Good morning council members and neighbors. My name is Charlie Melchior-Fisher, and I’m here with my classmates from the Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan. We need to have a science lab. Our school is adding a middle school, and I’ll be a 7th grader there. DCPS says every middle school and high school student shouldContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Charlie Melchoir-Fisher, CHM at Logan EC”
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DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Preston Melchoir-Fisher, CHM at Logan EC
My name is Preston Melchior-Fisher, I live in Brookland and I am a 6th grade student at Capital Hill Montessori. As President Obama said, “Leadership tomorrow depends on how we educate our students today, especially in science, technology, engineering and math.” Our school has minimal equipment to learn most of these four subjects. Without a real scienceContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Preston Melchoir-Fisher, CHM at Logan EC”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Mary Melchoir, CHM at Logan EC
Happy Thursday council members, staff and fellow citizens. My name is Mary Melchior. I am a resident of Brookland in ward 5 and have three 6th grade boys at the Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. Our school is adding a grade each year expanding up to 8th grade creating the first adolescent Montessori program inContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Mary Melchoir, CHM at Logan EC”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Vincent Morris, CHCS
Good morning Chairman Catania and other members of the Council. My name is Vincent Morris and I am the President of the PTA for Peabody Pre-K, Watkins Elementary and Stuart Hobson Middle School – the Cluster school. I have three daughters: one each in 6th, 4th and 2nd grade and I, like many of theContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Vincent Morris, CHCS”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, Watkins ES
Good morning. I’m Elizabeth Bacon, a parent at Watkins Elementary School. I serve on the Capitol Hill Cluster School PTA leadership and on the LSAT, and I’ve spent many hours investigating our school budget. The Cluster School is a Pre-K3 through 8th grade school with 1,300 students at three campuses (Peabody Early Childhood, Watkins Elementary,Continue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Kevin White, Watkins ES
Good morning. My name is Kevin White. I will have a 4th grader and a 1st grader at Watkins next year. Ms. Reese’s testimony has very clearly outlined many of the physical needs at Watkins. There are many more, such as an original out of date elevator (out of operations for the last month), anContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Kevin White, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Bernetta Reese, Watkins ES
Good morning. My name is Bernetta Reese and I am here to represent 540 students at Watkins Elementary. I have 2 students in the first and third grade at the school. As a parent and representative of my school community, I want to say to you today that I am disappointed that Mayor Gray’s budgetContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Bernetta Reese, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Suzanna Dennis, Payne ES
Good morning. My name is Suzanna Dennis, and I have a daughter in the PK-3 program at Daniel A. Payne Elementary School on Capitol Hill. Before I begin, I want to thank the Council, Mayor & DCPS for their time and continued support this year. 1. Overview In the past year I have hadContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Suzanna Dennis, Payne ES”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Martin Welles, Amidon-Bowen ES
Good Evening Mayor Gray, Deputy Mayor for Education Smith, and State Superintendent of Education Aguirre: My name is Martin R. Welles, Esq. and I have three children at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School and am President of the PTA. While I am primarily testifying today on behalf of my interest in improving Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, it shouldContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Martin Welles, Amidon-Bowen ES”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Khai Booker – CHML
Good Evening to All, I am Khai Booker, a long-time parent at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. I have 2 children one in 4th grade and another in 6th grade. Our school offers a unique choice in education, is richly diverse and hails from every Ward in the city. Currently we serve from PK-3 throughContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Khai Booker – CHML”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 