Contact: Beverley Wheeler (202) 741-0884

The DC State Board of Education (DCSBOE) will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting during which the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will present on two issues. OSSE’s Health and Wellness team will present an overview of a grant proposal through the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). The Board will also receive an overview of OSSE’s progress on implementation of the Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Act, please see the recent press release on the DC government’s website.

The State Board will also hear comments from two advocacy groups regarding the implementation of the District’s Arts Standards and Health Standards which were approved by the State Board on May 21, 2008 and December 13, 2007 respectively.

The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:30 pm at 441 4th Street, NW, in the District of Columbia State Board of Education Chambers, located on the lobby level of the building.

Constituents who wish to comment at the meeting are required to notify the State Board of Education in advance by contacting the Executive Director, Beverley Wheeler, by phone at (202) 741-0884 or by email at [email protected] before the close of business Monday, October 19, 2009. Please provide one electronic copy and bring fifteen copies of testimony to the hearing for the State Board members to view.

The meeting will air live on District Knowledge Network (DKN) Comcast Channel 99 and RCN Channel 18.