Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education | College Fair

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) College Fair will be hosted at The School District of Philadelphia, 440 North Broad Street on Wednesday, November 13, from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM.  

Representatives from the 10 Pennsylvania State universities will be available for students to learn more about attending a PASSHE school. Select universities will be providing on-site acceptances. Click here to find a flyer for this event.



Registration is not required. Students are strongly encouraged to bring copies of their unofficial transcripts. 

The City of Philadelphia | PHLConnectED Program

The City of Philadelphia’s PHLConnectED program is available to help Philadelphia PreK-12 student households get internet access. Families who receive public benefits, are experiencing housing instability, or do not have wired internet connection might be eligible for free hotspots. 

Families can also receive support with their internet service and help lower their internet bill through PHLConnectED’s Digital Navigators. To do so, families should dial 2-1-1 to make an appointment. 

Please click the following links to find PHLConnectED flyers in English and Spanish, and share them with teachers, students, and caregivers at your school. 

If you have any questions, please contact The City of Philadelphia’s Digital Access Program Manager, Monica Quinones-Rivera, at: Monica.QuinonesRivera@phila.gov. You can also visit:https://www.phila.gov/programs/phlconnected/ for more information.

2024-25 New Charter Application Guidelines

The 2024-25 New Charter Application (NCA) Guidelines were released on the Charter Schools Office’s website on September 13. The CSO will host the final of our three identical informational webinars regarding the NCA process for those interested in opening a new charter school on October 10, at 11:00 AM. Click here to register and access the Zoom meeting details.

If you have any questions regarding the webinar, please email charterapplications@philasd.org or call 215-400-5786.

Transportation Services | Questions or Concerns

As a reminder, if you have any questions regarding transportation services, please contact your Routing Analyst. Routing Analyst email addresses can be found here. 

Should you still have any questions after speaking with your Routing Analyst, please contact Chris Love, Director of Routing and Scheduling at cdlove@philasd.org.

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.