December 2023 Edition
 

 

 

 

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is developing standalone financial literacy standards for high school students across the District. These standards will include important financial knowledge and skills, including how individual financial circumstances are influenced by personal decisions and systemic factors. To learn more about the standards development process, visit bit.ly/OSSEFinancialLiteracyStandards. 
 

OSSE is seeking feedback from the public regarding the draft financial literacy standards. The public comment period will be open from Nov. 15, 2023 to Jan. 10, 2024. To provide public comment, please complete the following form: bit.ly/OSSEDraftFinancialLiteracyStandardsPublicComment 
 

OSSE will also hold listening sessions to hear directly from members of the public regarding these standards. If you are interested in participating, please sign-up below.  
 

• Listening Session for DC Educators 

• Monday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m.  

 

• Listening Session for General Public 

• Monday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m.  
   

For questions, contact Megan Dumond at Megan.Dumond@dc.gov. 

                                  

On Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will release draft Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards for feedback and public comment. OSSE would like to invite school, family and community participation in upcoming stakeholder engagement feedback sessions on the standards. These sessions will provide opportunities for participants to learn more about SEL and why it is important for students in schools. Participants will experience a facilitated walk-through of each standard and aligned indicators.  

 

SEL is the process through which students and adults activate the knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions (CASEL, 2023). We encourage student, teacher, leader, staff, family and community participation during these events. Public Feedback Session dates are as follows: 

• Virtual sessions: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 6-7:30 p.m. or Jan. 18, 2024, 6-7:30 p.m. 

• In-Person at OSSE, 1050 First St. NE: Jan. 9, 2024, 12-2 p.m. or 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

To RSVP, please fill out this form and a follow-up invitation will be sent to you. If you are unable to attend the scheduled sessions, you may also submit feedback by visiting  https://osse.dc.gov/page/social-emotional-learning. This will take users to the OSSE Social Emotional Learning page, where you will find two buttons - one to read the standards drafts and one to provide feedback via a survey. The feedback submission period is Friday, Dec. 15 to Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. 
 

 For questions, please contact Marcus Hughes at Marcus.Hughes@dc.gov. We appreciate and honor your participation in this very important process! 

 

Become an Education Preparation Provider (EPP) and Subject Area Program Reviewer 

and earn up to 16 Professional Learning Units (PLUs)! 

 

Are you an experienced educator with subject area expertise in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Literacy, Secondary Mathematics, Secondary Science, Special Education or a general interest in supporting Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) and subject area program approval? Serve as a site and program reviewer to support OSSE’s EPP and subject area program state approval and review process.  
 

By participating in this review process, you will: 

• Review documents submitted by an EPP or subject area program, including narratives, a curriculum map, and supporting materials described in this OSSE Handbook.  

• Evaluate evidence submitted by an EPP or subject area program to demonstrate alignment with OSSE's EPP and Subject Area Program Standards. 

• Provide OSSE with a recommendation regarding whether an EPP or subject area program has met the required standards.  
   

OSSE will host a training for all state program reviewers in January. The full review cycle may take up to 16 hours across multiple days, and current educators who complete at least one review are eligible to earn up to 16 professional learning units (PLUs) for their commitment and efforts. If you are interested in participating as an OSSE EPP or subject area program reviewer, please email Sean.Elliott@dc.gov by Dec. 22, 2023. Please be sure to include your name, resume and contact information in that communication. 

 

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is pleased to announce a new training focused on literacy data analysis. This two-part series builds off the dyslexia awareness modules, focuses on analyzing universal screener data and is suitable for all K-2 educators, coaches and administrators.   

Part one of the training focuses on the characteristics of a universal screener, the alignment between the science of reading research and screener data and the practices used to analyze classroom-level screener data.    

Part two of the training focuses on analyzing skill-based student data. Participants will understand how to locate student-level data, analyze student errors in each skill and identify the next instructional steps.  

This training will be asynchronous. To receive professional learning units (PLUs), participants will need to complete both parts of the training. However, participants can choose to do only one module or complete them in any order.  Register for this training here.  

For questions, contact Vaani Gupta at Vaani.Gupta@dc.gov. 

 

 
This Fall, RestorativeDC is focusing on professional development and planning opportunities to help DC educators with Restorative Practices during this school year. Sessions will be conducted in person and coaching sessions offered virtually. 

Please view this informational flyer for more information for Fall 2023 restorative justice PD schedule. Also, check out the RestorativeDC online calendar of events. For questions, please email Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov.