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Meet Principal Young of Eliot-Hine during Tommy Wells’ H St. office hours (Dec 20)

Principal Tynika Young of Eliot-Hine MS will join Councilmember Tommy Wells for his H Street Community Office Hours this week! When:  (tomorrow) Thursday, December 20, 8:00-9:30 AM. (Principal Young will join Tommy’s team from 8:00 – 9:00 am) Where: Sova (1359 H Street, NE) This is a terrific opportunity to learn about the good stuffContinue reading “Meet Principal Young of Eliot-Hine during Tommy Wells’ H St. office hours (Dec 20)”

Chants of the Holiday – by George Blackmon

Kicking off the holiday season with a poem by our very own George Blackmon (Maury Elementary community member). Happy Holidays! ——————————– Chants of the Holiday   Dusk occurred in the city The streetlights were turning on A small group was gathering at the park Their apparel was similar to those worn in years gone byContinue reading “Chants of the Holiday – by George Blackmon”

Closings, art, music, libraries – by Peter MacPherson

by Peter MacPherson, DCPS Parent, CHPSPO Member   Dear Council Members: The mayor and the chancellor have put forward their plan to close 20 schools. And in her testimony before the council the chancellor made a dishonest representation about the nexus between closures and the presence of librarians in the school. There is none. OneContinue reading “Closings, art, music, libraries – by Peter MacPherson”

October 16 CHPSPO Meeting, 6:30 PM @ Amidon-Bowen

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School (401 I St., SW). The meeting will be in the school’s library. We will be discussing the upcoming Ward 6 IB meeting, a white paper with ideas for strengthening the Eastern feeder pattern, supporting schoolContinue reading “October 16 CHPSPO Meeting, 6:30 PM @ Amidon-Bowen”

CHPSPO September 18 Meeting – 6:30PM @ Logan

The Tuesday, September 18th meeting of the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will be at 6:30 pm at Capitol Hill Montessori at 215 G Street, NE. Attached is the agenda for the meeting. At our September 18 meeting, we hope to hear from the candidates for the at-large school board position, discuss what isContinue reading “CHPSPO September 18 Meeting – 6:30PM @ Logan”

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 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”