Author Archives: Sandra

CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday, May 16, at Maury

CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30 pm at Maury Elementary. We will be joined by Claudia Lujan who will be discussing the DCPS Reign: Empowering Young Women as Leaders Initiative. We will also discuss the ESSA Advisory Task Force the State Board of Education is forming, and discuss holding elections to fillContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday, May 16, at Maury”

CHPSPO Meets April 25 at Miner

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, I hope everyone had a restful spring break. CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 pm at Miner Elementary (601 15th St. NE). We will be joined by Denise Fraction and Sherry Holland-Senter with the AARP Foundation Experience Corps who will be discussing their literacyContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets April 25 at Miner”

CHPSPO meets Tuesday, March 21 at Stuart Hobson

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, March 21 at Stuart Hobson Middle School (410 D Street, NE) in Room 108. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen will join us for the meeting. We will also be joined by Joe Weedon, Ward 6 State Board of Education, who will be discussing theContinue reading “CHPSPO meets Tuesday, March 21 at Stuart Hobson”

Caryn Ernst Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

Testimony of Caryn Ernst State Board of Education Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) School Accountability Measures March 15, 2017 Dear SBOE Members, Thank you for developing ten outstanding recommendations for changes to the Every Students Succeeds Act draft accountability plan. Your ten recommended changes are an excellent reflection of the diverse and extensive feedback youContinue reading “Caryn Ernst Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”

Sandra Moscoso Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

Testimony of Sandra Moscoso State Board of Education Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) March 15, 2017 Good evening SBOE members. Please consider this my ‘Just in Time’ testimony, given OSSE’s March 14 response to SBOE. I am Sandra Moscoso, a parent of students enrolled in BASIS DC Charter School and Capitol Hill Montessori at LoganContinue reading “Sandra Moscoso Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”

Sara Moore Kerai Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

Testimony of Sara Moore Kerai DC State Board of Education Hearing March 15, 2017 Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Sara Moore Kerai and I am a parent of a pre- K 3 child at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. I care deeply about the quality of my children’s education andContinue reading “Sara Moore Kerai Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”

Danica Petroshius Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

TESTIMONY OF DANICA PETROSHIUS DC State Board of Education Hearing March 15, 2017 dpetroshius@yahoo.com Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I’m Danica Petroshius, parent of two at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. Based on the conversation at your meeting yesterday I viewed via Periscope, it appears that there is State Board support for theContinue reading “Danica Petroshius Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”

Valerie Jablow Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

Jablow Testimony SBOE OSSE’s ESSA Draft Proposal 3/15/2017 Dear members of DC’s state board of education, I am Valerie Jablow, a DCPS parent. I am sending you all this via email because it is the only way I can get timely feedback to you on OSSE’s response to your recommendations on ESSA. I urge youContinue reading “Valerie Jablow Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”

Suzanne Wells Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017

State Board of EducationMarch 15, 2017 Public Hearing Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) School Accountability Measures Testimony of Suzanne Wells Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Parent of a 6th grader at Eliot-Hine Middle School Thank you for the opportunity to speak this evening on the Office of the State Superintendent’s (OSSE) School Accountability Measures/StateContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – ESSA – State Board of Education – March 15 2017”