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Ms. Diane LoGiudice

In Memoriam: Diane LoGiudice

To the SLA Community, It is with a heavy heart that I share that Science Leadership Academy’s founding secretary, Ms. Diane LoGiudice has passed away. Ms. Diane – as we all called her – worked at SLA from its inception in 2006 through her retirement in November 2021. There is no way to fully communicate…

National School Counselors Week!

National School Counselors Week!

National School Counselor Week is always a fantastic opportunity to shout out SLA’s amazing school counselors, Ms. Karina Hirschfield and Ms. Zoe Siswick! Karina Hirschfield is SLA’s founding counselor and College / Postsecondary Counselor. Since 2006, she has taken care of SLA students, first piloting our social / emotional counseling program and then building SLA’s…

Ms. Diane

Apply to Be SLA’s New Secretary!

After 16 years, SLA’s founding secretary – Ms. Diane LoGiudice – is retiring soon! We’re looking for someone who is excited to run the SLA office, so if you love a vibrant, caring work environment and are organized and able to keep multiple balls in the air at once, and you are interested in applying…

Join Our Team!

Join Our Team!

Call for Teachers: “How do we learn?” “What can we create?” “What does it mean to lead?” These three essential questions form the basis of instruction at Science Leadership Academy (SLA) Schools, a network of School District of Philadelphia public schools that first opened in September 2006. SLA Schools are built on the notion that…

Welcome Ms. Leaness!

Welcome Ms. Leaness!

We are thrilled to announce that Ms. Ann Leaness is joining us as our new Assistant Principal! Ms. Leaness has spent the last four years at SLA@Beeber teaching students English and as their Roster Chair. She is a powerfully experienced educator, Ann has been in the field of education for 27 years. She has taught…