Category Archives: DC Budget

Public Hearing for DC Schools FY16 Budget – Testimony by Cathy Reilly, S.H.A.P.P.E.

The following testimony was delivered by Cathy Reilly of S.H.A.P.P.E. on March 16, 2015 at the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia organized by the Executive Office of the Mayor. ——————————————————————————————————————————— S.H.A.P.P.E. Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators Thank you for this opportunity to testify.  The Senior High AllianceContinue reading “Public Hearing for DC Schools FY16 Budget – Testimony by Cathy Reilly, S.H.A.P.P.E.”

Public Hearing with Mayor, DME, OSSE: FY 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Fiscal Year 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia Monday March 16, 2016 6:00 pm – 7:30pm Columbia Heights Education Campus 3101 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20010 Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor for Education, Jennifer Nile, and Acting State Superintendent of Education,Continue reading “Public Hearing with Mayor, DME, OSSE: FY 2016 Budget for Public Schools in the District of Columbia”

DC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearings on FY 2014-15

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Oversight Hearings on Fiscal Year 2014-2015 The Committee on Education (http://dccouncil.us/committees/committee-on-education) will conduct Performance Oversight Hearings; the following agencies will testify: Wednesday, 2/18/2015, 10:00am, Room 123 Public Charter School Board Bullying Prevention Taskforce Healthy Youth and Schools Commission Thursday, 2/19/2015, 10:00am, Room 412 District of Columbia Public Schools (Public Witnesses Only) Tuesday, 2/24/2015,Continue reading “DC Council Committee on Education – Oversight Hearings on FY 2014-15”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Dr Bella Dinh-Zarr, Tyler ES

Good morning. My name is Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr and my son has attended DCPS schools for almost 3 years.  For the past 2 years, my husband Dr. Robert Zarr and I have been part of a group advocating on behalf of librarians and libraries in DC Public Schools.  What we – and the 5 thousandContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Dr Bella Dinh-Zarr, Tyler ES”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Danica Petroshius, CHM at Logan EC

Thank you Chairman Catania and members of the Council for holding this important hearing. I am Danica Petroshius, President of the Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan PTSO and parent of two children at the school – one in Kindergarten and one in preschool 3. I am here because we want to work in partnership withContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Danica Petroshius, CHM at Logan EC”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Lamont Clark, CHM at Logan EC

Thank you Council Members for holding this important hearing.   I am Lamont Clark Treasurer of the Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan PTSO and parent of one son who is a 1st grader at the school currently.  My second son will begin attending the school in the fall. As the father of two black boys IContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Lamont Clark, CHM at Logan EC”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Tiffany Brown, CHM at Logan EC

Good Afternoon:  Council Member Catania and other members of the Committee on Education, thank you for the opportunity to speak at this important council hearing.  My name is Tiffany L. Brown, I am a 4th generation Washingtonian, a product of DC Public Schools, a DCPS Teacher, the Chairperson of the LSAT at the Capitol HillContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Tiffany Brown, CHM at Logan EC”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Shin Young Stallings, CHM at Logan EC

Good morning all, my name is Shin Young Stallings. I live in Anacostia and I’m a 6th grader at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan.  I am very interested in Physics.  To study Physics we need a science lab with equipment like Newton’s cradle, gears and turners, magnets, scales and electrical equipment.  I really want toContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Shin Young Stallings, CHM at Logan EC”

DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Gregory Melchoir-Fisher, CHM at Logan EC

Hello, I am Gregory Melchior-Fisher, a 6th grader from Capitol Hill Montessori, and I am here to show what our school could become if we get a science lab. We have almost 300 more currently enrolled today and over 1,000 children on our wait list. Our school needs more science equipment, but we will needContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Gregory Melchoir-Fisher, CHM at Logan EC”