Testimony of Rebecca Reina to DC Council, Committee on Education, Performance Oversight Hearing DC Public Schools on 2/26/19 at 12:00 pm, John A. Wilson building, room 500 Hello, I‘m Becky Reina, Chair of the Ward 1 Education Council. Our Education Council advocates for a stronger public education system that supports all our students andContinue reading “Rebecca Reina Testimony – DCPS Performance Oversight Hearing – February 26, 2019”
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Mary Levy Testimony – DCPS Performance Oversight Hearing – February 26, 2019
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL Performance Oversight on the District of Columbia Public Schools Mary Levy February 26, 2019 As an education finance lawyer, a budget and policy analyst, and a DCPS parent, I have studied DCPS data and policies for almost 40 years,Continue reading “Mary Levy Testimony – DCPS Performance Oversight Hearing – February 26, 2019”
Mary Levy Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL At-Risk Funding Transparency Mary Levy – February 1, 2019 Thank you for holding this hearing, and thanks to the Council members who introduced and who supported this legislation. Since 1980, I have analyzed public school budgets, expenditures, and staffingContinue reading “Mary Levy Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019”
Jessica Sutter Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019
February 1, 2019 Jessica Sutter Testimony at Council Oversight Roundtable on At Risk Funding Transparency Thank you Chairman Mendelson and Members of the DC Council for inviting public testimony today. My name is Jessica Sutter and I have the honor of representing Ward 6 on the DC State Board of Education. I am testifying hereContinue reading “Jessica Sutter Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019”
Grace Hu Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019
Grace Hu Amidon-Bowen Elementary PTA mailto:amidonbowendc@gmail.com February 1, 2019 My name is Grace Hu. I serve on the PTA of Amidon-Bowen Elementary and have previously served on the Amidon-Bowen Local School Advisory Team. On behalf of the Amidon-Bowen PTA, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing and specifically thank Councilmember Charles AllenContinue reading “Grace Hu Testimony – Roundtable on At-Risk Funding – February 1, 2019”
Testimony of Suzanne Wells — Committee on Education DCPS Budget Hearing — April 27, 2017
My name is Suzanne Wells, and I am a parent of a 6th grader at Eliot-Hine Middle School. In 2010, DCPS released its plan for the Ward 6 middle schools that included starting the process for Eliot-Hine Middle School to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme. After much hard work onContinue reading “Testimony of Suzanne Wells — Committee on Education DCPS Budget Hearing — April 27, 2017”
Testimony of Danica Petroshius — Parent at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan — April 27, 2017
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I’m Danica Petroshius, parent of two at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (CHML) and a Ward 6 resident. We have been given a proposed FY18 budget by the Mayor that decreases funding for school modernizations. Chairman Grosso, you asked earlier this week where the outrage is about ourContinue reading “Testimony of Danica Petroshius — Parent at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan — April 27, 2017”
Testimony of Elizabeth Bacon — DC Council Education Committee DCPS Budget Oversight Hearing — April 27, 2017
Thank you to the Committee for your commitment to hearing public voices in the oversight of our public schools. I am a Ward 6 public schools parent with one child at School Within School and another at Stuart-Hobson Middle School. Today, I want to testify through the lenses of fiscal responsibility and transparency. I believeContinue reading “Testimony of Elizabeth Bacon — DC Council Education Committee DCPS Budget Oversight Hearing — April 27, 2017”
Testimony of Heather Schoell ▪ Eliot-Hine Middle School PTO President ▪ Eastern High School PTO Secretary ▪ LSAT Secretary for Both Schools ▪ 21-year Ward 6 Resident ▪ Budget Hearing 4/27/17
Budgets: I’m not at all confident that allocations for schools are accurate. At-Risk funds are supposed to be used at the discretion of the schools. I’m on the LSAT at both Eastern and Eliot-Hine, and those funds were not broken out. This is a blatant violation of the mandate that At-Risk funds supplement regular funding,Continue reading “Testimony of Heather Schoell ▪ Eliot-Hine Middle School PTO President ▪ Eastern High School PTO Secretary ▪ LSAT Secretary for Both Schools ▪ 21-year Ward 6 Resident ▪ Budget Hearing 4/27/17”
Testimony of María Helena Carey — DC Public Schools Parent — Committee on Education Budget Hearing — April 27, 2017
Good morning. My name is María Helena Carey and I am a Ward 6, Capitol Hill resident and mother to two students at School Within School at Goding: Patrick, in 5th grade and Brandon in 2nd grade. This is Patrick’s last year at SWS: He is part of the school’s first 5th grade class. NeitherContinue reading “Testimony of María Helena Carey — DC Public Schools Parent — Committee on Education Budget Hearing — April 27, 2017”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 