The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) hosted the “It Takes a City: Achieving Higher Standards” LEA Institute on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Institute focused on supporting educators and school leaders in helping all students achieve DC learning standards.
Dynamic breakout sessions throughout the day focused on:
Education leaders released grades 3-8 results for the District’s new state assessments.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Division of Early Learning, is soliciting applications for the allocation of Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion funding. OSSE will distribute funding to community-based organizations (CBOs)1 pursuant to the Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008, (the “Act”), effective July 18, 2008 (DC Law 17-202; DC Official Code § 38-271.01 et seq.) and its’ implementing regulations (5-A DCMR Chapter 35).
More than 2,500 District of Columbia graduating seniors will receive assistance navigating the complex college admissions process next week as a part of DC College Application Week. Sponsored by the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), DC College Application Week will run November 2-6, 2015, at 45 DC public and public charter high schools as well as community-based organizations across the District to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who pursue a postsecondary education.
Contact: Jessie Harteis (202) 344-9805; [email protected]
Fourth grade students in the District of Columbia posted significant gains in reading and math, while reading and math scores for eighth grade students remained statistically even with 2013 results, according to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Average scale scores for fourth grade students in the District increased seven points in reading and three points in math between 2013 and 2015.
Contact:
Jessie Harteis
(202) 344-9805
[email protected]
Today, District of Columbia education leaders announced a new baseline for how high school students are performing in DC. As part of its commitment to education reform, the District recently implemented the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).
The family-friendly event aims to inspire children to eat healthy foods.
OSSE is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its first school year 2015-16 LEA Institute, “It Takes a City to Support School Excellence!,” to be held on Nov. 18, 2015 at the Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University. This event is targeted to schools classified as Priority or Focus under the DC Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver. Other schools may apply to attend, but preference will be provided to school teams from Priority and Focus schools.
The Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) today released results of an independent investigation into testing integrity and security procedures related to the administration of the 2013-2014 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System (DC CAS) with most findings deemed procedural or documentation errors.
Contact: Jessie Harteis (202) 344-9805; [email protected]
(Washington, DC) – Today the District of Columbia received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to continue implementation of its Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility waiver through school year 2017-18. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) submitted an amended ESEA flexibility waiver application on behalf of the District of Columbia in March 2015.
