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”

ABC’s of Family Biking on Saturday, April 21 @ CHM@L

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2012 Contact: Megan Odett,  KidicalMassDC@gmail.com, 443-254-2188 Kidical Mass DC, DDOT and WABA Team Up To Teach “ABC’s of Family Biking” Kidical Mass DC, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Safe Routes to School Program, and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) are pleased to announce the first “ABC’s of Family Biking.”Continue reading “ABC’s of Family Biking on Saturday, April 21 @ CHM@L”

CHPSPO Meeting on Tuesday, Dec 13

The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO) will hold it’s December meeting on Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Ludlow Taylor (639 G Street, NE). We will be joined at our meeting by Ed Lazere who is the Chair of the DC Public Education Finance Reform Commission. The Commission is an independent bodyContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting on Tuesday, Dec 13”

Support the Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine Football Teams!

Dear CHPSPO Members, On Monday, October 24, at 6:30 pm come out to cheer our local middle school football teams when Stuart-Hobson plays Eliot-Hine to fight for the Capitol Hill bragging rights. The game will be at Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street, NE. This is a great chance to support our local middleContinue reading “Support the Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine Football Teams!”