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CHPSPO Meeting WEDNESDAY January 22

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Wednesday, January 22, at Amidon-Bowen (401 I Street, SW). We will be joined by Abigail Smith (Deputy Mayor for Education), Claudia Lujan (Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education), and the Ward 6 representatives to the Advisory Committee on school boundaries and feederContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting WEDNESDAY January 22”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – December 17, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Watkins Elementary (library, 2nd floor) 420 12th Street, SE, December 17, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.   1- Candidates Forums Report out on 12/9 Mayoral Candidates Forum – Ward 6 City Council – co-sponsor with Eastern Market Metro Community Association (EMMCA) and others on February 18, 20 orContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – December 17, 2013”

CHPSPO Meeting December 17 at Watkins

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, December 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Watkins Elementary in the library. We will continue our discussions on middle schools and school boundaries/feeder patterns, and will discuss co-sponsoring candidates forums next year for the Ward 6 city council and mayoral races. If you have additionalContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting December 17 at Watkins”

Summer Cultural Exchange Program for High School Students – Travel around US!

Exciting opportunity for Washington, DC high school students with the US-Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP). IYLEP provides a fully-funded leadership building and cultural exchange experience to selected students from Iraq and the US. This summer (2014), 10 American students will participate alongside 31 Iraqi high school students to travel around the US for fourContinue reading “Summer Cultural Exchange Program for High School Students – Travel around US!”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 19, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Ludlow-Taylor Elementary 659 G Street, NE November 19, 2013 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1. School Boundaries and Feeder Patterns – Open discussion –          Background: DME’s press release and materials: http://dme.dc.gov/DC/DME/Initiatives+and+Priorities/Statewide+Commission+on+Children+Youth+and+Their+Families/Student+Assignment+and+School+Boundaries+Review+Process –          ACTION: Sign up for focus groups and working groups –          ACTION: Volunteers will work on survey forContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 19, 2013”

CHPSPO Meeting November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, We will have our November CHPSPO meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor (659 G Street, NE) starting at 6:30 p.m. We will spend the bulk of the meeting discussing the effort underway to overhaul the city’s school boundaries and feeder patterns. Please share with your schoolContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor”

For High School Students: 2014 Youth TechCamps with MyCOE

The Global Connections and Exchange Youth TechCamps : My Community, Our Earth Program (GCE MyCOE) is looking for current high school students in the United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. High school students from each of these countries will be selected to form teams and will collaborate online and in person at one ofContinue reading “For High School Students: 2014 Youth TechCamps with MyCOE”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes October 15, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Maury Elementary, 1250 Constitution Ave., NE October 14, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1. Education Adequacy Study by Deputy Mayor of Education – Jennifer Comey – send questions/comments to jennifer.comey@dc.gov and dme.adequacystudy@dc.gov Find presentation and annexes here: http://dc.gov/DC/DME/About+DME/News+Room/Deputy+Mayor+for+Education+Releases+Preliminary+Findings+and+Recommendations+of+the+DC+Education+Adequacy+Study Preliminary comments from Cathy Reilly and Matthew Frumin: While there areContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes October 15, 2013”