For Immediate Release:
October 20, 2009
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCILMEMBER MURIEL BOWSER AND ROOSEVELT PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION TO LEAD WARD 4 LIST OF HOSTS IN RELEASING READY SCHOOLS PROJECT RESEARCH RESULTS
Washington, DC— Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser joins the town hall series as a co-host. DC VOICE is proud to announce that the first Ready Schools Project 2010 Town Hall meeting in the November Series will take place in Ward 4 at Roosevelt Senior High School. This Ward 4 town hall has a diverse list of co-hosts that have proclaimed their support for community involvement in education reform. One such co-host is Councilmember Muriel Bowser, who joins DC VOICE in the release of the school data collected at over 100 schools.
“We can only achieve educational reform by working together. It is my hope that by attending this town hall, more community members will become inspired to advocate for the betterment of our schools” said Councilmember Bowser about DC VOICE’s upcoming town hall series.
In addition, Roosevelt’s PTA will be co-hosting the community event as well. The Roosevelt PTA has supported DC VOICE’s efforts to release the data from this year’s Ready Schools Project and the school will serve as a notable space to showcase the school data to the community.
Also co-hosting this event is the Ward 4 Council on Education and Ward 4 State Board of Education member Sekou Biddle. Co-hosts will join DC VOICE in the presentation of the data and participate in the community discussion of school improvement.
The 6th annual Ready Schools Project serves to ascertain whether schools were ready for students upon the beginning of the school year. This community action research project brings together parents, community members and education activists to collect information on the supports needed for quality teaching and learning as well as engages them in taking action to improve the data.
The Ward 4 Ready Schools Project 2010 Town Hall meeting will take place on Monday, November 9th at 6:30pm at Roosevelt Senior High School, 4301 13th St NW, 20011. In addition, results of the Ready Schools Project 2010 will be released across the city as part of DC VOICE’s November town hall series. To RSVP for this town hall meeting, or to find out about upcoming town hall meetings in your ward, please send an email to skashim@dcvoice.org.
Our mission is to inform and mobilize the public to hold both the schools and the community accountable for providing high quality teaching and learning for all.
Jeff Smith
Executive Director
202-986-8535
jsmith@dcvoice.org
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