General W6PSPO – Page 35 – Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization

CHPSPO meeting July 17 2012 – 6:30 PM @ Maury ES

The Capitol Hill Public School Parent Organization will hold its July 17 meeting at Maury Elementary (1250 Constitution Ave., NE) starting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing our continued follow up on the library funding issue, and will start a discussion on what vertical (K-12 collaboration within a feeder pattern) and horizontal (alignment andContinue reading “CHPSPO meeting July 17 2012 – 6:30 PM @ Maury ES”

CHPSPO Meeting Notes – June 19, 2012

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Tyler Elementary School Library June 19, 2012 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. DCPS Library Funding Followup, Peter MacPherson Ludlow-Taylor meeting with DCPS on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Request is to move librarians out of flexible categoryto core staff; , check if Mary Levy and DCPS are willingContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – June 19, 2012”

CHPSPO June 19 Meeting, 6:30PM Location TBD

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. I don’t have a location yet, and will send a note around before Tuesday with the location. We’ll be discussing what we want to do to follow up on the library funding issue and the Ward 6 State ofContinue reading “CHPSPO June 19 Meeting, 6:30PM Location TBD”

Save School Libraries: Protest @ DCPS on Monday, May 21

Please join with the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization in protest of cuts in school librarians by the District of Columbia Public Schools. The event will take place in front of DCPS headquarters at 1200 First Street, N.E. between 1pm and 6pm. on Monday, May 21st. If these proposed cuts go through 58 DistrictContinue reading “Save School Libraries: Protest @ DCPS on Monday, May 21”

CHPSPO May Meeting

The Capitol Hill Public School Parent Organization will hold its May 15 meeting at 6:30 pm at Miner Elementary (601 15th St., NE). We will be talking about school libraries, middle school issues, the upcoming Ward 6 State of the Schools meeting, and more. If you have other agenda topics, please let me know. AContinue reading “CHPSPO May Meeting”

Important Library Appeal

Dear PTA Presidents, I apologize I am having to reach out to you one more time to help in the effort to save school libraries. Collectively we have done a terrific job advocating for school libraries. The Council of the Whole FY13 DCPS budget recommendations noted the “decision that the Committee has heard about theContinue reading “Important Library Appeal”

CHPSPO Meeting Agenda: Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 pm at Maury ES

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Maury Elementary School 1250 Constitution Avenue, NE April 17, 2012 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Mission Statement – To promote cooperation among the parent organizations of the public schools on Capitol Hill in order to improve the education received by all children attending our schools. 6:30 pm Welcome andContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Agenda: Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 pm at Maury ES”

Get ready for the first ever National Bike to School Day on May 9

The National Center for Safe Routes to School (the folks who INVENTED National Bike to School Day) will attend our Lincoln Park Pit Stop and have invited friends from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DDOT, Safe Kids Worldwide, and more. Shortly after students arrive at school, members of Congress and leaders of bicycle advocacy organizationsContinue reading “Get ready for the first ever National Bike to School Day on May 9”

FY13 DC Council Hearing on DCPS Budget – CHPSPO Testimony #SaveSchoolLibraries

FY13 Hearing on DCPS Budget Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Testimony Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the FY13 DC Public Schools budget. My name is Peter MacPherson, and I am presenting testimony on behalf of the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization or CHPSPO. CHPSPO isContinue reading “FY13 DC Council Hearing on DCPS Budget – CHPSPO Testimony #SaveSchoolLibraries”

March 20, 2012 CHPSPO Meeting

CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, March 20th, at Eliot-Hine. At this meeting, we’ll be joined by: – Jeff Mead from the Smithsonian Education Lab who will discuss their Digital Media Program; – Principals Natalie Gordon, Tynika Young, and Dawn Clemens who will be discussing their middle schools and brainstorming with us how the community canContinue reading “March 20, 2012 CHPSPO Meeting”