[WardFive] Fwd: Empower DC - Education Campaign - State of the District address and important dates

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From: "Daniel  del Pielago" <daniel@empowerdc.org>
Date: February 2, 2013, 12:50:13 PM EST
Subject: Empower DC - Education Campaign - State of the District address and important dates

Hello all,

 

On Tuesday February 5th Mayor Gray will be giving his State of the District Address.  Many District students, parents and community members are concerned that the current "state of the district" includes 15 public schools which are slated to close.  This is not the type of city we want to live in.

 

Join us to raise our voice to let the mayor now that we do not want our Public Schools closed and that we need a moratorium on all school closures.   Here are the details:

 

• Tuesday – February 5th – Mayor Gray's State of the District - 6th and I Historic Synagogue (600 I St NW) -  The State of the District begins at 7:00pm and we will be there at 6:00pm with signs, chants and leaflets to hand out.  If you are able to join us please contact me at 202-234-9119 xt. 104 or via email.

 

• Legal route to block school closures – As many of you know we will be taking a legal route to block this cycle of unjust/discriminatory school closures in our city.  We are in the process of identifying Parents who are interested in being part of this legal suit.  If you have a child/children at one of the schools slated to close or know someone who is faced with a school closure.  Please let them know that we want to talk with them – I can be reached at 202-234-9119 xt. 104 or via email at Daniel@empowerdc.org  Feel free to contact me with any questions!

 

 

Below is the schedule for the upcoming oversight and budget hearings.  Thank you Mary Levy for putting together this list of the Education oriented hearings:

 

To sign up to testify call Brendan Williams-Kief at 724-8061, or e-mail bwilliamskief@dccouncil.us

 

Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit written testimony in advance of each hearing to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia; Suite 5; John A. Wilson Building; 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; Washington, DC 20004. If a written statement cannot be provided prior to the day of the hearing, please have at least 20 copies of your written statement available on the day of the hearing for immediate distribution to the Council.

DC Council Performance Oversight Hearings for Public Education Agencies FY 2012 and FY 2013

Date	Subject agency	Time	Room
Wednesday February 13	Deputy Mayor for Education	10 a.m.	500-Chambers
Friday February 22	DCPS public witnesses only	10 a.m.	412
Friday March 11	DCPS government witnesses only	11 a.m.	412
Wednesday March 6	Office of State Superintendent, State Board of Education, Bullying Prevention Task Force, Health Youth and Schools Commission	10 a.m.	123
Thursday March 14	DC Public Charter School Board`	10 a.m.	412

 

 

DC Council FY 2014 Proposed Budget Schedule for Public Education Agencies

Date	Event	Time	Room
Thursday March 28	Mayor submits proposed budget to Council
Wednesday April 10	Public hearing: DC Public Library, Deputy Mayor for Education	10 a.m.	123
Wednesday April 17	Public hearing: DCPS public witnesses only	10 a.m.	500-Chambers
Monday April 22	Public hearing: Office of State Superintendent, State Board of Education, Bullying Prevention Task Force, Health Youth and Schools Commission	10 a.m.	123
Friday April 26	Public hearing: DC Public Charter School Board`	10 a.m.	123
Thursday April 30	Public hearing: DCPS government witnesses only	10 a.m.	500-Chambers
Friday May 3	Public hearing:  Committee of the Whole on the Budget Request and Budget Support Acts*	10 a.m.	500-Chambers
Thursday May 9	Committee on Education budget markup	10 a.m.	500-Chambers
Thursday May 9	Committee of the Whole markup	4 p.m.	500-Chambers
Wednesday May 22	Council vote on the Budget Request Act and first of two votes on the Budget Support Act	10 a.m.	500-Chambers

 

 

 

Daniel del Pielago

Education Organizer

Empower DC

1419 V Street, NW

202-234-9119 xt. 104