172580 D.C. Public Charter School Board - Public Hearings - Applications to Establish Public Charter Schools in Washington, DC

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board invites the public to participate in public hearings on thirteen applications to establish public charter schools in Washington, DC. The hearings will be held on Monday, March 15 from 6:00 – 9:30 PM and Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, 1100 Harvard Street, NW, (Columbia Heights Metro – Green Line).

 

The Board is holding the public hearings as a part of its 2010 application review process.   A review of the technical quality of the applications is underway and the Board is now inviting comment from the general public. 

 

During the March 15 and 16 public hearings, proposed public charter schools will be described by applicants.  The Board invites the public’s participation in the hearing and asks members of the public to testify on the impact proposed public charter schools will have on:

 

1.                  students, parents, and the community;

2.                  other public schools in the District of Columbia; and

3.                  the quality of education in the city.

 

Individuals who wish to testify should call the Board’s office at [phone] by 3:00 PM on the day of the hearing to be placed on the hearing schedule and should send, by April 30, 2010, a written copy of their testimony to the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, 3333 14^th St., Suite 210, NW, Washington, DC 20010.  Copies of the schedule of applicant presentations and summaries of the applications will be available, beginning February 19, 2010, from the Board’s office and at several locations in the city, including:

 

                        Martin Luther King Library

                        901 G Street, NW

 

                        Tenley-Friendship Public Library

                        4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

 

                        Marshall Heights Community Development Corporation

3917  Minnesota Avenue, NE

 

Development Corporation of Columbia Heights

3419  Fourteenth Street, NW

 

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners also have been sent copies for distribution to the public.

 

Sign and/or Spanish language interpretation will be available upon request.  Members of the public needing these services are requested to contact the Board no later than March 9, 2010 so that arrangements can be made.