Sarah Livingston Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018

Greetings Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. I’m Sarah Livingston, a 12 year resident of Shaw and I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this subject. I support the DC government in keeping its promise of 2008 to rebuild Shaw Junior High School on the same site it was forced to leave. I doContinue reading “Sarah Livingston Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018”

Suki Lucier – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018

My name is Suki Lucier. I’m the mother of a second grader at Seaton Elementary school and the president of the Seaton Parent Teacher Organization. When I was pregnant with our son in 2010, along with the typical questions about when I was due and if we knew if it was a boy or aContinue reading “Suki Lucier – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018”

Becky Reina Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School Campus and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018

Hello, I‘m Becky Reina, mother of 2 Cleveland Elementary School students. Thank you for this opportunity to testify. I want Shaw Junior High School to be reopened as a middle school fed by Seaton, Cleveland, Garrison, Ross, and Thomson Elementary Schools as envisioned by the Office of the DME in 2014 as a result ofContinue reading “Becky Reina Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School Campus and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018”

Cathy Reilly Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School Campus and Banneker Academic High School, November 15, 2018

DC Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators (S.H.A.P.P.E) Testimony Cathy Reilly – Exec. Director Thank you for this opportunity to offer testify on the Mayor’s and DCPS’s recent decision to – Expand Banneker to 800 students – Relocate the school to the Shaw site – Further postpone planning and budget for a neededContinue reading “Cathy Reilly Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School Campus and Banneker Academic High School, November 15, 2018”

Mary Levy and Caryn Ernst Resign from Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force

November 10, 2018 To: The Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force c/o Paul Kihn, Acting Deputy Mayor for Education From: Mary Levy and Caryn Ernst We write to submit our resignations from the Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force and to state why we have declined to endorse the report just released. We do this because the report andContinue reading “Mary Levy and Caryn Ernst Resign from Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, October 16 @ Seaton Elementary

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, October 16, at 6:30 pm at Seaton Elementary (1503 10th St., NW). We will get an update on the technology advocacy efforts, the proposed Research Collaborative, and the issues surrounding Shaw Middle School. Hope to see you on Tuesday. Suzanne Wells 101618Continue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, October 16 @ Seaton Elementary”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday at Payne Elementary

Dear Capitol Hill Public School Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, September 18, at 6:30 pm at Payne Elementary (1445 C St SE). We will be joined by representatives from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education who will be discussing the Master Facilities Plan. We will also discuss the Chancellor searchContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday at Payne Elementary”

Free Back-To-School Vision Screening for Students and Adults

The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington (http://www.youreyes.org/), is hosting free vision screening September 16-18 at their facility on 233 Massachusetts Avenue NE. For Children (3-18) there will be screening for amblyopia, strabismus and distance acuity. They’ll have ophthalmologists on site to provide prescriptions and will provide free prescription eyeglasses to children. For Adults,Continue reading “Free Back-To-School Vision Screening for Students and Adults”

My School DC seeks representatives for its Parent Advisory Council

My School DC is recruiting parents and guardians for its Parent Advisory Council (PAC) for the upcoming lottery school year (2019-20). The PAC supports My School DC by providing guidance and feedback on the My School DC application process; providing input on programmatic direction for My School DC; acting as ambassadors of information to theirContinue reading “My School DC seeks representatives for its Parent Advisory Council”