Principles for Public Education in DC
We believe in building a public education system in DC that is meets the needs of all our citizens and is fully responsive to community input. The 2014 election offers a chance to debate and formulate a vision for the next stage in improving our schools.
We believe that to reach our goal of providing the educational opportunities all children and communities deserve, our city must embrace the following six principles:
1. Ensure all families have access to high-quality schools in their neighborhoods – a predictable, matter-of-right path from preschool through high school.
2. Focus resources on students and communities with the greatest need.
3. Require coordinated planning between the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Public Charter School Board (PCSB) to build a core system of stable DCPS neighborhood schools with a complementary set of alternative options.
4. Responsibly manage our financial resources.
5. Broaden assessment measures to focus on student growth and use multiple measures to assess a quality education.
6. Ensure families and community members have reliable ways to exercise the right to participate in public education decision making. The research is clear that community engagement and ownership are key to improvement.
Details for execution of each principle are available in detail here: https://elizabeth-bacon-l4h9.squarespace.com/principles/
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