'TIS THE SEASON TO COOK (AND READ) TOGETHER
It’s that time of year again. Time for family, friends, good cheer and holiday cooking. Hosting a big family dinner, baking cookies or...
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...
Building Trust Between Schools and Families
Why is building trust important? It’s an easy question to answer—trust is essential in any relationship—but it’s much harder to answer...
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...
Checklist: Is Your School “Family-Friendly” and Welcoming to All?
The following article is taken from PTO Today and is written by Joy Underhill. For the full article, go to https://www.ptotoday.com/pto-t...
How Do We "Listen" to Families? Try a Human-Centered Design Approach
The following article is taken from the Harvard Family Research Project (http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/publications-series/h...
Tips for Teachers: Building Relationships with Families
In honor of Family Engagement month, we wanted to not only focus on families who are engaged in their schools, but the teachers whom they...
Family Engagement Superstar: Andrew McKnight, William Dick School
When Andrew McKnight walks down the hallways of William Dick School in North Philadelphia, nearly every person he passes knows who he is,...
Family Members Get Inspired during July's SPAC Conference
School District of Philadelphia families attended the State Parent Advisory Conference (SPAC) in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania from July...
FACE Hosts the 9th Annual Back to School Event
Students and their families hustled to School of the Future as early as 7:30 in the morning on Friday, August 18 to attend the Office of...
