Parent Guides to K-8 Report Cards
Confused by your child's report card? We can help with that! The District has created Parent Report Card Guides for Kindergarten through...
DonorsChoose Alert for Teachers: Get a 2x Match on Family Engagement Event Projects!
Update: To ensure that we're able to support as many family engagement events as possible with gift cards for parents who attend, we're...
Integrating Restorative Practices into Family Engagement Programming
Usually in Focus on FACE, we try to discuss the positive things in our schools and in family engagement. But the reality is, for many...
Family School Partnership Award Winner: Science Leadership Academy High School
As part of its Family Engagement Month celebration in October 2017, the Office of Family and Community Engagement awarded three schools a...
Jeanette Rivera: A Force of Fun and Positivity for Students and Staff
I walked into a cafe in Northeast Philadelphia after taking two trains and a bus from 440 North Broad Street. I quickly scanned the area,...
How to Have Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
Research shows that student achievement increases when parents, students, and teachers work as a team. A parent-teacher conference is an...
First-Ever Family Conference, A Roadmap to Navigating the School District of Philadelphia, is a HUGE
The last place you would expect to see droves of families and kids the Saturday morning before Halloween would be the School District of...
Barry Elementary: Crafting a Meaningful Volunteer Experience
Very often when people are eager to volunteer in a School District of Philadelphia school they feel overwhelmed and confused. They ask,...
Family Leadership Award High School Level Winner: Joseph Santore
The School District of Philadelphia established the Family Leadership Award to recognize outstanding family leaders in our schools who,...
Family Leadership Award Middle School Level Winner: Crystal Dailey
The School District of Philadelphia established the Family Leadership Award to recognize outstanding family leaders in our schools who,...
