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”

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”