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W6PSPO Meets Tuesday May 16 @ 7pm

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, 1.  W6PSPO May 16, 7 pm meetingThis month we’ll be joined by Carolyn Bowen, a Payne parent who serves as a citywide community member on the Advisory Committee on Student Assignment and Boundaries.  Carolyn will discuss the committee’s guiding principles and the Committee’s work to date.  We will…

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[Video] W6PSPO April 13 2023 Meeting

Staff from the Deputy Mayor for Education’s team joined the April 2023 meeting to give updates on DC education budget for FY24, the Boundary Review / student assignment process, and master facilities plan.

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Decoding the FY24 DCPS Budget

The DCPS Budget for SY24 presents some schools with cuts (in spite of stable enrollment and in spite of DC Council Legislation designed to prevent cuts). It also provides increase in funds to some schools with large populations of students with the greatest need. To help DC families understand the budget, three DC parents (and…

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W6PSPO Meets Tonight – Mar 21, 2023 @ 7PM

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, 1.  W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 pm.  We will discuss the following:     a.  Principal Jasmine Brann will share with us upcoming plans for Tyler Elementary to transition to a Bilingual-Arts model;     b.  School budgets.  We’re hoping each school can…

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Advocacy

Suzanne Wells Testimony – CoW DC Ed Agency Hearing – Apr 5 2023

Testimony of Suzanne Wells President, Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization             Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.             The Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization (W6PSPO) met on March 21, 2023, to discuss the school budgets for FY24.  Out of 13 schools, five received increases to their budgets averaging $335K with a…

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Elizabeth Corinth Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022

Hello, my name is Elizabeth Corinth. I am a ward 6 resident and the parent of three DCPS students at School-Within-School @ Goding, where I currently serve as the LSAT chair. As we prepare the DCPS budget allocations for FY24, we urgently need to address the insufficiency of the baseline budgets that schools receive.  I challenge…

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Stephen Kletter Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022

Good evening. My name is Stephen Kletter and I am a practicing economist who has lived and worked in the District for over 25 years. I have two children that attend Jackson-Reed High School. Over the past few years I have spent an enormous amount of my own time deciphering the old and new DCPS…

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Sonja Walti – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022

Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s DCPS Public Budget Hearing, and thank you to my fellow participants and the public for guiding our school system’s use of resources. I am testifying here on behalf of School Without Walls High School’s Local School Advisory Team, to make three requests for DCPS’ 2023-24 school…

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Knowledge Sharing

Video: Ward 6 Middle Schools Principals Panel – March 14, 2023

Principals across Ward 6 feeder middle schools share their ideas on what makes a good middle school, how their schools help all students reach their highest potential, what extracurricular activities they offer, and more.  Moderator: Denise Forte, President and CEO of the Education Trust.

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Video: Ward 6 Middle Schools Principals Panel – March 9, 2022

Principals across Ward 6 feeder middle schools share their ideas on what makes a good middle school, how their schools help all students reach their highest potential, what extracurricular activities they offer, and more.  Moderator: Denise Forte, the interim CEO of the Education

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