For attendees of the CSO Spring Convening, which item did you find most informative?
CSO SY 2019-20 highlights and the Professional Learning Communities initiative.
Sector data in Academics, Organizational Compliance, and Financial Health.
How the CSO plans to address areas of compliance growth in the sector.
CSO UPDATES
Oracle Supplier Portal (IMPORTANT)
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The School District of Philadelphia is preparing to launch the Oracle Supplier Portal on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 . Whether a charter school, government agency, or other entity that does business with the District, it will be mandated to use the new portal. It is important that schools register so the District can continue to conduct business with all parties in the new fiscal year.

For more information and access to the registration form, click here . Please submit for approval as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact oraclesupplier@philasd.org .
K, 8th & 12th Graduation Ceremony Plans
Friday, June 12, 2020

Please share what your school is doing to celebrate seniors and students moving to the next grade by completing the survey linked here by Friday, June 12, 2020 . The CSO would love to honor your graduates in our next family newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact Cherron at cschell@philasd.org .
UPCOMING CSO EVENTS & DEADLINES
District-Wide Surveys
Various Dates

As a reminder, the administration window for the District-Wide Survey closes on Friday, June 5, 2020 . Parent/Guardian paper surveys will be accepted until Friday, July 10, 2020 ; however, please note that there are no additional paper copies. Please use the response rate tracker to track your school’s participation.
SY 2020-21 Calendar of Collections Scheduled in Epicenter and June Deadlines
Various Dates

The CSO has scheduled Epicenter submission requirements. School operations including User Verification and Transportation have been added to the Calendar of Collections

The following items listed below are due in June via Epicenter:
  • Transportation Calendar
  • User Verification
  • Board of Trustee Roster Epicenter Confirmation
  • ESL Teacher Certification (If serving English Learners)
  • Food Service Contracts (Renewal Schools Only)
  • Proposed SY 2020-21 Board Calendar
  • Priority Deadline for all policies

A huge thanks to the 85 of 87 Schools who have submitted Statements of Financial Interest, and the 83 of 87 Schools who have submitted Board Meeting minutes from the first half of SY 2019-20, which as a reminder, were due May 15th .
SY 2020-21 Calendar Submission Survey
Past Due as of May 15, 2020

The Calendar Submission Survey was requested to be completed by May 15th . If you have not already done so, please complete the SY 2020-21 Calendar Submission Survey as soon as possible so that Information Systems (IS) can begin building out calendars. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Failure to submit your calendar may result in your school having delayed access

If you have any questions, please email Essence at ecaleb@philasd.org .
CHARTER SCHOOL FEATURE
CSO Spring Convening

The CSO Spring Convening provided an opportunity for charter sector leaders to review updates for SY 2020-21 and preview the current state of the charter sector. We hope that the data allows for schools to continue to reflect on the areas of strength and growth within the sector. 

If you attended the Convening and did not have an opportunity to complete the Feedback Survey, it is linked below. Lastly, we encourage all stakeholders interested to complete the CSO Equity Survey as we believe equity in the charter sector deserves its own conversation and want to ascertain where primary interest lies.  

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS
Student Board Member Application
Friday, May 22, 2020
5:00 PM

Please encourage your scholars to apply to serve as a non-voting student representative to the Philadelphia Board of Education for SY 2020-21. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
  • Entering the 11th or 12th grade in a District-led or charter school in Philadelphia
  • Have a 2.5 GPA or above
  • Willing to represent their peers at Board of Education meetings
  • Value the importance of youth voice
  • Feel it is imperative to include youth in the public education decision-making process. 

For more information and registration details, click here . Additional questions should be directed to Tyler Wims at twims@philasd.org .
UPENN Rising Senior Summer Academy
Various Dates & Times

In support of ensuring students are graduate ready for postsecondary success, The School District of Philadelphia will partner with the University of Pennsylvania to pioneer a bold, free, new program for Summer, 2020: an adaptive, post-pandemic Penn Rising Senior Summer Academy (PennRSSA) for up to 14,000 “rising seniors” attending SDP public and charter high schools. This virtual initiative, the first of its type, scope, and scale in the United States, will be characterized by exemplary program operations and a curriculum that is both inclusive and nurtured by innovative pedagogy. At the conclusion of the program, students will also receive a certificate of completion that can be displayed on resumes and college applications, as well as professional networks such as LinkedIn.

The program will be offered in two distinct components: 
  1. PennRSSA Academy: The Academy component of PennRSSA is a virtual four-week intensive summer program designed to immerse up to 2,500 rising seniors in an academic, career, and postsecondary preparatory experience. 
  2. OpenRSSA: OpenRSSA is a two-course online program open to all rising seniors on the topics of college preparation and personal finance. 

Application details can be found here . For more information, click here or contact collegeandcareer@philasd.org with additional questions.
Philadelphia Home and School Council High School Senior Awards
Monday, May 25, 2020

Philadelphia Home and School Council High School (PHSC) will be giving small monetary awards to one student from each high school, public or charter, in the city. Submissions for the award must be made by Monday, May 25, 2020 . For qualification requirements and to complete the form, click here . All pictures should be submitted to phscawards@gmail.com .
Philadelphia Education Fund
Thursday, June 18, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

The Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) will be hosting a virtual Annual Gala, EDUCATE PHILLY, on Thursday, June 18, 2020 . EDUCATE PHILLY is the Philadelphia Education Fund’s signature fundraising event that allows them the opportunity to provide critical programming support to students, teachers, and schools. For more information and registration details, click here .
YouthBuild’s Virtual Engagement Seminars
Various Dates & Times

YouthBuild will be hosting two separate virtual thought-sessions in the coming weeks. First, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 , YouthBuild’s Zuri Stone, Director of Student life, and Chris McFadden, YouthBuild Philly’s Dean of Students, will be hosting Creating Cohesive Culture: Back to Life, a virtual event that will focus on how to plan and brainstorm for when we all return back to programming. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with other youth development practitioners and brainstorm innovative ways on how to improve programming. For event and registration details, click here .

On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 , a virtual session will be hosted by Justine Philyaw, YouthBuild Philly’s Director of Program Operations, who will share how mentoring at YouthBuild has contributed to the program's culture, led to positive student outcomes, and strong relationships between staff and students. Click here for event and registration details. For additional questions, please contact learningexchange@ybphilly.org .
Text Dependent Analysis: A Deeper Dive
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Teachers will have the opportunity to learn more about Text Dependent Analysis in this "deep dive" session, which will focus on what is truly meant by the term analysis. The session takes place on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 . Teachers will learn how to better support students in understanding and responding to TDA prompts. This work will include looking at sample instructional TDA prompts and considering how these instructional prompts can be used throughout the year.

The session will be held virtually via Google Meet through the following link: meet.google.com/nhz-ijmx-qcu . For registration and additional details, please email Lauren Sturner at lsturner@philasd.org .