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Old School Dance Party on March 23 @ 8:00pm – Come Boogie With Us!

Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce and W6PSPO invite you to an old school dance party on Saturday, March 23, 8:00 p.m. at the The Pie Shop DC (1339 H St NE). Grab some friends and dance to all your favorites! Tickets are $15 (cash) or $10 with proof of same day dinner purchase from an…

Video: Ward 6 Middle (and High) Schools Principals Panel 2024

Principals across Ward 6 destination middle schools and Eastern High School 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: Claudia Lujan, Chief of Staff of the Education Trust.

LOCATION CHANGE! Old School Dance Party on February 24 – Come Boogie With Us!

Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce and W6PSPO invite you to an old school dance party on Saturday, Feb 24 – 9:30 p.m. at the ON THE ROCKS (1242 H St NE). Grab some friends and dance to all your favorites! Celebrity DJ, “Tony T” from the Pug will spin tunes all night! Ticket sales will…

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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…

Betsy Wolf Testimony – CoW DC Ed Agency Budget Hearing – April 5 2023

Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Betsy Wolf, and I will have 3 kids at Amidon-Bowen next year. I wasn’t the only Amidon-Bowen parent signed up to testify today, but I’m the only one who can make it given work commitments. I want to start by noting that…

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…

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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Knowledge Sharing

Video: Ward 6 Middle (and High) Schools Principals Panel 2024

Principals across Ward 6 destination middle schools and Eastern High School 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: Claudia Lujan, Chief of Staff of the Education Trust.

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…

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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