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Public Hearing with Mayor, DME, OSSE: FY 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Fiscal Year 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia Monday March 16, 2016 6:00 pm – 7:30pm Columbia Heights Education Campus 3101 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20010 Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor for Education, Jennifer Nile, and Acting State Superintendent of Education,Continue reading “Public Hearing with Mayor, DME, OSSE: FY 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia”

Anacostia River Festival Bike Parade and Fish Windsock Workshops

THEARC’s ARTREACH (program invites you to join uson April 12, 2015, for the first annual Anacostia River Festival Fish Bike Parade. What is a Fish Bike Parade? Well, picture hundreds of bikes riding around the DC streets with colorful handmade fish windsocks like the one’s pictured below flying above their heads and convening at the festival toContinue reading “Anacostia River Festival Bike Parade and Fish Windsock Workshops”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – February 17, 2015

February 17, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver, OSSE Learn more about the waiver here. By end of March, DC needs to submit updated ESEA flexibility waiver The substantive updates in this draft application include: DC’s transition to the Next Generation Assessments (NGAs); IncreasedContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – February 17, 2015”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, February 17

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. at a private home. We will be discussing the ESEA waiver, upcoming education hearings, Living Classrooms, and CHPSPO priorities for the coming year. I will send a final agenda around on Tuesday morning. Hope everyone has aContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, February 17”

DC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearings on FY 2014-15

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Oversight Hearings on Fiscal Year 2014-2015 The Committee on Education (http://dccouncil.us/committees/committee-on-education) will conduct Performance Oversight Hearings; the following agencies will testify: Wednesday, 2/18/2015, 10:00am, Room 123 Public Charter School Board Bullying Prevention Taskforce Healthy Youth and Schools Commission Thursday, 2/19/2015, 10:00am, Room 412 District of Columbia Public Schools (Public Witnesses Only) Tuesday, 2/24/2015,Continue reading “DC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearings on FY 2014-15”

ANC 6C Grant Writing Seminar February 7

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, On February 7, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., ANC 6C is hosting a grant writing seminar for non-profit organizations. The seminar will be at Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center, 1st floor conference room, 700 2nd St., NE. The ANC 6C typically awards grants thatContinue reading “ANC 6C Grant Writing Seminar February 7”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, December 17 at Tyler ES

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, December 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Tyler Elementary (1001 G Street, SE). Attached is the agenda for our meeting. Many of you know that George Arlotto, a parent who lives on Capitol Hill, was selected earlier this year to be the SuperintendentContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, December 17 at Tyler ES”

Payne ES Modernization – REPROGRAMMING IN JEOPARDY: PLEASE ACT NOW!

Dear Payne ES Community: As you may know, we received exciting news this week that Mayor Gray transmitted a reprogramming to the Council to fund the completion of Payne’s modernization project, including critical improvements for special education students and fourth and fifth graders, as well as compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If approved,Continue reading “Payne ES Modernization – REPROGRAMMING IN JEOPARDY: PLEASE ACT NOW!”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 18, 2014

Payne Elementary School Library, 1445 C St., SE November 18, 2014, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver, Jeff Noel, OSSE Process of preparing first administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment – computer delivered assessment; higher standard of rigor; alignedContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 18, 2014”

Stuart Hobson Performing Annie the Musical

Students from Stuart Hobson Middle School will be performing Annie, the Musical on Friday, December 12, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, December 13, at noon and 6 p.m. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased in the main offices at Peabody, Watkins and Stuart Hobson. Stuart Hobson is located at 410 E Street, NE. PleaseContinue reading “Stuart Hobson Performing Annie the Musical”