Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 25-540, School Improvement Amendment Act of 2023 on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Jessica Giles Executive Director, Education Reform Now 2. John Glover Friendship Public Charter Schools 3. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 4. Karley Sessoms Public Witness 5. Donna Geist Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Cognia 6. Sheila Carson-Carr Decoding Dyslexia DC 7. Chelsea Coffin DC Policy Center 8. Allister Chang Ward 2 Representative, DC State Board of Education 9. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Representative, DC State Board of Education 10. Cathy Reilly Executive Director, S.H.A.P.P.E 11. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 12. Aderonke Balogun Public Witness 13. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers Union GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis Executive Director, District of Columbia Public Charter School Board 2. Dr. Christina Grant State Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE)