Chairman Grosso and Members of the DC Council Committee on Education, My name is Mark Simon, longtime DCPS parent and public education advocate, and now an education policy associate at the Economic Policy Institute. The DME’s Cross Sector Task Force represents one of her major responsibilities and hopes. It had big problems to address: InefficiencyContinue reading “Testimony of Mark Simon – DME and PCSB Performance Oversight Hearing – February 13 2018”
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Valerie Jablow Testimony – DME and PCSB Performance Oversight Hearing – February 13 2018
My name is Valerie Jablow. As a DCPS parent and Ward 6 taxpayer, I want to ask you some questions, as you are charged with oversight of our education agencies. Last week[1], council members spoke with the DCPS chancellor about pressure on teachers to pass students and attendance policies not being followed. I appreciate theContinue reading “Valerie Jablow Testimony – DME and PCSB Performance Oversight Hearing – February 13 2018”
CHPSP Meeting Notes– January 16, 2018
Brent Elementary School, January 16, 2018, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Michelle Edwards, Executive Director of Learn It, Live It, Love It gave a great presentation. Her non-profit organization partners with DCPS Title I schools to bring structured, standards-aligned field trips experiences to students leveraging the museums and organizations in DC and the surrounding areas. SheContinue reading “CHPSP Meeting Notes– January 16, 2018”
National Park Service – Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Call for VOLUNTEERS
Great for HS students looking for volunteer hours….. The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is celebrating the Bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birth all year long, however, we plan to "kick-off" the event on Saturday, February 17th and Sunday, February 18th. In order to make these events a smashing success, we are looking for VOLUNTEERS! YouContinue reading “National Park Service – Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Call for VOLUNTEERS”
CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, January 16 @ Brent
On Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:32 PM, Suzanne Wells <m.godec@att.net> wrote: Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, January 16, from 6:30 – 8 pm at Brent Elementary (301 North Carolina Ave., SE). We will be joined by Michelle Edwards, Executive Director of Live It Learn It, a non-profitContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, January 16 @ Brent”
Testimony of Danica Petroshius – Committee on Education Roundtable Graduation Rate Accountability – December 15, 2017
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today at the Roundtable on Graduation Rate Accountability. I am Danica Petroshius, a parent of a second grader and a fourth grader at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (CHML) and a co-Vice President of CHPSPO. As a future high school parent on the outside looking in on thisContinue reading “Testimony of Danica Petroshius – Committee on Education Roundtable Graduation Rate Accountability – December 15, 2017”
CHPSPO Meets December 19 @ Stuart-Hobson
On Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:14 PM, Suzanne Wells <m.godec@att.net> wrote: Dear Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization members, CHPSPO will have its last meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, December 19, at Stuart-Hobson (410 E Street, NE). We have been invited by the Capitol Hill Cluster School to attend a reading group discussion on theContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets December 19 @ Stuart-Hobson”
CHPSP Meeting Notes– November 21, 2017
CHPSPO Meeting Payne Elementary School November 21, 2017 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Brent Diversity Working Group & Town Hall Meeting— Alicia Dorsey, Parent at Brent ES Provided an overview of the diversity working group and recent town hall on the new efforts targeted at closing the achievement gap at Brent ES. The parent-driven workingContinue reading “CHPSP Meeting Notes– November 21, 2017”
CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, November 21 @ Payne
CHPSPO will meet on Tuesday, November 21 at Payne (1445 C Street, SE, in the library) at 6:30 pm. Alicia Dorsey with the Brent Diversity Working Group will join us to discuss the working group and the recent town hall meeting with Chancellor Wilson. Nancy Huvendick and Will Perkins from the 21st Century School FundContinue reading “CHPSPO Meets Tuesday, November 21 @ Payne”
Backpack Full of Cash Screening
Backpack Full of Cash Screening The Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, the Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities (C4DC), and Teaching for Change are hosting a FREE screening of the film Backpack Full of Cash on Thursday, November 16, at 6 pm at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus (3101 16th St., NW). ThisContinue reading “Backpack Full of Cash Screening”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 