Brown no longer pushing for evaulation waivers for top teacher who transfer (Executive Director, David Pickens, quoted)

01/30/2012

Brown no longer pushing for evaluation waivers for top teachers who transfer

By: Lisa Gartner | 01/23/12 7:25 PM
Examiner Staff Writer @Lisa_Examiner

Good teachers spread throughout the District (Executive Director, David Pickens quoted)

01/30/2012

Good teachers spread throughout the District

By: Lisa Gartner | 01/29/12 8:05 PM
Examiner Staff Writer @Lisa_Examiner

Hearing on community schools bill cancelled at last minute

12/16/2011

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/hearing-on-c...
Posted at 09:38 PM ET, 12/14/2011

DCPS, union to start work on new teacher's contact, story by Lisa Gartner

10/10/2011

DCPS, union to start work on new contract

By: Lisa Gartner | 10/07/11 8:05 PM
Examiner Staff Writer @Lisa_Examiner

D.C. Public Schools is scheduled to begin negotiations on a new contract with its teachers union next week, a grueling process that took nearly three years and the intervention of a mediator last go-around.

My Washington: David Pickens

09/17/2011

By Washington Examiner Staff Writer
Washington Examiner

Faves and raves by
David Pickens
Executive director of nonprofit D.C. School Reform Now

PERSONAL STATS

AGE: 47

YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 1

NEIGHBORHOOD: Woodley Park

- Lisa Gartner

1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT

The tennis courts at Hearst Park, Sidwell Friends School and George Washington University

2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

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.

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.

Huge achievement gaps persist in D.C. schools

08/06/2011

By Bill Turque
The Washington Post

The gulf in academic achievement separating public schools in the District’s poorest neighborhoods from those in its most affluent has narrowed slightly in some instances but remains vast, an analysis of 2011 test score data show.

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.

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.

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