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CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday May19

CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Miner Elementary (601 15th Street, NE) in their library. We will have representatives from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute discuss the attached letter supporting a sales tax increase. They are asking if CHPSPO would be willing to sign on to the letter. According toContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday May19”

Committee on Education DRAFT Report and Recommendations on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget for Agencies under Its Purview

> DRAFT Committee on Education FY16 Budget Report [PDF] as released May 13, 2015 > Facility Analysis Table [PDF] based on Councilmember Grosso’s proposed factors and measures for prioritizing projects in the FY2016-2021 Capital Improvement Plan > Recommendations and amendments to be voted on in Committee on Education Budget Markup, May 14, 2015

CHPSPO Meeting WEDNESDAY April 22

Hope everyone has been enjoying their Spring break! The CHPSPO April meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY, April 22, at School-Within-School (920 F Street, NE). The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and we’ll meet in the library. Scott Pearson and Josh Henderson from the Public Charter School Board will attend our meeting to discussContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting WEDNESDAY April 22”

Letter to the Editor by CHPSPO founder, Suzanne Wells: Put controls in place regarding the approval of new D.C. public charters

The following letter to the editor, Put controls in place regarding the approval of new D.C. public charters, appeared online in the Washington Post on March 27, 2015. In the March 22 Local Opinions commentary “Why charters need traditional schools,” the executive director and the former chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board claimed, “WeContinue reading “Letter to the Editor by CHPSPO founder, Suzanne Wells: Put controls in place regarding the approval of new D.C. public charters”

Anacostia River Festival Bike Parade and Fish Windsock Workshops

THEARC’s ARTREACH (program invites you to join uson April 12, 2015, for the first annual Anacostia River Festival Fish Bike Parade. What is a Fish Bike Parade? Well, picture hundreds of bikes riding around the DC streets with colorful handmade fish windsocks like the one’s pictured below flying above their heads and convening at the festival toContinue reading “Anacostia River Festival Bike Parade and Fish Windsock Workshops”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – February 17, 2015

February 17, 2015,  6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver, OSSE Learn more about the waiver here. By end of March, DC needs to submit updated ESEA flexibility waiver The substantive updates in this draft application include: DC’s transition to the Next Generation Assessments (NGAs); IncreasedContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – February 17, 2015”

CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, February 17

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. at a private home. We will be discussing the ESEA waiver, upcoming education hearings, Living Classrooms, and CHPSPO priorities for the coming year. I will send a final agenda around on Tuesday morning. Hope everyone has aContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, February 17”

ANC 6C Grant Writing Seminar February 7

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, On February 7, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., ANC 6C is hosting a grant writing seminar for non-profit organizations. The seminar will be at Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center, 1st floor conference room, 700 2nd St., NE. The ANC 6C typically awards grants thatContinue reading “ANC 6C Grant Writing Seminar February 7”