More Philly Schools To Welcome Students Back Next Week

PHILADELPHIA — The day students returned to 53 PreK to second-grade School District of Philadelphia schools, the city, district, and teachers union announced more schools will return for in person learning next week.

The city, School District of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Monday said 45 more schools will welcome students back on Monday, March 15.

More schools will continue to be added on a weekly rolling schedule.

The union completed its readiness reviews for these 45 additional schools for PreK-2 students whose families chose hybrid learning in the fall.

PreK-2 teachers and support staff for these 45 schools will return to buildings on Wednesday, March to prepare for the return of our young learners.

These schools follow the first group of 53 schools that reopened for in-person learning today.

Schools opening next week are

• A.L. Fitzpatrick School
• Abram Jenks School
• Alexander Adaire School
• Andrew Jackson School
• Benjamin B. Comegys School
• Benjamin Franklin School
• Charles W. Henry School
• D. Newlin Fell School
• Delaplaine McDaniel School
• Edwin M. Stanton School
• Eleanor C. Emlen School
• Ellwood School
• Francis Hopkinson School
• General George A. McCall School
• General George G. Meade School
• General Philip Kearney School
• Hamilton Disston School
• Haverford Center
• Horatio B. Hackett School
• James Logan School
• Jay Cooke Elementary School
• John B. Kelly School
• John M. Patterson School
• John Welsh School
• Joseph H. Brown School
• Kennedy C. Crossan School
• Lewis C. Cassidy School
• Louis H. Farrell School
• Morton McMichael School
• Philip H. Sheridan School
• Potter-Thomas School
• Rhawnhurst School
• Robert B. Pollock School
• Robert E. Lamberton Elementary School
• Rudolph Blankenburg School
• Samuel Pennypacker School
• Tanner Duckrey School
• Thomas Holme School
• Thomas M. Peirce School
• Vare-Washington Elementary School
• Widener Memorial School
• William Cramp School
• William D. Kelley School
• William Dick School
• William H. Hunter School

A cohort of new schools will come back each week until all PreK to second-grade classes have returned. The goal is to have the return dates for all PreK to second-grade hybrid learning students announced by March 22.

Each Monday, an announcement will be made regarding which schools will open the following week, teachers will return to those buildings on Wednesday, and students will return the following Monday.

To prepare for in-person learning, parents and families can see the district’s Safe Return to School and Clean and Healthy Schools videos, and visit philasd.org/aes to learn more about the district's safety measures.

Safety measures in place include:

• mandatory mask wearing or other facial covering, which will be provided to students and staff;
• rapid testing for students and staff;
• new classroom setups and signage for social distancing;
• touchless hand sanitizer stations;
• plexiglass partitions;
• maximum occupancy signs;
• enhanced cleaning protocols;
• and a COVID-19 testing program in place for students and staff.