Suzanne Wells

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021 @ 7PM

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, August 17, at 7 pm. Dr. Kevin Washburn, manager of Library Programs for DCPS, will join us to share what DCPS is doing to ensure every school has a librarian this school year. We will also discuss school reopening. We all hopedContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021 @ 7PM”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, 1. W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, May 18, at 7 pm. The following items will be on our agenda: FY21/22 Budget – Mayor Bowser recently announced $14M would be added to school budgets. We’d like to have report outs from each school to learn if funds wereContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, May 18, 2021”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, April 20 @ 7pm

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members,W6PSPO will meet virtually on Tuesday, April 20, at 7 pm. The following will be on our agenda: Kathy Patterson, DC Auditor, and Erin Roth, Director of Education Research for the Office of the DC Auditor, will discuss the recently released report, Measuring What Matters: More and Better DataContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, April 20 @ 7pm”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday March 16 @ 7pm

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization Members, W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, March 16, at 7 pm. Paul Kihn, the Deputy Mayor of Education (DME), will join us to discuss the recovery planning being done by his office. This will be an opportunity to share your experiences and ideas around school reopening, virtual learning, acceleratingContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday March 16 @ 7pm”

Recap of Chairman Mendelson’s Community Meeting re: Academic Recovery Planning (Wards 6, 4 and 2)

Thank you for taking time out of your evening (along with fellow Ward 6, Ward, 3, and Ward 2 families) to share your ideas with Chairman Mendelson and his staff about what an Academic Recovery Plan might look like for DC. There were some clear themes that emerged: schools need to be funded at higherContinue reading “Recap of Chairman Mendelson’s Community Meeting re: Academic Recovery Planning (Wards 6, 4 and 2)”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Feb 16 @ 7pm

W6PSPO will meet virtually on Tuesday, February 16, at 7 pm. If you registered for a previous W6PSPO meeting, the link you received for that meeting will work for this and future W6PSPO meetings. If you don’t already have the meeting link, you can register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOqsqDorHdOqNZKiWVfvLL0TPp_az3Wp. After registering, you will receive a confirmation emailContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Feb 16 @ 7pm”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, I hope everyone is safe and healthy. The W6PSPO will have a virtual meeting on Tuesday, December 15, at 7 pm (please contact me for Zoom info). Our agenda is: 1. David Whitehead with the DC Education Coalition for Change (DECC) will discuss the #KeepTheEd Committee petition DECC isContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm”

W6PSPO Updates – March 19, 2020

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, I hope everyone in the W6PSPO family is staying healthy and safe. Our schools have been working hard to ensure students are fed, and getting resources in place so learning can continue remotely. We greatly appreciate all they are doing. As homeschooling sets in, we appreciate moreContinue reading “W6PSPO Updates – March 19, 2020”

W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, February 25 @ Tyler Elementary

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, February 25, from 6:30 – 8 pm at Tyler Elementary (1001 G Street, SE). Deputy Chancellor Amy Maisterra will join us for a DCPS budget discussion. We will also be joined by a representative from the Mayor’s Office of African Affairs whoContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, February 25 @ Tyler Elementary”

W6PSPO Meets January 21 & Updates

Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, 1. The W6PSPO will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 21, from 6:30 – 8 pm at Stuart Hobson Middle School (410 E St., NE) in the choir/theater room. Laura Marks and Anne Phelps will give us an overview of the DC Council performance and budgetContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets January 21 & Updates”