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School teams need to prepare students in 4-7 for the HS selection process.

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School teams need to prepare students in 4-7 for the HS selection process.

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Provide open houses for interested families.

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Provide open houses for interested families.

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be more specific about k-7 options and families who are currently not attending Philadelphia Public schools. The incoming kindergarten families need specific communications regarding selection a year prior top attending.

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be more specific about k-7 options and families who are currently not attending Philadelphia Public schools. The incoming kindergarten families need specific communications regarding selection a year prior top attending.

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Make it hybrid...some lottery, some criteria and some discretion 

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Make it hybrid...some lottery, some criteria and some discretion 

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We are submitting feedback, but where is this information going? How is it being considered?

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More advertising about high school and what matters for kids in the high school process. Kids and families don’t understand the weight of PSSAs and how 6th and 7th grade affect their chances for admission

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A Q&A session with the team who created the process

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What went wrong this year that so seriously impacted numbers for high schools? What additional transportation solutions could we consider? How could we set up 2-3 shadow days for every 7th/8th grader?

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Counselors approach this task really differently. If you don’t have a counselor really invested in this process and helping kids explore their options a whole community is impacted and school leaders are stuck if they only have one counselor

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A more robust system for visiting high schools would work wonders. Not just high school fairs but a structure for shadowing days. When I did this for public high school in Philly it completely changed my perspective as an 8th grader of what high school was and how it was different

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The District needs to revise the types of "special admit schools" The are antiquated 

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The District needs to revise the types of "special admit schools" The are antiquated 

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What external supports are available when schools lack a counselor (Sick, maternity, etc.), writing centers, etc. to support students?

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Teachers and counselors need to understand admission requirements for schools. Perhaps there could be a website with short videos/commercials from each school.

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Communities need more information and resources about schools and transportation. Teachers don’t always know enough to help and families are wary of leaving their neighborhoods or putting their kids on septa

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There is also an assumption that the communication from the District or schools reaches parents and students. Perhaps a district led zoom meeting or info session?

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There is also an assumption that the communication from the District or schools reaches parents and students. Perhaps a district led zoom meeting or info session?

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The school staff need to be well versed on what the process is, the options students will have, and how each can support from their roles (admin, teachers, counselors. etc.). Right now, it appears to be confusing at best, with very few people able to provide clarity on it.

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The school staff need to be well versed on what the process is, the options students will have, and how each can support from their roles (admin, teachers, counselors. etc.). Right now, it appears to be confusing at best, with very few people able to provide clarity on it.

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Have students do a project or action based learning to showcase them being the right fit w/ a rubric

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Have students do a project or action based learning to showcase them being the right fit w/ a rubric

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Essays and letter writing are key. There is no where in the curriculum that suggests teaching it. So some students have an unfair advantage when it is not mandated and often left in the hands of counselors to support students through this process.

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Many families are unaware of their options. Or they are overwhelmed by the many choices.

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How are special admit schools supporting newcomers and sped students? 

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How are special admit schools supporting newcomers and sped students? 

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Outreach at community centers, and churches, and sporting events.

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Outreach at community centers, and churches, and sporting events.

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Allow interview days for applicants versus subjective data

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Allow interview days for applicants versus subjective data

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Schools that actually recruit, visit or allow students who are undecided to shadow. 

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Schools that actually recruit, visit or allow students who are undecided to shadow. 

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There's a need for specific supports for new comers and immigrant families. Not many know about the process and may have difficulty navigating it, and obtaining all required information for their application.

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There's a need for specific supports for new comers and immigrant families. Not many know about the process and may have difficulty navigating it, and obtaining all required information for their application.

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Put 'special admit' programs in neighborhood schools. That is how all students get an equal shot.

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If every school is "special" admit who will attend neighborhood schools?

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Also communication after acceptances, just emailing the counselor is not it

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Well, we were unaware of the cut scores for entry. That information would have helped us prepare our students this year but we are well prepared for next year.

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FACE office to run workshops on school selection and the different types of schools. Multiple languages need to be offered.

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FACE office to run workshops on school selection and the different types of schools. Multiple languages need to be offered.

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Teachers need training and it should not just be put on the counselor

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Teachers need training and it should not just be put on the counselor

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It would appear we need a dedicated counselor to help students apply away from our high school.  

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It would appear we need a dedicated counselor to help students apply away from our high school.  

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We need flexibility/ multiple platforms for some. A video or virtual experience would be awesome.

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Definitely more than a test score, also more transparency. I don’t actually feel like I know how it works and I’m a school leader

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Restructure "special admit" schools if they are not focused on a specific area. By doing this, you make neighborhood HS's more representative of the bell curve

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Restructure "special admit" schools if they are not focused on a specific area. By doing this, you make neighborhood HS's more representative of the bell curve

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Utilize weekdays and weekends for school selection fairs.  A special highlighted week would be helpful to the process near the end of the timeline for selecting a school.

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Utilize weekdays and weekends for school selection fairs.  A special highlighted week would be helpful to the process near the end of the timeline for selecting a school.

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Principals should be able to recommend students. I would trust my colleagues' judgement over PSSA scores.

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Sometimes exceptions are made and we are not aware of them

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Anticipate that there will be students who might be within a few points and consider how they can be considered and not just dismissed.

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For comprehensive HS this selection process is now creaming off students who are doing well with us and we have invested time into who will now move to select admit schools. What movement should we expect over the years. It impacts enrollment.

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For comprehensive HS this selection process is now creaming off students who are doing well with us and we have invested time into who will now move to select admit schools. What movement should we expect over the years. It impacts enrollment.

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Start earlier in the school year.  Allow middle schoolers to remain in place for high school

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Start earlier in the school year.  Allow middle schoolers to remain in place for high school

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Establish a school selection day for elementary schools and middle schools. School selection for HS seems odd to do.

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Establish a school selection day for elementary schools and middle schools. School selection for HS seems odd to do.

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Let schools select cut criteria scores for testing. Students are more than their score with what they can provide in HS.

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Let schools select cut criteria scores for testing. Students are more than their score with what they can provide in HS.

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The reality is sometimes it is who you know or who you are to get in to some schools.

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I would hope that Principals and team would have a say because there are so many other factors to consider when choosing a child for a particular school.

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School selection criteria should be eliminated for middle schools.
Middle schools should start in 6th grades.
Many families are concerned where their children will go for middle school, so they pull them out of K-5 schools early.
Special admit schools should be start at 6th or 7th grade, not 5th.

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I think there needs to be an focus on teacher or staff recommendations and overall report card versus standardized assessments. Perhaps there should be a tiered system of selection (Tier 1=criteria, tier 2=other criteria). Also 8th graders should not have to apply to their HS if they are in a MS/HS

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I think there needs to be an focus on teacher or staff recommendations and overall report card versus standardized assessments. Perhaps there should be a tiered system of selection (Tier 1=criteria, tier 2=other criteria). Also 8th graders should not have to apply to their HS if they are in a MS/HS

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Enrollment via school selection affects funding and critical staff to provide stellar learning opportunities for our students.

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I think other factors need to be weighed during the process. Having more than one path.

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I help the counselor and my 8th grade families decide on best fits for students.

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PVA is not part of any selection process although we are open to district-wide admission.

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My involvement has just been around having conversations with my Principal who is on the committee. We have been advocating for our students.