2025 Future Leaders Career Fair

On Saturday, March 8, from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Youth Action is hosting the 2025 Future Leaders Career Fair at P4 Hub (4537 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19103).

This FREE event is designed to inspire middle and high school students to explore traditional and unconventional career paths, connect with industry leaders, and gain valuable skills for their future.

There will be opportunities to learn, network, and grow, plus food will be provided!

Reserve student spots today: https://youthaction2025careerfair.eventbrite.com 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Brittany Manning, Program Director, at blmanning@youthactionteam.org.

FAFSA Pop-Up Event

The School District of Philadelphia is hosting a pop-up FAFSA event to support students and their families with financial aid completion.

The event will take place at The Constance E. Clayton Education Center, 440 N. Broad Street, on Wednesday, March 12, from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.

Please register by clicking here. More information can be found here.

Please feel free to contact Christine Liang at: cliang@philasd.org with any questions.

Upcoming Manifestation Determination Professional Learning Community (PLC)

The Charter Schools Office is hosting a two-part Professional Learning Community (PLC) focused on student discipline and manifestation determination. The second session will take place on Thursday, March 13, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. This session is an opportunity for charter school leaders to explore best practices, shared by Melissa Aufiero (Case Manager, Special Education Services & Compliance, Office of Specialized Services, IU26). As well as review the Manifestation Determination Policy Standard, as outlined in the Charter School Performance Framework. 

Please register for the March 13 session here by Tuesday, March 11, and contact Mela Still (mstill2@philasd.org) with any questions.You will see that the registration includes an optional question that asks for your PPID; this is to enable IU26 to offer Act 48 credit. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with meeting details for the session.

Workforce Development and Internship Opportunities Fair

The District’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness & Pathways to Graduation will be hosting the annual Workforce Development and Internship Opportunities Fair on Wednesday, March 19. 

The fair will take place at Martin Luther King High School, 6100 Stenton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, from 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Registration is required for this event. Students can register by completing the Google form found here. More information about the fair can be found here.

If you have any questions, please send an email to Christine Liang, cliang@philasd.org.

Upcoming Threat Assessment Professional Learning Community (PLC)

The CSO will be hosting a new Professional Learning Community (PLC) session, focused on Threat Assessments, on Thursday, March 27, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. This session is an opportunity to learn about Threat Assessments from the School District of Philadelphia’s Director of Emergency Management, Tricia London. This session is intended for charter school leaders and/or School Safety & Security Coordinators. 

Please register here by March 25 and contact Dr. Eric Turner (eturner2@philasd.org) with any questions. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with meeting details for the session. We hope to see you there! 

Technology Support Specialist | Opportunity

Since 2002, the District’s Urban Technology Project (UTP) has deployed over 600 Computer Support Specialists (CSS) to provide valuable tech support to schools across the district. UTP hires and prepares young adults for careers in Information Technology through hands-on work experience, mentorship, and training.  

The CSS will provide on-site technical support for laptops, smartboards, printers, and Chromebook repairs. Additionally, the CSS will maintain the school’s computer labs and tech inventory, update websites, social media, and provide on-site tech support for students, teachers, and administrators. The cost of a full-time CSS is $49,000. A part-time CSS is $24,500 and must be shared with another school.  

Complete the CSS School Interest Form to confirm your interest in hiring a Computer Support Specialist for the 2025-26 school year. The deadline to complete the form is Friday, April 11.

For questions, please contact Shana Savage, ssavage2@philasd.org.

CSO | Informal School Visits



The Charter Schools Office staff enjoy experiencing charter schools in an informal way by seeing students in action (i.e. special events, activities, graduations, and other celebrations). These visits are not evaluative. Rather, they are a time to celebrate student accomplishments, informally meet students and staff, and learn more about the school community.

If your school has an upcoming event and/or activity that you would like to extend us an invitation to, please complete this short Google Form for each event and/or activity. We will do our best to ensure that at least one staff member from the Charter Schools Office can attend, and will confirm attendance with the contact person listed prior to the visit.

The Philadelphia Orchestra | Free Educator Tickets Workforce

In appreciation for all that you do, The Philadelphia Orchestra invites you to register for their Free Educator Tickets program. 

Charter School educators and staff can join by registering here to receive FREE tickets to Philadelphia Orchestra concerts in Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center all season long.

If you have any questions, please send an email to: SpecialTickets@PhilOrch.org.

*NEW: School Year 2025-2026 & 2026-2027 District Academic Calendars 

The Board of Education voted to adopt the academic calendars for the 2025-2026 & 2026-2027 school years at the February 27, 2025, Board of Education Action Meeting. Please see here for the two academic calendars and note that the downloadable versions will be published on the district’s website soon. 

SY2024-25 Calendar of Collections

The Calendar of Collections for SY 2024-25 can be accessed here. The tasks listed below are for March and April 2025.

Upcoming PRIORITY Submissions for All Schools:

• *Priority Deadline* Statements of Financial Interest- due March 21, via Epicenter

Upcoming Submissions for All Schools: 

• Extended School Year (ESY) Transportation Calendars - due March 7, via Google form 
• Teacher Emails - due March 17, via Epicenter
• School Leader Emails - due March 17, via Epicenter
• School Calendar Shell- due April 25, via Google form

SY 2024-25 System Access and User Verification 

The CSO wants to ensure school-based staff have no delays or disruptions to system access related to student data or District operations services. As such, charter school leaders and operations contacts should verify SY 2024-25 school-specific users for SDP systems including Infinite Campus, Compass, Epicenter, and Payments. 

As a reminder, Network Administrators need to request access for users for each site/location, as necessary. To do this, the Network Administrator should include all codes in Column L of the ‘External User’ tab, via the school-specific User Verification Form. Please include all location codes where the user needs access. Failure to do so may result in a delay in gaining access to SDP systems. Schools were asked to complete this task by August 30 and certify via Epicenter that the User Verification sheet is up to date. 



Questions about the user verification process, including requests for links to school-specific and network-specific user information, can be directed to charters@philasd.org.