CHPSPO Meeting December 17 at Watkins

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, December 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Watkins Elementary in the library. We will continue our discussions on middle schools and school boundaries/feeder patterns, and will discuss co-sponsoring candidates forums next year for the Ward 6 city council and mayoral races. If you have additionalContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting December 17 at Watkins”

CHPSPO Meeting November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, We will have our November CHPSPO meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor (659 G Street, NE) starting at 6:30 p.m. We will spend the bulk of the meeting discussing the effort underway to overhaul the city’s school boundaries and feeder patterns. Please share with your schoolContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting November 19 at Ludlow-Taylor”

CHPSPO Meeting October 15, 2013 at Maury ES

Dear CHPSPO members, Congrats to everyone for a very successful Walk-to-School Day last Wednesday. Check out some great photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/62085732@N08/sets/72157636366410736/. Also, congrats to J.O. Wilson on a very successful auction on Sunday evening!!! Attached is the agenda for our Tuesday, October 15 meeting (6:30 p.m. at Maury, 1250 Constitution Ave., NE, Library). Jen ComeyContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting October 15, 2013 at Maury ES”

Report on the Bills Before the DC City Council Education Committee

> Chairman Catania and the Members of the Education Committee: > > There will be an important debate about education policy in our City in the coming months. > > We welcome that discussion and hope that together we can meet our shared goal of building a system that we can all be proud ofContinue reading “Report on the Bills Before the DC City Council Education Committee”

CHPSPO Meeting September 17, 6:30pm at JO Wilson

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO) will meet on September 17 at J.O. Wilson (660 K Street, NE) at 6:30 p.m. We’ll have an open data presentation on where students who attend our schools live, continue planning for Walk-to-School Day, discuss a position paper on the education bills before the City Council (IContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting September 17, 6:30pm at JO Wilson”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – August 13, 2013

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Capitol Hill Community Foundation 419 East Capitol St., SE (next door to Riverby Books) August 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.   1. Washington Teachers’ Union Outreach – David Street Discussion by group: Union striving towards community participation How to ‘maximize’ the ‘ward’ or community meetings? Cultural changesContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – August 13, 2013”

CHPSPO Meeting Tonight, August 13 at Riverby Books

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization meeting will be Tuesday, August 13, at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet at 419 East Capitol St., SE (next door to Riverby Books). Attached is the agenda. David Street, the new Community Outreach Coordinator for the Washington Teachers’ Union, will meet with us. A representative from the Artful ResistanceContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Tonight, August 13 at Riverby Books”

Councilmember Catania Community Conversations

Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, Please post the following information on your school list serves: Councilmember Catania has scheduled a series of Community Conversations in each Ward to discuss the future of public education in DC. Councilmember Catania chairs the Committee on Education. The Ward 6 Community Conversation is scheduled for Wednesday,Continue reading “Councilmember Catania Community Conversations”

CHPSPO Meeting, Tuesday, July 23 at Logan (215 G St., NE)

The July CHPSPO meeting will be held on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan (Room 107). Attached is the draft CHPSPO agenda for July 23. If you have other agenda topics, please let me know. We will have a discussion at our meeting about the Campaign for Artful Resistance. HereContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting, Tuesday, July 23 at Logan (215 G St., NE)”

CHPSPO Meeting Moved to Tuesday, July 23

The July CHPSPO meeting will be held on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. We are moving the meeting to July 23 because the Miner community has a meeting with Chancellor Henderson on July 16 to discuss the firing of Ms. Bunch (July 16 is our regularly scheduled CHPSPO meeting). CHPSPO has been asked to presentContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Moved to Tuesday, July 23”