PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education)

Shoutout to all the Parent Leaders who testified! #ParentPower

💜 Advisory and Ward 8 Parent Leader Tara Brown shared about the need for increased investments in high-impact tutoring to improve students' academic proficiency and attendance

💜 Citywide & Ward 7 Parent Leader Dawn Smith called for a school navigator program to help parents find the right school for their child
💜 Ward 4 Parent Leader Lisa McCullers advocated for expanding the talent pipeline for school-based mental health clinicians so all students can access supports

💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Ashley Ruff emphasized the need for mental health providers in every school & ensuring students' basic needs are met so they can focus on learning
💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Patricia Stamper advocated for expanding OST programs that meet the interests & needs of high schoolers

💜 Citywide & Ward 5 Parent Leader Katrice Turner advocated for strengthening school mental health supports & access to learning for students with medical needs
💜 Ward 7 Parent Leader Quiana Lamons shared opportunities to leverage OST programs to build kids' digital literacy skills & expand tutoring

🎤 The #PurpleWave showed up & showed out at this week's @dcsboe meeting to advocate for the resources & supports our babies need to thrive in school and beyond! 🧵:

Capital Math Collective | DC Public Education Fund The Capital Math Collective is a public-private partnership to accelerate math outcomes for students across the District. Coordinated by the DC Public Educa ...

By investing in high-quality math instruction & evidence-based best practices, DC is investing in our kids' success in school & beyond: bit.ly/4rp22Ld

💜 Shoutout to DC Public Education Fund, CitySchools Collaborative, & @empowerk12.bsky.social for making this possible!

#CapitalMathCollective

🎉 We're celebrating the launch of the Capital Math Collective, which is driving math achievement for our kids through:

🧑‍🏫 Specialized training for more than 2,000 DC math educators
📚 High-impact tutoring for over 6,000 students
📈 Sharing best practices across schools in both sectors

Special thanks to our expert panelists, Pat Brantley from Friendship PCS and Josh Boots from @empowerk12.bsky.social 💜

At our Math Night, Parent Leaders learned more about why math is so critical for student success, how to support their kids with math and make it FUN, the current state of math in DC, and where we need to go next to keep up the gains for our kids & schools!

Math is everywhere - and PAVE Parent Leaders know that EVERYONE can be a “math person” with the right mindset & support! 🧮✖️➗➕➖

Today we're honoring all those who have served our country. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice 💜🇺🇸

DC students have made incredible progress. To keep it going, we must continue to invest in high-impact tutoring and expand access for the kids & families who need it most. Learn more about our recommendations for HIT and other supports to drive student achievement: link.dcpave.org/academics-in-dc

The #PurpleWave showed up & showed out at today's Academic Achievement hearing to share about the difference HIT has made for our kids & schools, including:
✏️ Huge gains in literacy and math
🏫 Improved attendance
💜 Greater confidence and excitement about learning
🍎 Creation of a teacher pipeline

📈📚 DC is leading the nation in academic growth thanks to our continued investments in what we know works for kids - like high-impact tutoring (HIT)! 📚📈

🔗 Learn more about Left Behind, including resources for families and information on how to watch: leftbehindthefilm.com

Last week we attended a screening of Left Behind, a powerful documentary about the group of moms who founded the 1st public school for dyslexia in New York City. We were inspired by the #ParentPower & the emphasis on literacy best practices that work for all kids, especially those with dyslexia 💜

Decades after charter schools exploded in D.C., they face a changed city KIPP DC, a leading charter school network, celebrates its 25th anniversary amidst a shifting education landscape in the nation's capital.

At PAVE, choice has always been - and always will be - core to our mission. We are ready to work with parents, educators, community partners and systems leaders to make sure all parents in DC have excellent options for their children!

Read the full piece: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

💜📰 Our founder & Executive Director Maya Martin Cadogan was quoted in a recent @washingtonpost.com article about KIPP DC and the future of education in DC!

Here’s to the next chapter of parent power and partnership in education. Let’s do this for our kids—TOGETHER!
#ParentPower #DCKidsAndSchools

Now, as the host of DC Kids and Schools, we’re so proud to have our Parent Leaders at the table with leaders from all parts of the system, celebrating the robust system of school choice in DC and making sure parents have a voice in what the next 30 years will look like!

PAVE was founded in 2016 with a clear vision for our education system: one where parents have a voice and a choice, and are seen as partners and leaders in developing a diversity of safe, nurturing, and great schools for ALL kids in DC.

DC Bold Schools

🔗 Learn more about this year's Bold schools and how they're leading progress for our kids here: www.dcboldschools.org

Yesterday we celebrated @empowerk12.bsky.social 's Bold Schools! These schools prove excellence isn’t a matter of circumstance, it’s a matter of systems, culture, & care. From data-driven instruction to joyful learning environments, they’re setting the bar for what’s possible in education in DC. 👏🏾📚💜

Let's keep working together to make sure all our kids can get to school safe, on time, and ready to learn each day! #SafePassage

Shoutout to our Parent Leaders who testified:
💜 Ward 6 PLE Board member Davinia Seay
💜 Ward 7 PLE Board member Patricia Stamper
💜 Ward 7 PLE Board member Quiana Lamons
💜 Citywide & Ward 7 PLE Board member Stephanie Griffith-Richardson

🚌 Funding before-care programs so students who arrive at school early have a safe space to prepare for their school day
🚌 Coordination between OSSE DOT and the larger Safe Passage system

🚌 Hiring more bus drivers and attendants and providing them with comprehensive training
🚌 Developing a system for real-time tracking and timely updates for families in case of delays

For our kids to thrive, we need safe, reliable transportation to school for ALL our students! 📣

PAVE Parent Leaders testified at yesterday's oversight hearing for OSSE's Division of Student Transportation! Some highlights of the improvements they would like to see 🧵:

Today at the #PLEKickoff25 I met a new advocate in arms, Patricia! We really enjoyed conversing with one another and sharing our stories!

#parentpower #purplewave #advocacyisourpowerfulvoice
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