Category Archives: DCPS

    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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Max Kieba.  I am a Ward 6 Resident and parent at Maury Elementary. Need for additional per pupil funding and non-personnel funding support, going directly to schools, with flexibility for the schools on how they’re used. I was happy to see DCPS committed toContinue reading “Testimony of Max Kieba — DCPS Budget Oversight Hearing — April 27, 2017”

Thank you Chairman Grosso and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today on behalf of the Brent Elementary PTA. I would like to raise three topics today with respect to the Mayor’s proposed 2018 budget for DCPS: The per pupil funding amounts, the pace of school modernizations, and specificContinue reading “Testimony of Ivan Frishberg — On Behalf of Brent Elementary PTA — Education Committee, Budget Oversight Hearing — April 27th, 2017”