School District Survey

6/12/2026 12:00 pm

Take the Philly School Experience Survey

Speak up as your child's biggest champion!

Time commitment: 5-10 minutes

Complete the Philly School Experience Survey (PSES), the annual survey for all Philly public school parents and guardians. The survey is available in 14 languages. Complete the survey online and enter to win a $25 gift card. Plus any class with 80% family survey completion will earn a free recess. Any class that gets 100% family response will earn free recess and water ice party! The survey closes on Friday, June 12.

Take Survey HERE

Yearbooks

6/1/2026 12:00 pm

Purchase a Yearbook

Don't Miss a Single Moment!

Sixty-four full color pages featuring every class - both candids and composites - along with highlights of the year. Price: $35

Please note that 8th graders are being gifted a yearbook, and do not need to purchase one.

Purchase HERE

EITC

3/16/2026 3:45 pm

Learn about the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

Would You Like to Turn a $500 Donation into a $4,500 Gift to PAS?

The EITC program is a way to designate your Pennsylvania tax dollars directly to Penn Alexander. Learn more through the slideshow or webinar.

EITC Slideshow HERE

EITC Webinar HERE

Passcode: iUQ55*U!

5K Help Needed

1/29/2026 8:30 am

Help with the 5K

Our Biggest Fundraising Event of the Year!

Race Day: Sunday, May 31

Calling all potential volunteers who would like to help with the annual PAS 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run!

Day-of Race Volunteers: we need approx. 100 people to help make this event a success! 'On-course' 5K volunteers will receive a FREE snack bag. All day-of race volunteers will receive a FREE T-shirt. Sign up HERE.
Collecting Prizes: We need help soliciting local businesses for prizes such as gift certificates, baskets, and free passes/tickets for the various age categories. Can you send out a few emails or letters to local businesses? If so, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form HERE or contact Dr. Kreidle.

Staff Breakfasts

12/19/2025 7:30 am

Monthly Teacher & Staff Appreciation Breakfasts

Bring in or Bake Something Special!

Each Grade Hosts One Breakfast

We are excited to formally introduce our family-led Teacher & Staff Appreciation Breakfast Program! As part of this program, we will ask each grade at PAS to host ONE breakfast during the school year. On a designated date, families from the grade will be asked to bring home-baked sweet and savory goods, juice, and other contributions to provide a special breakfast for all our teachers and staff.

Click More for dates and grade assignments. The next one will be on Friday, April 24, hosted by 1st Grade Families. Form only visible to 1st grade families.

Sign Up HERE

Social Media Moderator

12/15/2025 8:00 am

Help with Social Media

Medium-level Commitment, Big Audience!

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week

Did you know the HSA has a private, parents and guardians-only PAS Facebook group where we can all post and share resources? The HSA could use some help managing the group and posting content. Information from the e-Pony can be used as a guideline, and related posts can be scheduled to pop up throughout the week--an easy, weekly task.

Sign Up Here

Website Work

12/10/2025 5:00 pm

Work on the Website Back-End

Medium-level Commitment, Unsung Hero!

1-2 hours per week

Are you a techie who can help the HSA keep the website up-to-date on a weekly basis? Do you like maintaining web content and event blog posts? If so, this is the job for you!

Sign Up Here

Attendance Form

8/25/2025 8:30 am

NEW: How to Report an Absence

New Guidelines!

Fill out a Google Form for ALL Absences

In an effort to increase efficiency for the staff and to ease and improve communication between teachers, staff, and families, a new Google form has been created for parents to use for all absences. Please use this electronic form to submit an excuse for your child's absence from school within three days of the absence. A doctor's note must be provided for three consecutive days of absence. After 10 parent excuses, a doctor's note will be required.

See the Family Handbook HERE for more details about the attendance policy (page 8) and the school district policy HERE.

Absence Form