Annoucement: Middle School Application Support Workshops

02/22/2012

DC School Reform Now is hosting weekly Middle School Application Support Workshops for 5th grade parents. The workshops are held from 5:00 -7:30 PM every Tuesday – Thursday starting February 28th through March 15th at the ARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE.

Workshops are free and open to all parents. DCSRN will assist in filling out applications and will provide calendars of key deadlines and open houses. DCSRN will also handle the mailing of the applications to ensure submission.

Annoucement: Executive Director, David Pickens, Testifies at DC City Council Hearing on Highly Effective Teacher Incentive Act

01/23/2012

Good morning, my name is David Pickens, I am the Executive Director of DC School Reform Now. DC School Reform Now’s mission is to educate, organize and advocate to build support for public education strategies that prepare kids to become college and career ready. I wanted to comment publically this morning on the Highly Effective Teacher Incentive Act as a concerned child advocate and an experienced leader at the school, district and non-profit levels.

Annoucement: DC School Reform Now Accepted into PIE Network

08/24/2011

On August 24th, 2011, DC School Reform Now was accepted to become a part of the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network. DCSRN has been communicating with PIE over the last year and submitted an application to join the network earlier this summer.

Annoucement: DC School Reform Now Hires Development and Project Manager

08/22/2011

DC School Reform Now is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Krista D’Amelio as Development and Project Manager.

In this position, Krista will work with the Executive Director to develop and sustain a diverse portfolio of both local and national funders. She will also support all of DC School Reform Now’s programmatic initiatives surrounding the High Quality Schools Campaign, communications and outreach.

Annoucement: The First Day of School is Coming Soon! Are you ready?

08/01/2011

CPS students Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade

For DCPS students K-12, school will begin on Monday, August 22nd. If you currently have a child in DCPS, you were mailed an enrollment packet in April. It is important that parents, use their enrollment packet or download enrollment forms, fill them out and turn them into their child’s school as soon as possible. You can also obtain enrollment forms directly from your child’s school.

Annoucement: DCPS’s Office of Family and Community Engagement Hosts Community Meeting

07/15/2011

DCPS has announced that as of July 15th, 2011 the Office of Family and Community Engagement (OFCE) will begin to refocus its work, hoping to strengthen their relationships and connections with families and community partners.

For more information, click here.

Annoucement: Congratulations to DC Public School and Public Charter School teachers, principals, officials and students!

07/11/2011

The DC- Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) is the District’s standardized academic test, administered to all public and public charter school students in grades three through eight and in tenth grade. The test measures student proficiency in the areas of math and reading.

Annoucement: Department of Education Hosts Summer Seminars at Six: An Introduction to Education Policy

07/11/2011

Are you interested in learnign more about education policy? The Department of Education is providing a great and free way to learn more.

Summer Seminars at Six: An Introduction to Education Policy

Annoucement: Join DCSRN at Busboys & Poets at 14th & U at 6:00pm Tonight

06/28/2011

Join community activist Soo Hong at the U Street Busboys and Poets as she discusses and signs her new book, A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools. The ethnographic study explores the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization in Chicago that advocates parent engagement in low-income areas. There will also be a screening of the short film Parent Power.

Annoucement: DC Public Charter School Board Meeting Tonight

06/27/2011

The DC Public Charter School Board will be meeting tonight, starting at 6:00pm. The meeting will take place at 3333 Fourteenth Street, NW in the second floor conference room. The meeting is open to the public, come let your voice be heard– DC School Reform Now will be in attendance. Visit the DC Public Charter School Board website at http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/.

Tonight's meeting agenda is as follows:

Learn how federal education policy affects your child's school and your child's education. Learn more.

Support DC School Reform Now. Contribute today.

Spread the word about DC School Reform Now. Start here.

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