024.

ACTION: Please review the Family Interview Memo and FAQs for more detailed information.

Links:

Family Interviews Memo

Family Interviews Frequently Asked Questions

Contact: Shelley Crognale | ​Program Manager: Operations and Grants Development/PreK-3 Alignment scrognale@philasd.org | 215.400.5585

Illustrative Math Focus Groups

The SDP Office of Research and Evaluation is seeking Principal and Assistant Principal volunteers to participate in confidential hour-long focus groups designed to get input on Illustrative Math (feel free to come late or leave early, according to your schedule).

ACTION: Interested? Sign up here.

Contact: Erin McCrossan | Senior Research Associate | ecassar@philasd.org

The last day to take the Philly School Experience Surveys is Friday, June 14!

Thank you school leaders for your work to finish the survey window strong! As of the end of last week, our District response rates were more than 23% for parents, more than 65% for students and teachers, and nearly 40% for support staff!

The final day to take the surveys is June 14. As a reminder, here is how each stakeholder group can take the survey:

• Students in grades 3-12 can access the survey in their student portal. Remember that the PSES is combined with the Student Well-Being Survey Window 3. A stepper on how students can access the combined survey is HERE.
  
• School-based staff can take the survey using the tile called “2023-24 Philly School Experience Survey” in their employee portal. A list of eligible staff is HERE.
  
• Parents and guardians can take the survey online at this link: philasd.org/parentsurvey. Each household should complete the survey one time for your school. Parents do not need to enter an ID number.
  

Track your progress! Our public Response Rate Tracker and our internal Qlik Tracker both update daily. The original parent tracker spreadsheet remains available and now displays how many paper surveys Scantron has received from your school.

Reminder: In order to be able to view and use 2023-24 survey results for your school, you must meet the minimum response rate thresholds of 10% for parents/guardians and 25% for students, teachers, and support staff. As of the end of last week, a total of 134 District & Alternative schools had met the minimum thresholds in all categories—great work!!

Helpful Info:

• If you have not yet reached your school’s parent/guardian response rate goals for this year, IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Our PSES website contains many helpful tools for family outreach, including the PSES resource packet which has:
  
• Suggested email message templates that you can use as a starting point for your own reminders to families.
  
• A link to the flyer template if you want to customize it with your school name or contact info, or list the specific ways your school uses the survey, etc.
  
• All completed paper Scantron surveys must be put in the mail by June 17. Surveys can be mailed back in the individual prepaid reply envelopes, or if any surveys have been returned to school they can be mailed together in the large Tyvek envelope that was included in your survey shipment.
  

If you nominated a survey champion for your school, they have received this information via email. Questions? Email our team at schoolsurveys@philasd.org or call our hotline at 215-400-6565. Visit our SDP Updates for School Leaders document to see this week's school shoutouts.

Contact: schoolsurveys@philasd.org

QlikBAM: School Advisory Council Meetings app refreshed with mid-year data for 2023-24

The QlikBAM School Advisory Council Meetings app, in the Family Engagement stream, has been refreshed with the FACE mid-year meeting snapshot for SY 2023-24. The data reflects the School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting documentation the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) has on file through February. The app is scheduled to refresh twice a year (mid-year and end-of-year). If you believe there are errors in your school's SAC data on the QlikBAM dashboard or have questions about SAC, please email sac@philasd.org.

Contact: performancedashboard@philasd.org

High School Principals: Senior Exit Survey is open; counselors receiving completion reports

The Senior Exit Survey is available in all 12th grade students' portals, and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. See here for a stepper. It is mandatory that we offer students the opportunity to complete the survey in their senior year. While the Senior Exit Survey team encourages seniors to take the survey, each senior has the right to decline to participate. School counselors have received instructions and have access to google sheets showing which students have already completed the survey, to support follow-up. Students can take the survey even if they are not sure whether they are graduating, or if they plan to graduate later in the summer. The survey will remain open to students until July 31, but the best chance of getting them to take the survey is before graduation.

