Philly district picks 20 schools for year-round, extended-day pilot

The School District of Philadelphia has selected the 20 schools that will participate in a year-round and extended day pilot program during the upcoming academic year. Teachers at the chosen schools began receiving messages from the district Monday inviting them to information sessions about the plan, staff members at several different schools said. A virtual form included in the letter allowed teachers to select their school from a dropdown menu. Information shared with Metro shows the following 20 schools were …