The School Reform Commission of The School District of Philadelphia will hold a special meeting to consider and vote to grant or deny new charter applications and for general purposes, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 at 4 p.m. in the Auditorium, Second Floor, Education Center, 440 N. Broad St, Philadelphia. Persons wishing to address the […]
FACTS has applied to the School District of Philadelphia for a new charter (FACTS-2). Please read the attached letter from our Executive Director and Principal for more information. Principal Pheng Lim and Executive Director Ellen Somekawa testified at the Philadelphia School District about the new charter application on December 7, 2015. The following link is […]
FACTS was featured in the article Charter School Teaches “Whole Student” on October 13, 2015 in the Philadelphia Daily News and the article Arts and High Test Scores Co-exist at FACTS Charter on December 7, 2015 in The Philadelphia Public School Notebook.
Principal Pheng writes letters to U.S. Department of Education and Pennsylvania Department of Education to open up a conversation on standardized testing practice (translated versions will become available).
Hi Families, Principal Pheng is a member on the City’s Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten. The Commission is working to develop a plan for all Philadelphians to be able to afford and attend a high quality pre-k center without reducing existing education funds. The creation of the Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten was passed with more than […]
Big News! FACTS ranked Number One among K-8 schools in Philadelphia for the 2013-14 year on the Philadelphia School District’s new School Progress Report. I feel we don’t need a formula to know we are doing good work. Every day I see the joy in children’s faces and the learning that goes on here. . […]
FACTS is in the process of developing its new website. Stay tuned for more updates!