Shoutout to all the Parent Leaders who testified! #ParentPower

💜 Advisory and Ward 8 Parent Leader Tara Brown shared about the need for increased investments in high-impact tutoring to improve students' academic proficiency and attendance

💜 Citywide & Ward 7 Parent Leader Dawn Smith called for a school navigator program to help parents find the right school for their child
💜 Ward 4 Parent Leader Lisa McCullers advocated for expanding the talent pipeline for school-based mental health clinicians so all students can access supports

💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Ashley Ruff emphasized the need for mental health providers in every school & ensuring students' basic needs are met so they can focus on learning
💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Patricia Stamper advocated for expanding OST programs that meet the interests & needs of high schoolers

💜 Citywide & Ward 5 Parent Leader Katrice Turner advocated for strengthening school mental health supports & access to learning for students with medical needs
💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Quiana Lamons shared opportunities to leverage OST programs to build kids' digital literacy skills & expand tutoring

By investing in high-quality math instruction & evidence-based best practices, DC is investing in our kids' success in school & beyond: bit.ly/4rp22Ld

💜 Shoutout to DC Public Education Fund, CitySchools Collaborative, & @empowerk12.bsky.social for making this possible!

#CapitalMathCollective

Special thanks to our expert panelists, Pat Brantley from Friendship PCS and Josh Boots from @empowerk12.bsky.social 💜

At our Math Night, Parent Leaders learned more about why math is so critical for student success, how to support their kids with math and make it FUN, the current state of math in DC, and where we need to go next to keep up the gains for our kids & schools!

DC students have made incredible progress. To keep it going, we must continue to invest in high-impact tutoring and expand access for the kids & families who need it most. Learn more about our recommendations for HIT and other supports to drive student achievement: link.dcpave.org/academics-in-dc

The #PurpleWave showed up & showed out at today's Academic Achievement hearing to share about the difference HIT has made for our kids & schools, including:
✏️ Huge gains in literacy and math
🏫 Improved attendance
💜 Greater confidence and excitement about learning
🍎 Creation of a teacher pipeline

🔗 Learn more about Left Behind, including resources for families and information on how to watch: leftbehindthefilm.com

At PAVE, choice has always been - and always will be - core to our mission. We are ready to work with parents, educators, community partners and systems leaders to make sure all parents in DC have excellent options for their children!

Read the full piece: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Here’s to the next chapter of parent power and partnership in education. Let’s do this for our kids—TOGETHER!
#ParentPower #DCKidsAndSchools

Now, as the host of DC Kids and Schools, we’re so proud to have our Parent Leaders at the table with leaders from all parts of the system, celebrating the robust system of school choice in DC and making sure parents have a voice in what the next 30 years will look like!

🔗 Learn more about this year's Bold schools and how they're leading progress for our kids here: www.dcboldschools.org