Resources

Public Roundtable on Youth Bullying in the District of Columbia

Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education

Testimony of Scott Pearson - Executive Director

Hearing on the Master Facilities Plan

Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education

Testimony of Rashida Young, Chief School Performance Officer DC Public Charter School Board

Improving School Attendance: Truancy, Chronic Absenteeism, and the Implementation of Reform Initiatives 

Committee of the Whole

The following guide/report has been designed to help school leaders and special education coordinators organize responses and provide required attachments. The guide follows PCSB’s Quality Assurance Review (QAR) tool standards and offers examples of possible evidence to submit. Please note, not every QAR standard is represented in this document.

DC School Report Card Results Show More 4 and 5 STAR Public Charter School

Testimony of Rashida Young before the DC Council - Committee on Education 

The School Reform Act (SRA) grants DC PCSB authority to hold DC public charter schools (PCSs) accountable for fulfilling their duties and obligations under the SRA. DC PCSB has created the Performance Management Framework (PMF) to hold schools serving similar grades to the same set of standards. The Performance Management Framework Policy & Technical Guide (PMF Guide) outlines DC PCSB’s process of evaluating and publicly reporting the performance of the public charter schools under its authority. It was created so that school leaders, data managers, families, and other stakeholders would understand how each PMF score was calculated, which measures are used, and how these measures are weighed to form a score.

This policy describes the preferences in admission that public charter schools may give to applicants. The policy applies to all schools, including those participating in My School DC, the citywide common lottery system.

Public charter schools are required to comply with the DC School Reform Act of 1995 (SRA) and with the provisions of their charter agreement in admitting students for enrollment. This policy provides guidance for schools to comply with those requirements.