Author Archives: Sandra

Report on the Bills Before the DC City Council Education Committee

> Chairman Catania and the Members of the Education Committee: > > There will be an important debate about education policy in our City in the coming months. > > We welcome that discussion and hope that together we can meet our shared goal of building a system that we can all be proud ofContinue reading “Report on the Bills Before the DC City Council Education Committee”

CHPSPO Meeting September 17, 6:30pm at JO Wilson

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO) will meet on September 17 at J.O. Wilson (660 K Street, NE) at 6:30 p.m. We’ll have an open data presentation on where students who attend our schools live, continue planning for Walk-to-School Day, discuss a position paper on the education bills before the City Council (IContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting September 17, 6:30pm at JO Wilson”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – August 13, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Capitol Hill Community Foundation 419 East Capitol St., SE (next door to Riverby Books) August 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.   1. Washington Teachers’ Union Outreach – David Street Discussion by group: Union striving towards community participation How to ‘maximize’ the ‘ward’ or community meetings? Cultural changesContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – August 13, 2013”

Part-Time Chess Instructors Needed for Chess Challenge in DC

Chess Challenge in DC has immediate openings for teachers or those with appropriate youth work experience to serve as chess coaches in afterschool programs at DC elementary and middle schools from September 2013 through May 2014. Chess Challenge in DC, a non-profit organization, uses the game of chess to increase academic achievement & analytic skills, and toContinue reading “Part-Time Chess Instructors Needed for Chess Challenge in DC”

DCPS Libraries Win Big – by Peter MacPherson

Dear Friends: Our 16-month long advocacy effort on behalf of school libraries has paid off big! DCPS has found $3.4 million to spend on school libraries. Cardozo, Dunbar, Wilson, Woodson, Eastern and Anacostia high schools will be receiving opening day collections, which is between 9,000 and 14,000 volumes depending on enrollment. Kramer, Eliot-Hine and JeffersonContinue reading “DCPS Libraries Win Big – by Peter MacPherson”

CHPSPO Meeting Tonight, August 13 at Riverby Books

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization meeting will be Tuesday, August 13, at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet at 419 East Capitol St., SE (next door to Riverby Books). Attached is the agenda. David Street, the new Community Outreach Coordinator for the Washington Teachers’ Union, will meet with us. A representative from the Artful ResistanceContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Tonight, August 13 at Riverby Books”

Councilmember Catania Community Conversations

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, Please post the following information on your school list serves: Councilmember Catania has scheduled a series of Community Conversations in each Ward to discuss the future of public education in DC. Councilmember Catania chairs the Committee on Education. The Ward 6 Community Conversation is scheduled for Wednesday,Continue reading “Councilmember Catania Community Conversations”

CHPSPO Meeting, Tuesday, July 23 at Logan (215 G St., NE)

The July CHPSPO meeting will be held on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan (Room 107). Attached is the draft CHPSPO agenda for July 23. If you have other agenda topics, please let me know. We will have a discussion at our meeting about the Campaign for Artful Resistance. HereContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting, Tuesday, July 23 at Logan (215 G St., NE)”