4911515 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice, "Update on the Status of Plans to Revise Student Assignment Policies and School Boundaries for District of Columbia Public Schools"
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COUNCILMEMBER DAVID A. CATANIA
CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE
on
Update on the Status of Plans to Revise Student Assignment Policies and School Boundaries for District of Columbia Public Schools
on
Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
David Catania, Chair of the Committee on Education, announces a public oversight roundtable of the Committee on Education. The public oversight roundtable will take place at 9:00 am on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) is charged with reviewing and revising student assignment and school boundaries for District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In April, the DME released three preliminary proposal examples; in June, the DME will release its draft proposal. The Committee has received public comments that highlighted significant concerns with the preliminary proposal examples. At this public oversight roundtable, the public will have an opportunity to comment on the draft proposal. In addition, District education officials will discuss the proposal’s potential impact on the public education system, including enrollment projections, capital costs, transportation needs, tax revenue, and the general impact on the DCPS operating budget and the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula.
Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee on Education at 202-724-8000, or e-mail Jamaal Jordan, at jjordan@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 10 copies of written testimony. Panels will have five minutes collectively to present their testimony. Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony.
If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 119, Washington, DC 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014.
