CHPSPO Meeting Notes – March 15 2016

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization
Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan, 215 G St., NE

March 15, 2016 – 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

 1) Report out on meeting with DME, Marty Welles and Suzanne Wells

• Issues raised:
  • Funding/support for Ward 6 middle school Eliot-Hine & Jefferson renovations
  • Task Force; grade misalignment
• DME suggested issues raised should be heard by charter school leaders/board
• DME will be responsible for drafting Mayor’s capital improvement plan
• DCPS now in charge of renovations, but DGS in charge for implementation

2) Discussion of school security procedures, Caroline Kopek-Pezzarossi

• Are schools locked all the time? Including drop off and pick up?
• Reports from Miner, Maury, Van Ness, Amidon-Bowen, Tyler, CHM@L, SWS, Watkins, Stuart-Hobson, JO Wilson, Eliot-Hine
• Variances on front doors being open all day vs locked all day vs locked between 9-3 and after 3:30,
• DCPS Security Tips Hotline here: http://dcps.dc.gov/page/school-safe

3) Bike to School Day, Sandra Moscoso-Mills

• Wednesday, May 4 @ Lincoln Park
• Partnership with National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Connect with DCPS Cornerstone
• Reach out to DDOT
• Follow up planning w/ George, Beth, Danica, Suzanne & Sandra

4) Budget Oversight Hearings – Who is testifying on what – Everyone

• MySchoolDC should be point of entry for lottery and enrollment
• Capital Improvements – modernize Eliot-Hine and Jefferson
• Transparency and Accountability of DCPCSB
• Redundancy
• 2 systems w/ 62 executive officers
• Sports budget
• Aftercare funding
• Capital Budget: Overall increase; parent participation; specific school budget
• Eliot-Hine: the effect of not modernized school; kids being let down, accountability
• Ward 6 middle school panel – Heather bringing a middle school student panel
• Effect of mobility at school level; at city level
  • Ask Caryn (DME Cross Collaboration Task Force) about impact of mobility
  • Tyler Spanish Immersion 5^th grade class – most students have been in program eight years
  • Some inspiration:
    • http://educationdc.net/2015/12/10/where-have-all-the-4th-grade-parcc-scores-gone/
    • http://educationdc.net/2015/09/10/data-data-everywhere-and-not-a-number-to-see/
    • https://educationdc.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/testimony1.pdf

 

Next CHPSPO Meeting:  April 19, 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS

Cross Sector Collaboration Task Force

March 21, Education Counsel, 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 900), 6 pm 

Council Performance Budget Oversight Hearings Register at http://bit.ly/EdOversight16

Tuesday, April 12:  PCSB and State Board of Education

Wednesday, April 13: DME

Thursday, April 14 (10 a.m. and 5 p.m.): DCPS (public witnesses)

Monday, April 18: OSSE

Ward 6 Budget Town Hall

April 21^st, 6:30-8:30PM Ward 6 CM Allen to host budget town hall, DHS H St Service Center (645 H St. NE) http://www.charlesallenward6.com/fy17budget

Eliot-Hine Enrollment Nights

Tuesday, April 5th and Wed, April 13th (overlap with PTO mtng at 6pm), from 4:30pm – 6:30pm – 1830 Constitution Ave NE

School Auctions

March 19, Maury at the Market, Eastern Market North Hall

April 30, Brent’s Taste of the Hill, Capitol Skyline Hotel

Bike to School Day – May 4 at Lincoln Park. Save the date!

Lion King – May 20 – 21 at Stuart Hobson.  Save the date!