ACTION: Please see Frequently Asked Questions about the Senior Exit Survey here.

Contact: seniorexitsurveys@philasd.org

QlikBAM: Dropouts Monitoring app refreshed with data through May

This week, the QlikBAM Dropouts Monitoring app in the Enrollment and Projections stream will refresh with data through the end of May. The application provides a monthly and cumulative summary of enrollment records for SY2023-24 that ended in a dropout exit code (WD01 or WD09). The data in the app refreshes monthly, about the 8th of each month, to reflect student exit records for the whole school year through the end of the prior month. We know that student exit dates and exit codes are applied/updated retroactively; each time the data in the app is refreshed it will capture the data for the current school year, including any changes made since the prior refresh date. Note: Data for prior school years are frozen.

Contact: performancedashboard@philasd.org

Reminder: 2023-24 Prep Pay Back

This is a friendly reminder regarding the prep payback process for the 2023-24 school year. As shared in the original message, prep payback files must be submitted no later than Friday, June 14, 2024. A link to your prep payback form*, and the instructions for submitting the file were originally sent to you on November 7th, 2023. Please reference that email for the file and instructions. All principals must submit the prep payback file or send an email to PrepPay@philasd.org communicating that no prep paybacks are due by end of day Friday, June 14, 2024.

Contact: PrepPay@philasd.org

Attention: K-12 Principals

Seeking Student Leaders

Councilmember Anthony Phillips is currently seeking enthusiastic youth aged high school to 19 years old to participate in his Parent and Guardian Engagement Task Force. The valuable input of young individuals is essential, and their unique perspectives will shed light on the needs of today's youth for support they require at home, in the community, and at school.

ACTION: Please apply using the link by 6/17/24.

Contact: Cykhira Walton | cykhira.n.walton@phila.gov

Attention: K-12 Principals

Reminder: SMART Board Trainer(s) Needed for Required Training in Aug/Sept

This is a reminder that in order to provide training on the new functionality we are requesting that you identify up to two teachers to lead school-based training on the new features and functions of SMART Boards. The school-based turnaround training will occur in August and/or September during PLC time or school-coordinated PD time. Additional information will be shared about the school-based turnaround training in June.

ACTION: You can find additional details HERE about possible skills the trainers should possess, PD dates, etc. The form was due on June 3; please submit ASAP to allow time for your designees to register for PD.

Contact: Michelle Harris | Executive Director of Educational | mimuller@philasd.org

Principal/AP/Scheduler Office Hours: Grade Book End-of-Term Processes

There will be 2 grading windows for Term 4, one for K-11 and another for 12th Grade. The grading window for all students will open on May 23. The grading window for Term 4 will close on Wednesday, June 5th for SENIORS and Tuesday, June, 11th for K-11. We will be holding optional SIS Grade Book End-of-Term Processes Office Hours for Principals, APs, and Schedulers to support with end-of-term grading procedures. Teachers will be offered separate sessions.

*Principal/AP/Scheduler Grade Book Admin Review*

June 6: 12p - 1p (12th Grade recommended) - PAST

June 12: 10a - 11p

ACTION: To sign up for a session, please search for “SIS: Principal/APs/Schedulers Grade Book End-of-Term Office Hours” in the top right search bar in Cornerstone and select the session(s) that you would like to attend. The Zoom link for these sessions is HERE.

Resources: https://sishelp.philasd.org/grading-and-standards/

Contact: SISpd@philasd.org

New Fire & Life Safety Contact Info

Recently, school leaders have been sending fire drill records to Symeon Stevens' old email address. Please make note of Symeon's new email address: sstevens2@philasd.org. When you cannot access Previstar, please reach out to Symeon at his new email address.

