Good morning Chairman Catania and other members of the Council. My name is Vincent Morris and I am the President of the PTA for Peabody Pre-K, Watkins Elementary and Stuart Hobson Middle School – the Cluster school. I have three daughters: one each in 6th, 4th and 2nd grade and I, like many of theContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Vincent Morris, CHCS”
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DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, Watkins ES
Good morning. I’m Elizabeth Bacon, a parent at Watkins Elementary School. I serve on the Capitol Hill Cluster School PTA leadership and on the LSAT, and I’ve spent many hours investigating our school budget. The Cluster School is a Pre-K3 through 8th grade school with 1,300 students at three campuses (Peabody Early Childhood, Watkins Elementary,Continue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Kevin White, Watkins ES
Good morning. My name is Kevin White. I will have a 4th grader and a 1st grader at Watkins next year. Ms. Reese’s testimony has very clearly outlined many of the physical needs at Watkins. There are many more, such as an original out of date elevator (out of operations for the last month), anContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Kevin White, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Bernetta Reese, Watkins ES
Good morning. My name is Bernetta Reese and I am here to represent 540 students at Watkins Elementary. I have 2 students in the first and third grade at the school. As a parent and representative of my school community, I want to say to you today that I am disappointed that Mayor Gray’s budgetContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Bernetta Reese, Watkins ES”
DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Suzanna Dennis, Payne ES
Good morning. My name is Suzanna Dennis, and I have a daughter in the PK-3 program at Daniel A. Payne Elementary School on Capitol Hill. Before I begin, I want to thank the Council, Mayor & DCPS for their time and continued support this year. 1. Overview In the past year I have hadContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Suzanna Dennis, Payne ES”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Khai Booker – CHML
Good Evening to All, I am Khai Booker, a long-time parent at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. I have 2 children one in 4th grade and another in 6th grade. Our school offers a unique choice in education, is richly diverse and hails from every Ward in the city. Currently we serve from PK-3 throughContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Khai Booker – CHML”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Joe Weedon – Maury ES
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. My name is Joe Weedon. I’m here today as a parent of two students at Maury Elementary School and as a member of the Eliot-Hine MS LSAT. I serve as the Maury PTA’s Middle School Committee Chair and as Maury ES representative on DCPS’s Eliot-Hine Collaboration Team. I am also aContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Joe Weedon – Maury ES”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Danica Petroshius – CHML
Thank you Mayor Gray, Deputy Mayor Smith and Superintendent Aguirre for holding this important hearing. I am Danica Petroshius, President of the Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan PTSO and parent of two children at the school – one in Kindergarten and one in preschool 3. I am here, like Khai, because we want to workContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Danica Petroshius – CHML”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Kevin White – CHCS
Good evening. My name is Kevin White and I am here to represent the 540 students at Watkins Elementary in Ward 6. This winter was hard at Watkins. Frigid temperatures and windy polar vortices were challenging for our 50 year old windows and burdened heating system. Just last week, several classrooms spent instructional time andContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Kevin White – CHCS”
DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, CHCS
I am Elizabeth Bacon, and I’m here to represent the PTA and LSAT at the Capitol Hill Cluster School. We are a PK3 through 8th grade school with 1,300 students at three campuses — with steady enrollment, strong test scores, healthy vertical integration, and the ability to attract students from all over the city. WeContinue reading “DC Public Schools FY15 Budget Hearing Testimony by Elizabeth Bacon, CHCS”
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