TESTIMONY for Committee on Education Budget Oversight Proposed FY 21 Joint Budget Oversight Hearing for all Education Agencies June 4, 2020 LaJoy Johnson-Law, Ward 8 parent and disability and education advocate Good Afternoon Chairman Mendelson, Councilmember Grosso and the Committee on Education. My name is LaJoy Johnson-Law (Ms. Law), and I am a community memberContinue reading “LaJoy Johnson-Law Testimony – Joint Budget Oversight Hearing for Education Agencies”
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Scott Goldstein Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education & District of Columbia Public Charter School Board – Performance Oversight – February 15, 2019
Performance Oversight Hearing- PCSB and Deputy Mayor for Education Testimony of Scott Goldstein, Executive Director EmpowerEd February 15, 2019 Good Morning Chairman Grosso and Chairman Mendelson. My name is Scott Goldstein and I am the Executive Director of the teacher advocacy organization EmpowerEd. We asked teachers to submit input for oversight into both PCSB andContinue reading “Scott Goldstein Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education & District of Columbia Public Charter School Board – Performance Oversight – February 15, 2019”
Martin Welles Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education & District of Columbia Public Charter School Board – Performance Oversight – February 15, 2019
Public Testimony of Martin R. Welles, Esq. For PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION & COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Deputy Mayor for Education District of Columbia Public Charter School Board Friday, February 15, 2019 10:00 a.m., Hearing Room 120, John A. Wilson Building Good Morning Co-Chairman Mendelson and Grosso, members of the Education CommitteeContinue reading “Martin Welles Testimony – Deputy Mayor for Education & District of Columbia Public Charter School Board – Performance Oversight – February 15, 2019”
Heather Schoell Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018
This city is filled with smart people who get paid a lot of money to do their jobs to make education work, and to prepare students for success. I have several jobs that I take seriously. I’m the PTO president at Eliot-Hine Middle School, the PTO secretary at Eastern High School, and the LSAT secretaryContinue reading “Heather Schoell Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018”
Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018
I am Sandra Moscoso, a parent of students enrolled in Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, and School Without Walls. I am also a former BASIS DC parent. I share this with you, because like many D.C. families, mine is a “Cross-Sector” family. Like most D.C. parents of school-aged children, my most important engagement with governmentContinue reading “Sandra Moscoso Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018”
Valerie Jablow Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018
I am Valerie Jablow, a Ward 6 DCPS parent. Thank you for soliciting public feedback on improvements to PERAA, to ensure better public engagement and less politics in our publicly funded schools. Toward that end, I have appended to my testimony a list of revenue-neutral improvements,[1] including making OSSE politically independent under the control ofContinue reading “Valerie Jablow Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018”
Suzanne Wells Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018
Thank you Councilmember Grosso for holding this important public oversight roundtable on the future of school reform in the District of Columbia. My name is Suzanne Wells, and I am the founder of the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization. It is critically important for our city to take an honest look at where weContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – Public Oversight Roundtable on the Future of School Reform – March 19, 2018”
Suzanne Wells Testimony – DCPS Chancellor Hearing – December 8, 2016
DC City Council Committee on Education Public Hearing Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools Antwan Wilson Confirmation Resolution of 2016 December 8, 2016 Suzanne Wells Eliot-Hine Middle School Parent Founder, Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO) Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s hearing on the confirmation of Antwan WilsonContinue reading “Suzanne Wells Testimony – DCPS Chancellor Hearing – December 8, 2016”
Max Kieba Testimony – DCPS Chancellor Hearing – December 8, 2016
Testimony by Max Kieba, Maury parent DC Council Committee on Education Hearing: PR21-1040 – Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools Antwan Wilson Confirmation Resolution of 2016 December 8, 2016 Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the proposed confirmation of Antwan Wilson as Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools. MyContinue reading “Max Kieba Testimony – DCPS Chancellor Hearing – December 8, 2016”
Jablow testimony, DME Budget Hearing 4/13/16
I am Valerie Jablow, testifying about the ineffective public education stewardship of the DME’s office that I have experienced as a Ward 6 public school parent. This lack of effectiveness comes at the expense of by right schools and their students, who are the majority of children in DC. Here are some examples: Continue reading “Jablow testimony, DME Budget Hearing 4/13/16”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 