Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members,
Hearings
Below is information about three hearings/town halls that will be held on a variety of education issues in the coming weeks:
June 27, 6 – 7:30 pm, Northeast Library (330 7th St., NE) Education Town Hall. Opportunity to share thoughts, ideas and concerns about moving DC schools forward and ensuring every student is in the best position to succeed. You are encouraged to
RSVP for the town hall. Let’s have a big showing or the Ward 6 Education Town Hall!
June 29, 11 am, Wilson Building, Room 412, Committee on Transportation & the Environment and the Committee on Education will hold a joint Public Roundtable on Summer Modernizations of DC Public Schools. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Aukima Benjamin at abenjamin@dccouncil.us.
July 13, 10 am, Wilson Building, Room 500, Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education will hold a joint Hearing on the District of Columbia Education Research Advisory Board and Collaborative Establishment Act. Anyone wishing to testify should contact cow@dccouncil.us by July 11, 2018.
Parent and Community Advisory Board Applications
Please encourage parents in your school communities to apply for one of the 2018-2019 School Year advisory boards DCPS is establishing. The following five advisory boards are being established:
- Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board
- Deputy Chancellor for Social Emotional and Academic Development Parent Advisory Board
- Deputy Chancellor of Innovation and Systems Improvement Advisory Board
- Special Education Parent Advisory Board
- https://dcps.dc.gov/node/1333206
Descriptions of each advisory board can be found on the DCPS website.
The application is available at http://bit.ly/dcpsadvisoryboards2018 . All applications are due by 11:59 on Friday, June 22, 2018.
Thank you.
Suzanne Wells
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 