In Kaya Henderson’s State of the Schools Address in September 2014, she declared that DC Public Schools “will become the best school system in the country, where everyone in this room would be proud to send their child to any school in this city. We’re aiming for great schools, with a variety of engaging academic offerings, and nurturing cultures and climates. But most of all, we’re 100% committed to ensuring the EVERY child attending a DCPS school is held to the same high standards, has the same rich experiences, and has equal access to the same level of learning resources- whether they live west of the park, east of the RIVER, or anywhere in the middle.

High ideals but DC-CAS scores show that we’re very far from those goals, with our students being only slightly more than 50% proficient in reading and math.

This Thursday, the DC City Council has scheduled Performance Oversight Hearings for both the Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education (a misnomer since DC isn’t a state) should give us some clue as to how well DCPS is moving towards Henderson’s loft goals.

DC City Council Committee on Education Performance Oversight Hearings Office of State Superintendent of Education & State Board of Education March 5th, 2015 @ 10:00 AM Wilson Building, Room 412 1350 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC 20005

To testify at the hearings in front of committee Chairperson David Grosso please contact: Christina Henderson, chenderson@dccouncil.us or by calling 202-724-8061. Watch the hearing online at: http://dccouncil.us/videos