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My name is Betsy Wolf. I am a parent at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in DCPS. Amidon-Bowen serves a predominantly “at-risk” and African American student population and has been one of the lowest performing schools in the city for more than a decade. I am also a research professor in education. A common finding in schoolContinue reading “Betsy Wolf Testimony – DCPS Public Budget Hearing for FY20 – November 27, 2018”

SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC FIELD HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET PRIORITIES I am the parent of two current Miner ES students and one future one. Our oldest is in first grade, our middle child is in PK4 and we have a rising PK3 child. My husband is serving hisContinue reading “Katy Thomas Testimony – DCPS Public Budget Hearing FY20 – November 27, 2018”

DCPS Budget Hearing – November 27, 2018 Phelps High School- Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators Budget Testimony Cathy Reilly It is my hope that one of the lenses DCPS will use as it crafts the budget for this year is that of how best to support the public infrastructure of DCPS schools.Continue reading “Cathy Reilly Testimony – DCPS Public Budget Hearing for FY20”

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Members, CHPSPO will meet on Monday, November 19, at Payne Elementary School. We will be joined by Amber Gove, Maury parent who will talk about Safe Routes to Schools, Chloe Magrane-Woodard from OSSE who will share with us the School Report Cards OSSE plans to release in December,Continue reading “CHPSPO Meets Monday, November 19 @ Payne (1445 C St., SE)”

Thank you Councilmember Grosso and Members of the Committee on Education for holding this Public Roundtable on plans for the Shaw Junior High School Campus. I appreciate the opportunity to testify this morning. My name is Jessica Sutter and I was recently elected to serve as the new Ward 6 Representative to the DC StateContinue reading “Jessica Sutter Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic School – November 15, 2018”

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the recent announcement that Banneker High School would be relocated to the Shaw Middle School site, and discussions would begin about future plans for a new middle school for residents who live in the Center City communities. Today you will hear differing opinions, some supporting theContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – Education Public Roundtable – DCPS’ Plans for Shaw Junior High School and Banneker Academic High School – November 15, 2018”

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this important issue that affects hundreds of families in Shaw and Center City. I moved to Shaw in 2007, my husband has lived in Center City since 2002. We brought both our children home to our little house across the street from the original Shaw JuniorContinue reading “Maggie Koziol 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”

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”

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”