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Upcoming hearings, Performance and Budget Hearing schedules – Jan-Feb 2019

Good afternoon – The Council’s Performance Oversight and Budget Oversight schedules are now out, so I wanted to pass those along (attached) and flag a few other hearings of interest. Coming up on Friday, the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education will hold a hearing on the issue of At-Risk School FundingContinue reading “Upcoming hearings, Performance and Budget Hearing schedules – Jan-Feb 2019”

CHPSPO Meets January 15 @ Miner Elementary

Hope everyone is enjoying the snow day! CHPSPO will meet on January 15 from 6:30 – 8 pm at Miner Elementary (601 15th St., NE). This will be our annual budget discussion, and Laura Marks, Chief of Staff for Councilmember Allen, and Anne Phelps, Budget Counsel at Office of the Budget Director, will join usContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets January 15 @ Miner Elementary”

CHPSPO Meets tonight – Tuesday, December 18 @ Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan (215 G Street, NE)

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, December 18, at Capitol Hill Montessori (215 G Street, NE). We will be joined by representatives from the Office of the Student Advocate for a discussion of the Safe Passages to Schools program. We will also be discussing promoting collaboration among theContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets tonight – Tuesday, December 18 @ Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan (215 G Street, NE)”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 19, 2018

Payne Elementary School, 1445 C Street, SE November 19, 2018, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1. DDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program (https://ddot.dc.gov/saferoutes), Amber Gove. Steps to getting DDoT support for traffic issues 1)    Traffic safety investigation via 311 ticketà https://311.dc.gov/ 2)    Traffic calming petition – 75% of houses on block(s) need to sign àContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 19, 2018”

CHPSPO Meets Monday, November 19 @ Payne (1445 C St., SE)

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Members, CHPSPO will meet on Monday, November 19, at Payne Elementary School. We will be joined by Amber Gove, Maury parent who will talk about Safe Routes to Schools, Chloe Magrane-Woodard from OSSE who will share with us the School Report Cards OSSE plans to release in December,Continue reading “CHPSPO Meets Monday, November 19 @ Payne (1445 C St., SE)”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – October 16, 2018

Seaton Elementary School; 1503 10th Street, NW October 16, 2018; 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1. Technology Update, Grace Hu (ghgracehu (at) gmail (dot) com) Objective is for DCPS to develop a comprehensive technology plan First: need basic access to technology(impacts digital literacy, testing Second: Have DCPS look at how they will fund technology inContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – October 16, 2018”

Walk to School Day is October 10 – save the date!

How to plan a fantastic party with all your school friends…. Step 1: Mark your Calendar –> October 10, 7:30-8:15 AM @ Lincoln Park. Step 2: Register your school –> http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/ Step 3: Tell all your friends to watch this space for details!! Stay tuned…