Contact: Beverley Wheeler (202) 741-0884

Washington, DC – The DC State Board of Education wishes all residents of the District of Columbia a very Happy New Year! In our ongoing effort to ensure public involvement in the educational reform efforts in the District we are sending this reminder of our two important public hearings occurring this month. We understand that the holidays are an exciting and hectic time and that it is sometimes difficult to remember all the activities that we posted prior.

Welcome back, here’s to an exciting 2010!

This is a reminder of that the DCSBOE will be holding two public hearings in January 2010. The first will be held January 6, 2010 at 6 pm on the Student Code of Conduct. The second will be held January 13, 2010 at 6 pm on the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards; please see the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) presentation [PDF] to the DCSBOE and the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium website for more information. 

The public hearings will be held 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 hearings 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] 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time. Please provide one electronic copy and bring 15 copies to the hearing for the State Board members to view.

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