Contact: Symeon Stevens | sstevens2@philasd.org

reminders

End-Of-Year Leadership Celebration: June 20th, 9-1pm

All principals, assistant principals, and climate managers are cordially invited to our End-of-Year Leadership Celebration! At this event, school and central office leaders will commemorate the close of the school year. The program will include breakfast, a kick-off by student performers, the recognition of achievements from various school leader groups, opportunities for swag, recognition of retirees and more!

ACTION: Please save the date. Details are below. Event Date: June 20th Event Time: 9 AM - 1 PM Location: Abraham Lincoln High School Address: 3201 Ryan Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136

Contact: Brandon Cummings | Deputy Chief | bcummings@philasd.org | 336-577-2455

Equity PD Pathways Summer Working Groups (Optional)

The Office of Professional Learning would like to invite you to optional collaboration opportunities to help shape the goals and direction of our Equity PD Pathways for School Leaders for SY2024-2025! There are 1-2 virtual summer working group meetings scheduled for each of our Equity PD Pathways, where participants will weigh in on what this PD pathway should look like in the upcoming year. This input will inform how the PD pathways are rolled out at August Leadership Convening. APs will be paid for their participation in these meetings.

ACTION: Click HERE to read more about the summer working group dates/times and sign up for the ones you’d like to join! Please hyperlink the following Google link below to the following words located above.

Contact: Katie Pak | Director | kpak@philasd.org | 215.400.5756

reminders

Attention: Pre-K through 12 Principals

Tier 1 Math and ELA Curriculum Resources for Special Education

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction (OCI) has purchased Illustrative Math and EL Education materials for all students based on enrollment numbers. The Office of Special Education and Diverse Learners is working to ensure that Special Education Teachers (AS, ES, LS, ILS) have access to Tier 1 Core instructional materials, in order to provide access to students with disabilities. Core Instructional Resources Leads (CIRL’s) will need to verify the number of Special Education teachers as well as student enrollment to ensure students in supplemental and full-time classes have access to Tier 1 materials. CIRLs can request additional resources from the Office of Curriculum and Instruction.

ACTION: Please confirm with your CIRL that you accounted for all special education students and Special Education Teachers (AS, ES, LS, ILS) when submitting your request for core curriculum materials.

Contact: If you have questions about specific students and access to Tier 1 materials, please contact your Special Education Network Director and/or Lauren Miller, Executive Director lemiller@philasd.org

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reminders

Attention: Pre-K through 12 Principals

T-IV for school-based Supportive Environments facilitators

A T-IV is now available for school-based facilitators for Supportive Environments facilitators for the 2024-25 school year. This position is to be hired by the principal in order to facilitate professional development for school staff throughout the year on topics like relationships; equity; student behavior; social-emotional learning; trauma; mental and behavioral health; and restorative practices. Details on the position requirements and staff eligibility for compensation are included in the T-IV notice.

ACTION: Once your facilitator(s) are selected, please complete the form HERE. This is a great opportunity to develop leaders among your staff in these critical content areas!

Contact: Robert Zindell | Project Manager | rzindell@philasd.org | 215.400.6889

T-IV for school-based School-Wide Social and Emotional Learning School-Based Lead (SEL Lead)

A T-IV is now available for (SEL Lead) for the 2024-25 school year. This position is to be hired by the principal in schools that selected Schoolwide SEL as their climate approach in their 2024-25 school plans. The SEL Lead will lead the School-Wide Social and Emotional Learning efforts for their school. Details on the position requirements and staff eligibility for compensation are included in the T-IV notice.

ACTION: Once you have selected your SEL Lead(s), please complete the form HERE. This is a great opportunity to develop leaders among your staff in this critical content area!

Contact: Lauren Thomas | Director of Social and Emotional Learning | lkthomas@philasd.org | 215.400.4870

reminders

Student Well-Being Survey Window 3

The third window for the SY 23 -24 Student Well-Being Survey/ PSES is underway!

For more information on the PSES, visit philasd.org/pses. Students can access the student well-being survey any time throughout the survey window. A stepper on how students can access the surveys is HERE. Please access the Student Well-being Survey Information Sheet for more information. This survey window will close on June 14th!

