Month Newsflash
Upcoming events
Jan. 8: Philadelphia Home & School Council General Membership Meeting. 6 p.m. School District Administration Building, 440 N. Broad St., Room 1075. Monthly meeting of the citywide association of Home & School groups, open to all District parents and staff. For information, call 215-400-4080 or email gwade@phila.k12.pa.us.
Jan. 9: School Reform Commission Meeting. 1 p.m. School District Administration Building, 2nd floor auditorium, 440 N. Broad St. To register to speak, call 215-400-4040 by 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting.
Jan. 9: Parents United for Public Education Citywide Open meeting. 6 p.m. Vernon House, 5800 Germantown Ave. For information, contact Leroi Simmons: 215-990-8321, leroi404@aol.com.
Jan. 10: Parents United for Public Education, Healthy Foods Committee. 4:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 20th & Arch St., 5th flr. Join a discussion on how to bring a healthy food initiative to the District. For information, contact Sally McCabe: 267-968-0765, SMcCabe@Pennhort.org.
Jan. 15: Title I Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting. 5:30 p.m. 440 N. Broad St., Room 1078 All parents are invited to discuss Title I issues districtwide; this month’s topic is Title I budgets. For information, call 215-400-6443.
Jan. 16: School Reform Commission Meeting. 1 p.m. School District Administration Building, 2nd floor auditorium, 440 N. Broad St. To register to speak, call 215-400-4040 by 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting.
Jan. 18: Film screening: The 400 Blows. 7:30 p.m., Molly’s Bookstore, 1010 S. 9th St. This screening of Francois Truffaut’s 1959 masterpiece will be the first in a monthly series of classic film screenings having to do with school and education. It will benefit a program that will make homeschooling possible for teens in the Philadelphia area. Suggested donation $5. Free popcorn and coffee. For information, call 215-923-3367 or email molly@mollysbooks.com.
Jan. 19: Title I and NCLB (No Child Left Behind) training. 10 a.m., 440 N. Broad St., Room 1075. Sponsored by Philadelphia Home and School Council. (Snow date is Jan. 26.) For information, call 215-400-4080 or email gwade@phila.k12.pa.us.
Jan. 19: MLK Family Chess Day. 1 – 4 p.m. African American Museum of Philadelphia, 701 Arch St. Hosted by ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships and the African American Museum, play chess for peace on MLK weekend. People new to the game will have an opportunity to learn as well. Registration required by Jan. 11: call 215-545-3020 or email wjordan@phillyasap.org
Jan. 21: 13th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. For information, see www.mlkdayofservice.org, email mlkdayofservice@uwsepa.org, or call 215-665-2475.
Jan. 23: Forum: Critical Issues in Philadelphia Public Schools. 7:30 p.m. Molly’s Bookstore, 1010 S. 9th St. Discussion featuring Notebook Editor Paul Socolar, first of a series of events at the bookstore to raise awareness about traditional and alternative education. For information, call 215-923-3367 or email molly@mollysbooks.com.
Jan. 25: Shadowing Day. For the 14th year, Philadelphia area businesses/organizations will welcome ninth graders from the School District into their workplaces to give them firsthand exposure to the everyday working world. Sponsored by WorkReady Philadelphia, a partnership to help prepare Philadelphia youth for the regional workforce. For more information, visit here, contact Stephanie Gambone, or call 267-502-3800.
Jan. 28: SRC-Parent-Community Meeting. 5 - 8 p.m. School District of Philadelphia Administration Building, 440 N. Broad St, Room 1080. Open to all parents. Parents discuss key issues, then meet with representatives of School Reform Commission. For more information, call 215-400-5639.
School Calendar
Dec. 24 - Dec. 31: Winter recess, schools closed.
Dec. 24 – Dec. 25: Winter recess, administrative offices closed.
Jan. 1: New Year’s Day, schools and administrative offices closed.
Jan. 21: Martin Luther King Day, schools and administrative offices closed.
Every Thursday: Talk radio program “School Days” with Sandra Dungee Glenn, School Reform Commission chair. 12 – 1 p.m. WURD 900 AM.
Ongoing: Art Sanctuary's North Stars After School Program, 4:30 - 7 p.m., Mondays - Thursdays, Church of the Advocate, 1801 W. Diamond St. Free program for teens 13-18 years old, with poetry, spoken word, hip-hop, modern and African dance, African drumming, music (singing and instrumental), and video production. For information, call 215-232-4485 or email mpalmer@artsanctuary.org
Ongoing: Check your local school's budget history online. The District has posted a four-year history of school budgets as well as a summary for each school at www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/cfo.
The Notebook NEWSFLASH welcomes brief announcements of events addressing issues of quality and equity in Philadelphia public schools. Email your submission to flash@thenotebook.org with "Upcoming event" in the subject line. We cannot guarantee the listing of your event.