ACE Preview Window (February 2020)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Schools have the opportunity to preview their 2019 Annual Charter Evaluation (ACE) or Annual Charter Evaluation Renewal (ACE-R) reports, provide feedback, and ask questions before reports are finalized. 2019 ACE/ACE-R report drafts were uploaded to Epicenter on February 10th, along with instructions on how to view the reports and provide feedback.
All feedback is due on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by 5:00 PM
. If you need assistance with viewing your report or providing feedback, please email Chad at
[email protected]
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Spring 2020 Bus Evacuation Drills
CEOs, you should have received correspondence regarding bus drills and expectations on February 18th. If you did not receive the memo, please email
[email protected]
. Please contact your transportation analyst with additional questions.
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Statements of Financial Interest
Friday, May 1, 2020
Statements of Financial Interest (SOFIs) are due on
Friday, May 1, 2020
and must be submitted by any School Leader and member of the Board of Trustees who served in the 2019 Calendar Year. As an alternative to the paper form, SOFIs can be filled out online
here
.
Please remember to retain a copy of all completed SOFIs so that they can be submitted to the CSO as part of the Annual Calendar of Collections.
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Charter Transportation Chargebacks
In an effort to improve the process through which schools are provided timely information regarding transportation chargebacks, a file with itemized charges for the first half of the year will be uploaded to Epicenter in April. Please ensure that this information is shared with the appropriate staff (i.e. Epicenter users) at your school.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please email Essence at
[email protected]
.
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UPCOMING CSO EVENTS & DEADLINES
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District-Wide Surveys
District-Wide Surveys (parent/guardian, student, teacher, principal) opened on
Monday, February 3, 2020
. For more information, email
[email protected]
.
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School Progress Report Improvements
On February 10th, Mayor Kenney, Dr. William R. Hite Jr., and other City of Philadelphia leaders celebrated with schools, charter and non-charter alike, their respective SPR improvements in key areas, and acknowledged the significance of the progress being made throughout the city. Leaders were joined by students who performed and also shared individual success stories.
Below is a list of each charter school that was recognized for their SPR achievements. The CSO joins the City and District in congratulating each charter school for their accomplishments!
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- Esperanza Academy Charter School
- Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School
- Franklin Towne Charter High School
- Keystone Academy Charter School
- KIPP Philadelphia Charter School
- Maritime Academy Charter School
- Mastery Charter School at Cleveland
- Mastery Charter School at Douglass
- Mastery Charter School at Hardy Williams
- Mastery Charter School at Harrity
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- Philadelphia Academy Charter School
- Philadelphia Montessori Charter School
- Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School
- Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School
- Universal Alcorn Charter School
- Universal Audenried Charter School
- Universal Institute Charter School
- Universal Vare Charter School
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS
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CSO Family Newsletter
As a reminder, our first
Family Newsletter
is available on our website. Please share this resource with your students and families, which includes upcoming city-wide events and opportunities that are being offered to them.
If you have exciting updates that you would like for us to share in the Family Newsletter, please email Cherron at
[email protected]
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Epicenter Basic Training
Thursday, February 20, 2020
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Epicenter will be holding a Basic Training Webinar for new and existing users to provide guidance around the system’s basic functions. You can register for Session 2
here
, which will be held on
Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Black Author Book Drive
Saturday, February 22, 2020
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
105 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
On
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Community Excellence will be hosting their 1st Annual Black Author Book Drive at Charter High School for Architecture & Design, located at 105 South 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 between the hours of 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. The mission of the Drive is to positively impact African American students through the teachings and written work of African American educators and authors. For registration information, please email
[email protected]
, or click
here
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Proud to be Bilingual Essay Contest (PAHSA)
Friday, March 27, 2020
The Pennsylvania Association of Hispanic School Administrators (PAHSA) will be holding its annual “Proud to be Bilingual” essay contest. The contest is open to all bilingual students in grades 3 - 12 enrolled in a school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Please review the requirements
here
. Feel free to share
this flyer
with all students who qualify.
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Celebrating the Class of 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
223 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The School District of Philadelphia will be hosting “Our Class, Our Future”, a celebration of the District’s many seniors who are on their way to postsecondary success. The event will take place at The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania on
Friday, May 8, 2020 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
. To register, click
here
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Click the highlighted links to learn more!
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Click
here
to view the CSO January Newsletter. Our March newsletter will include pertinent deadlines and further updates. Please email Jasmine at
[email protected]
if you have feedback, questions, and/or submissions for the newsletter. Would you like to have your school or one of your scholars featured in an upcoming CSO Newsletter? If so, please email Jasmine.
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