State Board in the Community: July 2018

By: Paul Negron, Public Affairs Specialist

In July, SBOE members visited DCPS and charter schools and participated in important community gatherings across the District.

Jack (Ward 2 / Vice President) was honored with a Multilingual Education Visionary award by DC Language Immersion.

“I grew up in South Dakota – we didn’t really have dual language… Please continue your efforts to ensure every child has access to #duallanguage. It is making a difference.” Multilingual Education Visionary awardee Vice President @JackJacobsonDC. Thank you, @DCSBOE! pic.twitter.com/jPXF1bvnLE

— DCLanguageImmersion (@DCImmersion) July 14, 2018

Ruth (Ward 3) testified in front of the DC Council on her support for the creation of an independent education research collaborative in DC.

@Ruth4Schools is up. Basically @councilofdc should listen to everything she says and she supports the #DCResearchCollaborative because it brings many perspectives and parties to the table to address all concerns. pic.twitter.com/5es6CuJrxc

— Laura Fuchs (@DCWard7teacher) July 13, 2018

Joe (Ward 6) hosted a community conversation with Councilmember Charles Allen on the search for a new DCPS chancellor.

Thanks @charlesallen @CMCharlesAllen @joeweedon for listening to Ward 6 parents’ feedback on the chancellor search. We need to make sure we get this right. pic.twitter.com/PVK8gasI4V

— Grace (@hgrace8225) July 20, 2018

Markus (Ward 8) presented at the Young Elected Officials (YEO) National Convening 2018 event.

I was proud to introduce @TMAtalks student activist Lauryn Renford to over 100 young electeds from across the country at @YEOnetwork’s National Convening.

She challenged us all to listen to youth & be bold in tackling issues that impact the #FutureofDemocracy. #TheFutureIsYEO pic.twitter.com/8ON9UtgOXi

— Rep. Markus Batchelor (@MarkusSBOE) July 29, 2018

The State Board looks forward to continuing our engagement with the community during “Back to School” events throughout the District!