I am Valerie Jablow, a Ward 6 DCPS parent. As the subject of this hearing is transparency in our schools, I wanted to share some recent examples of how our schools and their governance are not transparent: –All videos of charter board meetings before 2018 are gone, with no back-ups. For some meetings, there areContinue reading “Valerie Jablow Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”
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Suzanne Wells Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019
Committee on Whole and Education Joint Public Hearing At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Suzanne Wells. I am the president of the Ward 6 Public Schools ParentContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”
Danica Petroshius Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019
Testimony of Danica Petroshius Hearing on Transparency June 26, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Danica Petroshius, parent of two children at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (CHML). I strongly support the At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 and have attached specific ideas for strengthening it. I alsoContinue reading “Danica Petroshius Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”
Kent Withycombe Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019
Kent Withycombe, Education Justice Project Director The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia For the June 26, 2019 Joint Public Hearing on: (1) B23-0239: School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act of 2019; and (2) B23-0046: At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act ofContinue reading “Kent Withycombe Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”
Liz Koening Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019
Liz Koenig Public Testimony on B23-0046 and B23-0239 June 26, 2019 Good morning, my name is Liz Koenig, and I am a part of EmpowerEd’s teacher council. I worked as a charter school teacher for seven years and sent my daughter to a charter school for the last two. The School-Based Budgeting and Transparency BillContinue reading “Liz Koening Testimony – At-Risk School Funding and School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Acts of 2019 – June 26, 2019”
School Transparency Bills: Discussion with Councilmember Allen – May 20, 2019
Summary of Discussion with Councilmember Allen regarding School Transparency Bills. Meeting was hosted by the Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization on Tuesday, May 20, 2019. Resources: Testimony support from EmpowerEd for June 26 and October 2: http://bit.ly/TransparencyTestimony School Transparency Bills under DC Council discussion: Introduced by CM Charles Allen: Public School Transparency Amendment ActContinue reading “School Transparency Bills: Discussion with Councilmember Allen – May 20, 2019”
Transparency in Public Schools with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen on May 21 – 6:30pm at Brent ES
Please join our May 21 meeting, 6:30pm at Brent Elementary. Councilmember Charles Allen, LaJoy Johnson-Law (with Advocates for Justice & Education http://www.aje-dc.org) will discuss the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 that was introduced by Councilmember Allen. Come early to hear from CM Allen and stay for and open discussion on how we can achieve muchContinue reading “Transparency in Public Schools with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen on May 21 – 6:30pm at Brent ES”
Iris Bond Gill Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019
Testimony of Iris Bond Gill Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education Thursday, April 25, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to testify at this Joint Budget Oversight Hearing. Like so many parents in this city, I have children in both a DCPS and a charter school. IContinue reading “Iris Bond Gill Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019”
Suzanne Wells Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019
Testimony of Suzanne Wells Committee of the Whole and Education’s Budget Oversight hearing of the Deputy Mayor for Education April 25, 2019 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Suzanne Wells. I am the president of the Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization, and the parent of an 8th grader atContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019”
Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019
Testimony of Sandra Moscoso Committee of the Whole and Education’s Budget Oversight hearing of the Deputy Mayor for Education April 25, 2019 Good morning Chairmen and Councilmembers. I am Sandra Moscoso, a parent of students enrolled in Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, and School Without Walls and formerly, BASIS DC. I am also secretary ofContinue reading “Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education Budget Oversight Hearing – March 29, 2019”
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