CHPSPO Meeting Notes – September 17, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization
J.O. Wilson Library, 660 K Street, NE

September 17, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

1. Open Data (Where Kids at Your School Live) – Sandra Moscoso and Harlin Harris

• Data requests:
  • o Waitlists for each school
  • o Teacher evaluation data
  • o Follow students as they transition from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school
  • o Teacher retention
  • o Student turnover; transitions; mid year
  • o Facilities amenities; modernization plans
• Suggest socialize with other education groups: Washington Teachers Union, Cathy Reily/SHAPPE, PCNS

 2. Discussion of policy paper on education bills before the City Council

• Position paper by education advocates across dc: http://chpspo.org/2013/09/18/report-on-the-bills-before-the-dc-city-council-education-committee/
• Bills to be re-introduced. Bonnie Caine to share date for mark ups.
• Develop a 1 pager be developed to zero in on key issues on behalf of CHPSPO and of PCNS
  • o Innovation
  • o Extra funding for poverty/at risk students
  • o Unified enrollment
  • o Strategic approach to charter proliferation
  • o Principal autonomy

 3. Library advocacy update – Peter McPherson – GREAT NEWS! http://chpspo.org/2013/09/05/dcps-libraries-win-big-by-peter-macpherson/

4.  Walk to School Day – George Blackmon

• Need: stretches (Lashone Wilson); coffee (Samantha Caruth); press release (Beth Bacon)
• When: Weds, Oct 9, 7:30-8:15 AM @ Lincoln Park

Next CHPSPO Meeting:  October 15, 2013

Upcoming Events:

October 9        Walk to School Day

October 13      Taste of JO Wilson (http://www.tasteofh.org/)