The 2023-2024 school year begins Tuesday, Sept. 5. In anticipation of extreme heat conditions next week, with temperatures reaching mid-90’s, the School District of Philadelphia has issued an Extreme Heat Protocol for the public schools without air conditioning or inadequate cooling (see the list below).

These schools will follow the schedule below for Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 7.

• Tuesday, Sept. 5 – Wednesday, Sept. 6: Students will attend schools in the morning and then be released on an early dismissal schedule.

• Thursday, Sept. 7: The District will continue to monitor heat conditions. Any decisions about Thursday or Friday will be announces by 12 p.m. on the day before.

Families are encouraged to review the Keeping Kids Safe When Temperatures Soar resource for helpful tips.

The District will continue to expedite the installation of cooling systems, with the goal over time of providing every school with a cooling system, as part of its new five-year strategic plan, Accelerate Philly.

Schools In Need of Air Conditioning and/or Electrical Systems Upgrades:

AMY James Martin
AMY Northwest
Anderson, Marian
Bache-Martin
Barton, Clara
Blaine, James
Bridesburg Annex
Building 21
Casarez, Gloria
Castor Gardens
Catharine, Joseph
Cassidy, Lewis
Central HS
Comegys, B.
Comly, Watson
Crossan, Kennedy
Day, Anna
Disston, Hamilton
Dunbar, Paul
Ellwood
Emlen, Eleanor
Fell, D Newlin
Finletter, Thomas
Fitler, Edwin
Fitzpatrick, A.
Fox Chase
Franklin, Ben HS
Furness, Horace
Gideon, Edward
Girard, Stephen
Harding, Warren
Henry, Charles
Hill-Freedman
Hopkinson, Francis
Houston, Henry
Howe, Julia
Jenks, Abram
Jenks, John S
Kirkbride, E.
Lamberton
Lingelbach, Anna
Loesche
Ludlow, James
McCloskey, John
McClure, A.
McMichael, M.
Meredith, William
Mitchell, Weir
Moore, J. Hampton
MYA
Nebinger, George
Olney Elementary
OEC Annex
Overbrook ES
Parkway West
Patterson, John
Penn Treaty
Rhawnhurst
Roosevelt, T.
Rowen, William
Roxborough HS
Sayre, William
Sharswood, George
Sheppard, Issac
SLA (BFHS)
South Phila. HS
Spring Garden
Spruance, Gilbert
Sullivan, James
Tilden, William
The U School
Wagner, Gen. Louis
Waring, Laura
Washington, Martha