BFHS Parent Welcome Letter 2024-2025
Parent Right to Know Letters 2024-2025
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to take the Philly School Experience Survey, the annual survey for all Philly public school parents and guardians! The parent survey is completely anonymous, and you do not need a student ID number to take the survey. Just go to the link below, select your student’s grade level and school (don’t look at the B’s, we are under Franklin, Benjamin High School), and get started! The survey will take about 5-10 minutes, and you can enter a raffle for a $25 gift card at the end.
Click here–>PARENT/GUARDIAN SURVEY or scan the QR code 
We only need your household to take the survey one time for our school, even if you have multiple students here. You can take the survey with your oldest student at our school in mind.
Records Requests can be emailed to bfhs@philasd.org or faxed to 215-400-7601
Excuse notes–please either send in a written note within 3 days of your child’s absence or fill out this EXCUSE NOTE Google FORM
BFHS now offers SchoolCash Online. Pay online for school fees, trips, etc. Learn more and register HERE
For more Health information, click HERE
2026 – Japan Trip
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Upcoming Dates
March 2025 -20 Students days
- March 6, 2025–3rd marking period grading window opens
- March 7, 2025--student half day, afternoon professional development
- March 10-21, 2025–NOCTI Pretesting
- March 19-April 4, 2025--Biology Benchmark #3
- March 21, 2025–3rd marking period grading window closes, Xello tasks due
- March 25, 2025–SAT testing
- March 27 & 28, 2025 –Report card conferences in the afternoon
- March 31, 2025–No School Eid al-Fitr
Have questions?
We can be reached at bfhs@philasd.org, Phone 215-400-7600, or Fax 215-400-7601
Parent Portal sign up have access to your student’s attendance and grades in real-time
2024-2025 School Year Calendar School starts at 8:15 am and ends at 3:19 pm daily.
New Enrollments (NEW to the district or coming from Charter–not transferring from another Philadelphia district school) registration is online- https://www.philasd.org/studentplacement/registration/
Transfer Enrollments (coming from another School District of Philadelphia High School) first, please confirm that we are your neighborhood (CATCHMENT) school https://philasd.explore.avela.org/ then bring proofs of address (1 deed, lease, or mortgage & 1 other current OR 3 current documents) to school between 8:30 am and 1:00 pm and complete enrollment paperwork (submit address proofs electronically to bfhs@philasd.org ahead of time if you’d like).
Transferring out we need proof of enrollment from your new school. They can email bfhs@philasd.or or fax 215-400-7601 preferred. By phone if necessary 215-400-7600.
Benjamin Franklin School Plan. Families are encouraged to visit the School District of Philadelphia Link below and review our school plan.
Benjamin Franklin School Plan 2024-25 SY
State Graduation Requirements!
Middle States Association Accredited
CHROMEBOOKS
- Every student has an assigned Chromebook and should charge it at night and bring it to school every day
- If your Chromebook or charger needs to be repaired or replaced, you can bring it to school (room 244, when you get to school at 8:15) or you can visit one of the Parent & Family Tech Support Centers.
- The centers will be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays.
- Lost Chromebooks require parental confirmation of the loss to issue a new device.
- Lost Chargers require community service to replace.
- If you need home internet access, you can dial 2-1-1 for the PHLConnectEd Hotline.
Parent & Family Technology Support Hotline
Contact Info: 215-400-4444 FamilyTechSupport@philasd.org
Attention families: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that a school with certain exceptions obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, a school may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the school to the contrary in accordance with school district procedures.
Parents who wish to opt their students out of directory information releases must complete an Opt-Out Form for each of their students, and must return each form to the school at which each student is enrolled by December 13, 2024.
Find more information, including the forms you need HERE