ACTION: Please remind teachers to allocate time for all students to complete the Student Well-Being Survey. School staff with access to Qlik can also track participation using the tracker throughout the survey window.

Contact: Helen Ford | Assistant Director of Student Well-being | hford@philasd.org | 215.400.4870

Supplemental Social and Emotional Learning Programming Vendor Guide

Social and Emotional learning and development is a critical aspect of creating a positive and supportive learning environment for students. Research indicates that strong school-wide core programming improves attendance, reduces risk of dropout, and results in fewer students who require MTSS Tier 2 and 3 interventions.

School-wide core programming (Tier 1) refers to the universal, core practices and programming that schools use to:

1. support all students in accessing grade-level instruction using appropriate differentiated practices;

2. establish trauma-informed safe and welcoming school climates that support social and emotional learning; and 3. ensure all students are healthy enough to learn and thrive. Strategic and integrated social and emotional learning that is a key component in all Tier I climate programming.

The Office of School Climate and Culture has approved the following vendors here to provide optional, supplemental SEL programming that fulfill needs not currently addressed by schools’ Tier I climate framework/programing.

*Please Note: 19 vendors were approved by the Board in April 2024. As vendors meet the minimum SDP requirements, we will add their information to this document.

Contact: Lauren Thomas | Director of Social and Emotional Learning | lkthomas@philasd.org | 215.400.4870

reminders

SY 23/24 On-Line Registration Close Date

Online registrations (OLRs) for the 23/24 SY will close on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in alignment with the final day for the 12th grade term. Beginning Friday, June 7th, school secretaries will need to manually enter all new enrollments in Infinite Campus (SIS) for the current school year for grades kindergarten through 11th, by using the EH-40 process. OLRs for the 24/25 SY will remain open and must be processed by school secretaries.

All paper applications for grades K-12 for the 24/25 SY must be entered into the SIS by June 12, 2024. All OLRs received by June 13, 2024 must be processed by the school secretary and placed in “complete” status in SIS by June 14, 2024.

OLRs submitted between June 13 and August 1, 2024 will be processed by the Office of Student Enrollment and Placement (OSEP). All OLRs submitted after August 1st must be processed by the school secretary upon their return to the building.

Contact: Lizette King-Lassus | Director of Student Enrollment and Placement | lkinglassus@philasd.org | 215.400.6548

Student Enrollment and Registration Updates

School Selection New Enrollments: For all enrollments that were made through the District’s School Selection Process, this procedure outlines the steps that should be taken by schools to complete the enrollment process for students who accepted offers for placement.

Online registrations (OLRs) for the 23/24 SY will close on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in alignment with the final day for the 12th grade term. Beginning Friday, June 7th, school secretaries will need to manually enter all new enrollments in Infinite Campus (SIS) for the current school year for grades kindergarten through 11th, by using the EH-40 process. OLRs for the 24/25 SY will remain open and must be processed by school secretaries.

All paper applications for grades K-12 for the 24/25 SY must be entered into the SIS by June 12, 2024. All OLRs received by June 13, 2024 must be processed by the school secretary and placed in “complete” status in SIS by June 14, 2024.

OLRs submitted between June 13 and August 1, 2024 will be processed by the Office of Student Enrollment and Placement (OSEP). All OLRs submitted after August 1st must be processed by the school secretary upon their return to the building.

Contact: Lizette King-Lassus | Director of Student Enrollment and Placement | lkinglassus@philasd.org | 215.400.6548

Back by popular demand: Summer Climate Planning Funding and Support

This summer, the Office of School Climate & Culture will provide: 1) planning support related to the SEL/Climate approaches identified in school plans; and 2) limited compensation for 10-month staff to engage in these planning activities. If you are interested in this support, please complete THIS form by May 31. Once you sign up, a coach from our office will contact you with more information.

