Testimony of Danica Petroshius – Committee on Education Roundtable Graduation Rate Accountability – December 15, 2017

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today at the Roundtable on Graduation Rate Accountability. I am Danica Petroshius, a parent of a second grader and a fourth grader at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (CHML) and a co-Vice President of CHPSPO. As a future high school parent on the outside looking in on thisContinue reading “Testimony of Danica Petroshius – Committee on Education Roundtable Graduation Rate Accountability – December 15, 2017”

CHPSPO Meets December 19 @ Stuart-Hobson

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:14 PM, Suzanne Wells <m.godec@att.net> wrote: Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will have its last meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, December 19, at Stuart-Hobson (410 E Street, NE). We have been invited by the Capitol Hill Cluster School to attend a reading group discussion on theContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets December 19 @ Stuart-Hobson”

CHPSP Meeting Notes– November 21, 2017

CHPSPO Meeting Payne Elementary School November 21, 2017 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Brent Diversity Working Group & Town Hall Meeting— Alicia Dorsey, Parent at Brent ES Provided an overview of the diversity working group and recent town hall on the new efforts targeted at closing the achievement gap at Brent ES. The parent-driven workingContinue reading “CHPSP Meeting Notes– November 21, 2017”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, November 21 @ Payne

CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, November 21 at Payne (1445 C Street, SE, in the library) at 6:30 pm. Alicia Dorsey with the Brent Diversity Working Group will join us to discuss the working group and the recent town hall meeting with Chancellor Wilson. Nancy Huvendick and Will Perkins from the 21st Century School FundContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, November 21 @ Payne”

Backpack Full of Cash Screening

Backpack Full of Cash Screening The Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, the Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities (C4DC), and Teaching for Change are hosting a FREE screening of the film Backpack Full of Cash on Thursday, November 16, at 6 pm at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus (3101 16th St., NW). ThisContinue reading “Backpack Full of Cash Screening”

Focus Group on New School Report Card

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will host a second focus group on November 1, 2017, at 6 pm at Jefferson Middle School Academy (801 7th Street, SW) on a new school report card that will be developed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). The new school reportContinue reading “Focus Group on New School Report Card”

School Report Card Focus Group & Equity in Education Community Townhall

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, There are two meetings on Monday, October 23, that may be of interest. 1. CHPSPO will host a focus group at 6 pm at Stuart Hobson (410 E Street, NE) on a new school report card that will be developed by the Office of the State SuperintendentContinue reading “School Report Card Focus Group & Equity in Education Community Townhall”

Bilingual Revolution in DC on 10/20-22

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, The DC Language Immersion Project will be hosting a discussion in Ward 6 on Sunday, October 22, at 10 am, at 1339 East Capitol St., SE, with Fabrice Jaumont, who is the father of NYC’s bilingual revolution. It’s an opportunity to talk with other parents who areContinue reading “Bilingual Revolution in DC on 10/20-22”

Bilingual Revolution in DC on 10/20-22

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, The DC Language Immersion Project will be hosting a discussion in Ward 6 on Sunday, October 22, at 10 am with Fabrice Jaumont, who is the father of NYC’s bilingual revolution. It’s an opportunity to talk with other parents who are interested in bilingual education, and learnContinue reading “Bilingual Revolution in DC on 10/20-22”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – September 19, 2017

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Watkins Elementary School September 19, 2017 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.   Implementation of the OSSE State Plan, Shana Young, Chief of Staff, OSSE The DC state plan (also called the ESSA plan) details the accountability and support system for all public schools in DC. As a part ofContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – September 19, 2017”