CHPSPO Meeting Notes – December 2018 and January 2019

Miner Elementary School – 601 15th Street, NE

January 15, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

 

1. 2019 Performance Oversight and Budget Hearings, Laura Marks and Anne Phelps

• Budget Presentation. See presentation.
• Important to make priorities heard by Mayor before it is transmitted to Council (March 20), as agencies are formulating their budget now. Citizen priorities are captured in decisions.
  • Email Jenny Reed jennifer.reed@dc.gov (Director, Office of Budget & Performance) , John Falcicchio john.falcicchio@dc.gov (Mayor’s Chief of Staff), (see more on slide 19).
  • Look up Mayor’s schedule (https://mayor.dc.gov/newsroom)
  • Only chairman has scope to re-fund/fund priorities. Typically, this cannot be done at committee level (committees develop recs).
  • Attend hearings: http://www.davidgrosso.org/education-committee/
  • Education-related committee changes:
    • Grosso is chair; Mendelson somewhat co-chairing. Possibly joint hearings for performance and budget – Education; DCPS, DME, OSSE, Library
  • DGS now under Robert White
• Timing
  • Once Mayor’s budget is transmitted to Council, it will be published on https://cfo.dc.gov/ (circa March 20)
  • DCPS has slightly different budget timeline; Council does not engage in school-level budget recommendations on Operating budget. However, Council has some discretion on Capital Budget. (See slide 13)
• Highlights
  • Of 14.6B, 8B are used locally; education is second largest allocation (18.2%),
  • Of 1.67B Capital budget, DCPS 20.9%
  • DC Public Library – many opportunities for collaboration w/ DCPS, and libraries need adequate budget support
• Requests:
  • Letter from Mayor re Uniform Per Student Funding Formula  
  • Language in budget support act reflecting the question posed by council 

2. FoodPrints Funding, Jennifer Mampara

• In 13 schools in all wards but ward 3. In Ward 6: Watkins, Peabody, LT, SWS, Tyler – http://freshfarm.org/foodprints.html
• Funded by OSSE, PTAs, Federal Grants, Private Donors, Indiv School Budgets through contract by DCPS Office of School Nutrition Svcs
• At the end of the school year, DCPS contract funds will run out, OSSE grants are for kickstarting (not ongoing) programs
• Requesting from DC Gov, fund existing programs,
• Letters to Mayor, DME, DCPS advocating for food education programming in schools. High demand
• Language to include in testimony. See language.

3. Technology Advocacy, Grace Hu

• Follow @DigitalEquityDC
• Letter to Mayor in DCLine + Petition 

4. Wilson Building Visits, Danica Petroshius

• Early to mid Feb; refresh on CHPSPO; set agenda
  • ~10 per day + twitter amplifying
• CHPSPO Strategic Plan: 
• STAR Rating

5. Chancellor Selection, Group Discussion

• Colbert King pieces in Post
• Roundtable Hearings 

6. It’s time for CHPSPO to change its name (come with ideas for names, new logo, etc.), Group Discussion. Suggestions:

• Ward 6 Education Council
• Ward Six Public Schools Parent Organization (WSPSPO)
• Capital Helpers for Public Schools and Parent Organizing (CHPSPO)
• Creative Help for Public School and Parent Organizing (CHPSPO)

Next CHPSPO Meeting: February 12, 2019

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Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan – 215 G Street, NE, December 18, 2018

December 18, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

1. Safe Passages Program, Office of the Student Advocate

• Who is Office of the Student Advocate? See presentation. 
• 50% of Ward 6 Requests for Assistance to Student Advocate are re: Safe Passage
• Parent and Family Go To Guide. See guide.
• Safe Passage Toolkit

• Potomac Ave (MPD)
  • MPD Daily juvenile conference call
  • MPD Detail at L’enfant plaza
  • MPD Daily usually start at stadium and l’enfant and follow groups
  • Casual/plain clothes anti-terrorism which focus on Eastern Market and Potomac Ave
  • Fights/violence are priority; fights can turn into robberies
• MPD Resource Officers focusing on youth advisory council ; suggestions
  • School leaders and school staff present at ‘hot points’ can be a deterrent
  • Lighting the path; stand out on the street between 3-5
  • Advocate for heads of school to join the calls
• Next Steps: Fulcrum host DME, Office of Student Advocate, MPD, and Potomac Ave community planning around Safe Passage. Contact Tom Kavanaugh tom@fulcrumpg.com

2. LSAT Coordination, Steve Bowen, Payne LSAT

• What is the best way to coordinate across LSAT members?
  • Mailing list
  • LSAT training in May; alongside with Council budget presentation

3. School Report Card reactions, Group Discussion – Deferred

4. CHPSPO 2019 Strategic Plan Action Items, Danica Petroshius and Suzanne Wells – Deferred

5. Is it time for CHPSPO to change its name?, Group Discussion – Deferred

Next CHPSPO Meeting: January 15, 2019