Welcome!

H.A. Brown School

Learning Network 8

INCLUSIVE. STUDENT CENTERED. ENGAGING

Meet our Lindback Award Winning Staff:

2018 Distinguished Teacher Award: Mrs. Burgos, 4th Grade (retired)

2020 Distinguished Teacher Award: Dr. Schwartz, Speech

2021 Distinguished Teacher Award: Mrs. Gevins, 3rd Grade

2022 Distinguished Teacher Award: Mrs. Harkins, Kindergarten

2023 Distinguished Teacher Award: Mrs. Bonanni, 4th Grade

Principal’s Message

Welcome to H.A. Brown Elementary School! We are located at 1946 East Sergeant Street in Philadelphia, PA 19125.

We are a Kindergarten through 8th grade school with approximately 350 enrolled students. Our school provides a free breakfast and lunch program for all students. Programs offered to students include a comprehensive curriculum based on Pennsylvania State Common Core Standards with Special Education, Mentally Gifted, and ESOL services. Our school also includes a wireless network computer lab where students receive instruction in computer technology that includes research and presentation models. We also have a blended learning program that includes a Chromebook cart for every classroom in Grades K-8 in order for students to access their research-based online reading and math intervention programs. Our school is also supported by an after-school program through Young Achievers for students in Grades K-8.

The H.A. Brown Elementary School’s mission is to provide a safe environment where children can become technologically creative lifelong learners, developing the needed academic and social skills to think critically and independently. School-wide instructional strategies will be implemented to support these skills, which include cooperative learning, higher-order thinking, and focused small-group instruction. There is an emphasis on staff development and learning, student participation in authentic and meaningful work, as well as opportunities to share and collaborate among staff, students, parents, and community partners. Our mission also promotes multicultural and cultural awareness.  All of these systems collaboratively, will support and sustain the achievement of all students.

Our vision at H.A. Brown Elementary School is that all students can achieve academic growth. At H. A. Brown, this will be an ongoing process that is based upon collaboration and feedback from assessments.  Student achievement will be sustained in the quality of professional development practice, which will be modified and monitored in order to provide the best education possible for every student. We will communicate and collaborate with all school stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, and community partners.  The instructional program will support creativity, problem-solving abilities, and technological

awareness so that we prepare students to be competitive in today’s economy.  It is our goal to develop their 21st century skills in order to enhance the abilities of our students to be successful in society.   We prepare our students with the skills necessary to be successful in high school while providing the necessary foundation to be college-bound and career-ready.