Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization Members, W6PSPO will meet on Tuesday, March 16, at 7 pm. Paul Kihn, the Deputy Mayor of Education (DME), will join us to discuss the recovery planning being done by his office. This will be an opportunity to share your experiences and ideas around school reopening, virtual learning, acceleratingContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday March 16 @ 7pm”
Category Archives: General W6PSPO
Recap of Chairman Mendelson’s Community Meeting re: Academic Recovery Planning (Wards 6, 4 and 2)
Thank you for taking time out of your evening (along with fellow Ward 6, Ward, 3, and Ward 2 families) to share your ideas with Chairman Mendelson and his staff about what an Academic Recovery Plan might look like for DC. There were some clear themes that emerged: schools need to be funded at higherContinue reading “Recap of Chairman Mendelson’s Community Meeting re: Academic Recovery Planning (Wards 6, 4 and 2)”
W6PSPO Meeting – Feb 17, 2021: SY22 Budget and Community Voice in Education
DCPS Budgets dropped this week! Thank you to Laura Marks, chief of staff to Councilmember Charles Allen, Anne Phelps, DC Council Counsel and Senior Advisor, and Jonathan Antista, Deputy Director for Budget, in the DC Council Office of the Budget Director (Starting at 35:48 Mins) Find the Budget Presentation HERE. Thank you, Patricia Stamper, EmpowerEdContinue reading “W6PSPO Meeting – Feb 17, 2021: SY22 Budget and Community Voice in Education”
W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Feb 16 @ 7pm
W6PSPO will meet virtually on Tuesday, February 16, at 7 pm. If you registered for a previous W6PSPO meeting, the link you received for that meeting will work for this and future W6PSPO meetings. If you don’t already have the meeting link, you can register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOqsqDorHdOqNZKiWVfvLL0TPp_az3Wp. After registering, you will receive a confirmation emailContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, Feb 16 @ 7pm”
W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm
Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, I hope everyone is safe and healthy. The W6PSPO will have a virtual meeting on Tuesday, December 15, at 7 pm (please contact me for Zoom info). Our agenda is: 1. David Whitehead with the DC Education Coalition for Change (DECC) will discuss the #KeepTheEd Committee petition DECC isContinue reading “W6PSPO Meets Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm”
W6PSPO Meeting Agenda – November 16, 2020
Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, There’s a lot going on, and I’m doing my best to capture it! The W6PSPO meeting will be on Monday, November 16, from 7 – 8:30 pm (please note we’re moving our normal Tuesday meeting to Monday). A zoom link will be sent out before the meeting. OnContinue reading “W6PSPO Meeting Agenda – November 16, 2020”
W6PSPO Meeting – May 7, 2020
Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization (W6PSPO) Virtual Meeting May 7, 2020 1- Digital Equity in DC Education Update DCPS has distributed ~8K devices. Elementary school distributions happening this week. Sent 2 pages of recommendations to DCPS. Asked for additional tech support; ensure curriculum includes picking up digital literacy skills Wifi was set up inContinue reading “W6PSPO Meeting – May 7, 2020”
Need a Tutor? Serve Your City Can Help
Complete this form to get matched with a tutor. More information below.
W6PSPO Virtual Meeting April 9 @ 7:30 pm
Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization (W6PSPO) Members, Virtual Meeting to Share Challenges and Solutions I trust you and your families are staying healthy during these difficult and trying times. We’d like to have a virtual W6PSPO meeting on April 9, 2020, at 7:30 pm to touch base with each other. We’ve put together a short survey inContinue reading “W6PSPO Virtual Meeting April 9 @ 7:30 pm”
W6PSPO Updates – March 19, 2020
Dear Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization members, I hope everyone in the W6PSPO family is staying healthy and safe. Our schools have been working hard to ensure students are fed, and getting resources in place so learning can continue remotely. We greatly appreciate all they are doing. As homeschooling sets in, we appreciate moreContinue reading “W6PSPO Updates – March 19, 2020”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 