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”

Tuesday, June 18, CHPSPO meeting at Watkins

Dear CHPSPO members,The June 18 (Tuesday) CHPSPO meeting will be from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Watkins Elementary. We have a full agenda for the evening with discussions about open data for education, Revolution Foods (a DCPS food vendor), SWS proximity preference, and the education bills before the council.If you get a chance, stop byContinue reading “Tuesday, June 18, CHPSPO meeting at Watkins”

DDOT moveDC Workshop @ Union Station on June 11 – Participate!

We’ve Made it Easier to Participate in moveDC. DDOT is committed to offering the public the opportunity to provide input on the moveDC multimodal, long range transportation plan. Several convenient, alternative input events are scheduled during the upcoming week to provide additional opportunities for you to participate. During similar other workshops already scheduled, DDOT willContinue reading “DDOT moveDC Workshop @ Union Station on June 11 – Participate!”

OSSE Invitation to State Report Card Community Meeting and/or Survey

http://srvy.it/10pUgRx. The deadline for responses to the survey has now been extended until 5pm on Friday, June 7, 2013. And/Or 2. By joining us on Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 6:00-7:00 pm for a community discussion exploring what information to include in the report card and how to make sure it is accessible and easyContinue reading “OSSE Invitation to State Report Card Community Meeting and/or Survey”

CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday, May 21 at Tyler

The Capitol Hill Public School Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, May 21, at Tyler Elementary (1001 G Street, SE, Art Room, 1st Floor) at 6:30 p.m. Matthew Frumin who recently ran for an at-large city council seat will attend our meeting to discuss efforts to form a city-wide parent organization that will work toContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Tuesday, May 21 at Tyler”

Update on Librarians – Still need your support. By Peter MacPherson

Dear Friends: For the past 14 months we’ve been involved in a long and difficult battle with DCPS over school libraries and librarians. Thanks to your efforts we’ve made real progress in getting librarians back in the schools. Unfortunately we have to fight about a longer. The chancellor has said there will be a librarianContinue reading “Update on Librarians – Still need your support. By Peter MacPherson”

CHPSPO meeting on April 16, 6:30-8PM, Riverby Books

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, April 16 at Riverby Books, 419 East Capitol St., SE. Attached is the agenda for the meeting.One of the things we will discuss on Tuesday is the testimony CHPSPO is scheduled to deliver at the DC Council hearing pn April 17 on the DCPS SY14Continue reading “CHPSPO meeting on April 16, 6:30-8PM, Riverby Books”