UPDATE 5/2/16 2:30PM: As of May 2nd, 249 people have signed onto this letter. Signers are from all Wards and represent a range of interests: parents, schools, individuals, and citywide organizations. >> Final letter to the DC Committee on Education with 249 signatures ————— On April 20th, PTA and LSAT leaders and other members of theContinue reading “Sign-on Letter to DC Council Education Committee Regarding School Modernization Funding”
Category Archives: Data
FY17 School Budget Tool: DCPS school budgets comparable and transparent
The Coalition for Public Schools & Communities (C4DC) and Code for DC released a School Budget Tool with all schools’ FY17 budget data (and comparisons to FY16 and FY15). In the post, “C4DC Budget Tool & the FY17 DC School Budget Data in Context,” C4DC analysis on the tool shows that despite FY17 increases, some schools have reducedContinue reading “FY17 School Budget Tool: DCPS school budgets comparable and transparent”
Testimony by Sandra Moscoso at the Education Committee public hearing on B21-0115, Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment Act of 2015 Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am submitting this testimony as a DC Charter School Parent, a DC Public Schools Parent, and a member of the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO). My message to Council and your influence over transparency of DC public charter school fiscal transparency is simple: EnsureContinue reading “Testimony by Sandra Moscoso at the Education Committee public hearing on B21-0115, Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment Act of 2015 Wednesday, October 14, 2015”
Testimony of Suzanne Wells before the Council of the District of Columbia Education Committee Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment of 2015, B21-0115 October 14, 2015
Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment of 2015. My name is Suzanne Wells. I am the founder of the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization, and my daughter is a fifth grader in the Tyler Elementary Spanish Immersion program. It is important to strengthen the transparencyContinue reading “Testimony of Suzanne Wells before the Council of the District of Columbia Education Committee Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment of 2015, B21-0115 October 14, 2015”
Testimony of Elizabeth Bacon at the Education Committee Public Hearing on B21-0115, Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment Act of 2015
Councilmember Grosso and the Committee on Education: Thank you for holding this hearing today as a public discussion of transparency and fiscal responsibility for our public schools. This is an important, although sometimes difficult, issue that we must address to be better stewards of the $1.4 million we spend in public money on our educationContinue reading “Testimony of Elizabeth Bacon at the Education Committee Public Hearing on B21-0115, Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment Act of 2015”
Initial Reactions to DME Boundary Review – Policy Examples and Draft Boundary Changes
DME released DRAFT EXAMPLES of policies (not final) for review and feedback from community and working groups. Here’s a compilation of initial reactions on Twitter: https://storify.com/CHPSPO/dme-boundary-review-policy-examples-open-houses-an
WANTED: Cute DC Kids and Their Parents for White House Project
Are you a DC parent, looking for a school for your 3 year old, middle school or high school student? Have you found a terrific elementary school, but worried about middle school? We want to hear from you as part of a volunteer-run project we hope to showcase at the White House, at the end ofContinue reading “WANTED: Cute DC Kids and Their Parents for White House Project”
Open Data Day and DC Education – Open Letter to Mayor Gray by Sandra Moscoso
by Sandra Moscoso ——————————————— Dear Mayor Gray – I’m reaching out on behalf of all Washington DC families, who love living in this city and are committed to making the public education system(s) work for our children and for our communities. Recognizing that while the DCPS and Charter school systems offer a variety of optionsContinue reading “Open Data Day and DC Education – Open Letter to Mayor Gray by Sandra Moscoso”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 