Category Archives: DC Budget

Testimony of Suzanne Wells President, Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization             Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.             The Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization (W6PSPO) met on March 21, 2023, to discuss the school budgets for FY24.  Out of 13 schools, five received increases to their budgets averaging $335K with aContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – CoW DC Ed Agency Hearing – Apr 5 2023”

Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Betsy Wolf, and I will have 3 kids at Amidon-Bowen next year. I wasn’t the only Amidon-Bowen parent signed up to testify today, but I’m the only one who can make it given work commitments. I want to start by noting thatContinue reading “Betsy Wolf Testimony – CoW DC Ed Agency Budget Hearing – April 5 2023”

Hello, my name is Elizabeth Corinth. I am a ward 6 resident and the parent of three DCPS students at School-Within-School @ Goding, where I currently serve as the LSAT chair. As we prepare the DCPS budget allocations for FY24, we urgently need to address the insufficiency of the baseline budgets that schools receive.  I challengeContinue reading “Elizabeth Corinth Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”

Good evening. My name is Stephen Kletter and I am a practicing economist who has lived and worked in the District for over 25 years. I have two children that attend Jackson-Reed High School. Over the past few years I have spent an enormous amount of my own time deciphering the old and new DCPSContinue reading “Stephen Kletter Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”

Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s DCPS Public Budget Hearing, and thank you to my fellow participants and the public for guiding our school system’s use of resources. I am testifying here on behalf of School Without Walls High School’s Local School Advisory Team, to make three requests for DCPS’ 2023-24 schoolContinue reading “Sonja Walti – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”

7th Grade Student, CHML Mr. Chancellor, my name is Max Whitsell and I’m in 7th grade at CHML. My school and friends are really important to me – and so are sports. I found out today at basketball practice that DCPS will not allow my school to have a basketball team that can compete inContinue reading “Max Whitsell Testimony – DCPS Budget – Nov 16 2022”

LSAT Secretary, SIT Member, Parent at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan Chancellor Ferebee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Danica Petroshius a DCPS parent for the last 12 years. My children both started at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan at age 3 and now they are a 7th grader at CHML andContinue reading “Danica Petroshius Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”

Good Evening and thank you for allowing me to testify today. My name is Joshua Wiley, and I am an Assistant Principal at Whittier Elementary School.  Many school leaders will not testify about their school building due to fear of retaliation but my fear of students in an unsafe learning environment supersedes that.  I amContinue reading “Joshua Wiley Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”

Good Evening Mayor Bowser, DME Kihn, Members of DC Council, Chancellor Ferebee and DCPS:  My name is Marty Welles and I have three children at Jackson-Reed High School. My children participate in a total of 7 different sports – Soccer (Fall); Cross-Country (Fall); Cheerleading (Year-Round); Ultimate (Year-Round); Track (Winter/Spring); Lacrosse (Fall/Spring); and Softball (Spring). AllContinue reading “Martin Welles Testimony – DCPS Budget Hearing – Nov 16 2022”