Click here to view the Draft Report and Recommendations of the Committee on Education on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for Agencies under Its Purview. The Committee on Education will hold its budget markup May 18, 2017 at 2pm in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004).
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The responses to questions posed to the agencies under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education, chaired by Councilmember Grosso, as part of the annual budget process are now available.
The responses to questions posed to the agencies under by the Committee on Education, chaired by Councilmember Grosso, as part of the annual performance oversight process are now available.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a series of public roundtables of the Committee on Education on the nomination of Antwan Wilson to serve as the Chancellor of DC Public Schools.
Councilmember David Grosso, chairperson of the Committee on Education, announced his intention to hold public hearings on the mayor’s nomination of Antwan Wilson to be Chancellor of DC Public Schools, which was announced today. The following is his statement:
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public hearing of the Committee on Education on Bill 21-918, “State Board of Education Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016.” The hearing will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2016 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee on Education on the state of special education and disability services in DC public and public charter schools. The roundtable will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public hearing of the Committee on Education on B21-865, “Office of Youth Outcomes and Grants Establishment Act of 2016.” The hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 31, 2016 in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee on Education on the school health services program coordinated by the Department of Health. The hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee on Education on PR21-931, Board of Library Trustees Faith Gibson Hubbard Confirmation Resolution of 2016. The roundtable will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Hearing Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public hearing on at-risk funding for public schools. The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2016 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee on Education on youth issues. The roundtable will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Hearing Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of this roundtable is to hear testimony from District of Columbia youth regarding issues that impact their lives as they make their way through the public education system.
Guaranteeing our children not only feel safe at school, but also on their way to and from, allows them to focus on learning and is a primary concern of Councilmember Grosso. In August, he requested that the Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles and Chief of Police Cathy Lanier share their plans to keep students safe and what information they are sharing with parents. With the recent increases in violent crime and delays caused by Metro’s SafeTrack programming, these plans are even more important.
Deputy Mayor Niles responded to the councilmember with a letter laying out their efforts on school safety planning as well as for SafeTrack. Below you can find the letter Councilmember Grosso received from the deputy mayor, a summary of the SafeTrack communications plan, the Metropolitan Police Department's Annual School Safety and Security Report, as well as the original letter Councilmember Grosso sent.
Washington, D.C. – Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large), chairperson of the Committee on Education, released the following statement on today’s release of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) scores for the District of Columbia:
Councilmember David Grosso, chairperson of the Committee on Education, sent a letter today to Mayor Muriel Bowser, outlining important characteristics that should be considered as she moves forward with the search for a new chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
In Councilmember Grosso's view, the ideal candidate for the job will have past work demonstrating a commitment to closing the achievement gap; share Chancellor Henderson's commitment to equity; have a track record of engaging the whole community to serve the whole child; be willing to engage in cross-sector collaboration; and "keep the trains running on time".
On July 18 and August 2, Councilmember David Grosso, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, invited educators throughout the District to attend a summer educator townhall to discuss issues that impact their ability to teach students. Some fifty teachers candidly engaged in a provocative dialogue with Councilmember Grosso about some of the most pressing issues troubling public and public charter schools throughout the District of Columbia, from their point of view.
We’ve highlighted just some of the comments made during the conversations below.
At-Large Councilmember David Grosso, Chairperson of the D.C. Council's Education Committee, invites teachers of the District of Columbia to join him at Educator Conversations this summer.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large), chairperson of the Committee on Education, issued the following statement upon the announcement that Chancellor Kaya Henderson will be leaving her post as head of DC Public Schools in September:
For Immediate Release
June 7, 2016
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Grosso Proposes to Codify Objective School Modernization Approach
Washington, D.C. — Today, Committee on Education Chairperson David Grosso (I-At Large) introduced the “Planning Actively for Comprehensive Education Facilities Amendment Act of 2016,” also known as the PACE Facilities Amendment Act. The bill would codify the Committee’s objective approach to determining the prioritization of inclusion in the capital improvement plan for D.C. Public Schools, based on equity and data, not politics. It would also update the requirements for a Master Facilities Plan for public education facilities in D.C.
In 2008, D.C. released a new Master Facilities Plan for DCPS to prioritize renovations of schools, with an emphasis on improvements to the academic learning environments—i.e. classrooms. This was to allow for enhancements to all schools within 5 years, rather than pursuing more capital-intensive full modernizations, which would have required more than a decade to complete. However, over time, priorities shifted. Last year, the Committee on Education was surprised to learn that even after spending over a billion dollars since 2008, 24 schools still had not received any form of renovation.