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More Than Half of Public Charter School Students Attend a Top-Ranked School
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The number of DC students attending top-ranked public charter schools increased for the fifth year, according to the 2019 School Quality Report. This year, 53.4% of public charter school students or 23,450 are attending high-performing, Tier 1 schools, an increase of 11.4% from the 2017-18 school year.
For more information about the rankings, click here. To view school tiers and PMF scores, click here.
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Celebrating Our Top-Performing PCS and Winners of Our Best Practices Awards
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Earlier this month, the DC Public Charter School Board celebrated the 60 top-ranked, Tier 1 public charter schools located in every quadrant of the city. During the Celebrating Best Practices in Public Charter School Education event, we also honored 10 Best Practice Award winners. These winners are individuals and groups who are committed to and have significantly contributed to DC's charter school sector. The students, teachers, principals, school staff, parents, and community leaders shared lessons on how they perform each of their practices.
The 2019 Winners Are:
The Data Excellence Award Winner
The Community Influence Award Winners
The TIERific Teacher Award Winner
The TIERific Principal Award Winner
The TIERific Parent Award Winner
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Tamara Brown, Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street
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Yizel Romero, Briya PCS - Adult Education
The TIERific Student Award Winner
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Jerell King, Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory, 12th Grade
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Aisosa Oviasogie, DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle, 8th Grade
The Program Innovation Award Winner
Read more about the winners here.
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Students at Washington Leadership PCS Earn Web Specialist Certifications
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[Photo Credit: Washington Leadership Academy PCS]
Students at Washington Leadership Academy PCS can earn a web specialist certification by completing the Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist course. The course teaches students how to use the graphic design platform Canva, create and design interactive web pages, and more. Here's what students say about the program:
“I feel great about being certified because I can make my own website. I don’t need to go through a middle man, because I am the middle (wo)man.” - Yasmin Seid, 11th grade
“This program helped me discover my love for computer science and web design!" - Lizay Abarca, 11th grade
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Monumental Chefs Prepare and Learn About Food at Monument Academy PCS
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[Photo Credit: Monument Academy PCS]
Monumental Chefs is a popular extended day program offered at Monument Academy PCS to students. Each week, students learn valuable cooking skills about food safety, meal planning, and preparation and presentation. Students who complete the program can receive their food service license. The Monumental Chefs have catered staff events and visited local restaurants.
"I love being on the Chef Team because we take trips, learn a lot, and cook all kinds of good food. I plan on staying on the team as long as I can!" says Quincy, a student in the program. |
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Share Your DC Connects Two Rivers PCS Families from Different Backgrounds
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[photo credit: Two Rivers PCS]
Share Your DC (SYDC), a program at Two Rivers PCS that focuses on connecting the school community through building learning opportunities, follows the school's pedagogical approach. This program gives parents the time, space and language to challenge bias and bridge differences. This three-session session expedition helps participants articulate their own identity, listen to others share theirs, and build connections through having tough conversations. Surveyed results show that participants of SYDC expedition realized some of their own biases and how they can unintentionally pass along those biases to their children. As a result, SYDC alumni have intentionally integrated their kids’ playdates, exposed their families to traditions of different faith communities, and read books that expand their appreciation of local landmarks and history. These small, but concrete, steps help keep biases in check and help fortify the Two Rivers’ community network-wide.
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Sela PCS Expands Its Hebrew Immersion Program
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[photo credit: Sela PCS]
Starting next school year, students at Sela PCS will have two teachers in each classroom, one who speaks English and the other will speak Hebrew. School leaders believe this change will provide students opportunities to practice the Hebrew language and learn more about the culture from native speakers. Parents at Sela PCS are excited that they will have Hebrew and English teachers working alongside each other in the classroom to teach them proficiency in both languages simultaneously.
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January 11 - Executive Search Public Roundtable
The Board will hold two public roundtables for DC residents to voice their opinions and perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the next executive director.
- January 11 at 10 a.m. at KIPP DC - College Prep Academy PCS - 1405 Brentwood Parkway NE. To RSVP, click here.
January 27 - Board Meeting
The Board will hold its next monthly meeting on January 27 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at DC PCSB (3333 14th Street NW, Suite 210). A meeting agenda will be available here.
*Meeting location is subject to change.
Missed last month's meeting? Watch the meeting here.
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