CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

&

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID GROSSO

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

ANNOUNCE A JOINT ROUNDTABLE

on

Return to In-person Instruction in DC Public Schools 

On

Friday, October 23, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast

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            Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember David Grosso announce the scheduling of a joint roundtable of the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education on the Return to In-person Instruction in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). The roundtable will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast.

            The purpose of this roundtable is to hear from DCPS on its plan to return to in-person instruction in a safe manner. DCPS schools plan to welcome students back to in-person learning for Term 2 beginning November 9 and are planning for, at most, 21,000 students to be in DCPS facilities receiving live instruction from teachers or supervision over virtual learning work. The Committees intend to receive additional details from DCPS leadership on instructional practices during in-person learning, the capacity of DCPS staff to support all students in person and virtually, and how school facilities will be prepared to safely accept students, staffing capacity among other topics. The format will be primarily question-and-answer between Councilmembers and DCPS leadership.

While this roundtable is limited to oral testimony from government witnesses, written statements from the public will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted by email to Ashley Strange, astrange@dccouncil.us.  The record will close at 5 pm on Friday, November 6, 2020. Persons submitting written statements for the record should observe this deadline.