Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Maury Elementary School Library 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1) At-large City Council Candidates Forum (Charles Allen, Councilmember Wells’ Chief of Staff) In April, District voters will elect an at-large City Councilmember in a special election for a two-year term. Eliot-Hine would like to host a student-led candidates’ forumContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – January 15, 2013”
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DCPS School Consolidation Plan Announced
DC Public Schools’ final consolidation plan was announced on January 17. What does this mean for CHPSPO schools? Tommy Wells commends Chancellor Henderson and highlights direct impact to Ward 6 schools and invites the public to attend Chancellor Henderson’s briefing to the Council’s Committee on Education about her “School Consolidation Plan of 2013” on Wednesday JanuaryContinue reading “DCPS School Consolidation Plan Announced”
Recap of Dec 5 School Consolidation Meeting – by Joe Weedon
by Joe Weedon, Maury ES Superparent ————————————————————- Greetings – I wanted to provide everyone with a quick recap of last night’s meeting with Chancellor Henderson about DCPS’s proposal to close/consolidate schools across the District. Last night’s gathering brought together a standing room only group of parents, teachers and students from Wards 1, 2, 3, 4,Continue reading “Recap of Dec 5 School Consolidation Meeting – by Joe Weedon”
DCPS Proposed School Closures – Impact to Walkable Communities?
We wanted to see how the proposed DCPS consolidation plan would impact the ability of students affected by the closures to be able to attend a school within a 1 mile walk. We reached out DC Action for Children and they (thank you, Kate Kairys!) built the following map (super quickly!), which show all DC PublicContinue reading “DCPS Proposed School Closures – Impact to Walkable Communities?”
School Closing Community Conversation – Weds, Dec 5, 6-8PM
This Wednesday, December 5 from 6 – 8 pm, DCPS is holding a community meeting for Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 to discuss their school closing proposal. The meeting will be held at the Brightwood Education Campus located at 1300 Nicholson St, NW in Ward 4. While none of our schools are onContinue reading “School Closing Community Conversation – Weds, Dec 5, 6-8PM”
CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 20, 2012
Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization Maury Elementary School Library – 1250 Constitution Ave., NE November 20, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. 1) DCPS School Closing Announcement (Cathy Reilly, SHAPPE, and Daniel del Pielago (Empower DC) ACTION: Dec 5 – Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Community Discussion on DCPS Proposed ConsolidationContinue reading “CHPSPO Meeting Notes – November 20, 2012”
School Closures and Libraries – by Peter Macpherson
Dear Council Members: Tomorrow is going to be the beginning of a torturous dialogue for the District of Columbia. Chancellor Henderson is going to present a list of schools she will be propose be closed. And I fear that the chancellor will attempt to create a nexus between the closures and presence of librarians inContinue reading “School Closures and Libraries – by Peter Macpherson”
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 