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 There are many more, such as an original out of date elevator (out of operations for the last month), anContinue reading “DC Council Education Committee Budget Hearing – Testimony by Kevin White, Watkins ES”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”
DCPS Open Houses Kick Off this Month!
Curious about your neighborhood school? Check out the upcoming open houses. Mark your calendar now, but check back if the weather is particularly ‘iffy’ (as in 30 inches of snow…). http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Learn+About+Schools/Open+Houses/Open+Houses
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 