General
Hill Family Biking – 1 Year Anniversary Ride and Block Party – April 27 at 4pm!
Hill Family Biking turns 1 year old on April 27th! Come celebrate with us on an celebratory 4.5 mile ride and block party in front of Maury Elementary. All are welcome at the block party whether you participate in the ride or not to enjoy the following: You can think of the block party as a mini Open…
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.
Get Together with Prospective Jefferson MS Families – Fri Feb 23 at 12pm via Zoom
Calling all parents and caregivers of 3rd graders zoned to Jefferson Middle School! Let’s connect to talk about our in-bounds middle school – what we know, what we don’t know, and what it would take for Jefferson to be at the top of everyone’s list in 2026! Join me on Friday the 23rd at noon…
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.
Join the Ward 6 Middle School Principals’ panel discussion – March 6, 7:00pm
Have middle school on the mind? All of the principals of destination middle schools for Ward 6 (and nearby Ward 7 and Ward 8) elementary schools will share their schools’ programming, enrichment, and will answer questions. EVERYONE is welcome! Register via: https://bit.ly/W6PSPO24MSPrincipals
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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