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COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA
CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE
on
Options Public Charter School
on
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Room 120, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember David A. Catania, Chairman of the Committee on Education, announces the reconvening of a Public Oversight Roundtable by the Committee on Education for Options Public Charter School. The public oversight roundtable will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, in room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building.
On December 16, 2013, the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) voted in favor of a proposal to begin revocation proceedings against Options Public Charter School in response to “a pattern of fiscal mismanagement.” The purpose of this public oversight roundtable is to hear from District education officials about the recent PCSB vote and any next steps, including, but not limited to, plans to ensure the dissolution of the charter in the most efficient manner. The roundtable will also cover any plans to support the transition of students to a new and appropriate educational setting and an update from the PCSB, on any plans developed since the Committee’s October 25, 2013 roundtable to ensure effective oversight of public charter school governance and compliance with applicable laws.
Testimony at the public oversight roundtable is by invitation only. The public may provide written statements to be included as part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Education, via email to jjordan@dccouncil.us or by mail to Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Education no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2014, when the hearing record closes.