Contact: Shannon Ellis | Interim Deputy-Chief School Climate and Culture| sellis@philasd.org

| 215.400.4870

End-of-Year Multiple Measures Summary Release Deadline - June 14

End-of-Year Multiple Measure Summary (MMS) reports are available to be released for Teachers, NTPEs, Assistant Principals, and Early Childhood Field Coordinators. Please release all MMS in your caseload by Friday, June 14th. Below is a stepper for releasing MMS reports. Note: If an MMS report is not released before the deadline, the individual will inadvertently receive a blank MMS report and not know their effectiveness rating for the 2023-2024 school year.

ACTION: Please see the stepper here.

Contact: Amadi Hayes | Observation Evaluation Coordinator | ahayes@philasd.org | 215.400.6194

End-of-Year Framework for Leadership Observations for Assistant Principals

This is a reminder that Assistant Principals are entitled to five (5) working days to review their end-of-year Framework for Leadership observation and rating and meet with their observer after submitting their observation and rating.

Contact: Amadi Hayes | Observation Evaluation Coordinator | ahayes@philasd.org | 215.400.6194

Instructional Positions Closed for External Hiring Effective June 10th

External hiring is now closed for the following instructional positions: School Counselors, Behavioral Health Counselors, Art, Business Computer Information Technology (BCIT), Library Science, Marketing, Vocational Automotive Tech, Vocational Cosmetology, Vocational Dance, and Vocational Health Related Tech (The only people who can be placed into these roles at this time are individuals already working in these positions.)

Contact: Amanda Mitchell | Executive Director, Recruitment and Selection | ajmitchell@philasd.org | 215.400.5758

reminders

Talent Management Important Dates

• Friday, June 21st: Last day to site select external teacher and counselor candidates and those who received force transfer notification (new-to-SDP employees and forced transfers)
  
• Thursday, June 27th-Friday June 28th: Seniority-based movement sessions for teachers and counselors who received force transfer notification and have not site selected into a new location.
  

Please Note: Teacher and counselor vacancies could be filled during seniority-based movement sessions on 6/27 & 6/28 if Principals do not fill their teacher or counselor vacancies by Friday, June 21st via the site selection process.

Contact: Talent Partners

Upcoming Evaluation Dates and Deadlines: Cornerstone Sunsetting

As the year comes to a close, so do our evaluation windows! Please take note of the following dates/deadlines approaching:

JUNE 10-14: Spring MMS Release window for Teacher, NTPE and Assistant Principal MMS

JUNE 11: Deadline for PPG Final Reflections to be Scored by Assistant Superintendents

JUNE 11: Deadline for EOY FFL Observations to be submitted for Principals

Due to Cornerstone sunsetting at the end of this school year, we cannot grant any extensions for evaluation tasks. Please plan accordingly to complete your tasks before the window closes. Moreover, as we transition to our new system - PowerSchool - we will be in "dark mode" over the summer. Feel free to download your desired evaluations from Cornerstone so you can have access to them throughout this undefined period of time; here is a stepper.

Contact: Employee Effectiveness and Evaluation | effectiveness@philasd.org

District-Wide Instructional Hiring Event

The Recruitment and Selection team invites School Leaders to join us for a large district-wide instructional hiring event on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 10:00AM to 12:00 PM at the Administration Building at 440 N. Broad Street. We will invite teachers to attend to connect directly with school teams.

We highly recommend that you use this opportunity to schedule interviews for qualified candidates with your site selection teams. We will have tables in the atrium and auditorium, and we are expecting a large number of candidates and schools to attend. We may need to share tables so we kindly ask that you limit the number of representatives from your school to two people.

ACTION: Key Links for SY 24-25 Instructional Hiring:

• RSVP for the hiring event here by Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 11:59PM
• View eligible instructional candidates here.
• Access TALENT SUPPORT SERVICES 2024-2025 SITE SELECTION FORM
  
• Upload signed site selection forms here for approval.

Contact: Virginia Soza | Senior Project Manager | vsoza@philasd.org | 215.400.6149