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 Agency Performance Oversight: Deputy Mayor of Education Office of the State Superintendent of Education District of Columbia Public Schools (Public Witnesses Only) on Thursday April 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) Cable Channel 13 (entertainment.dc.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5, DC State Board of Education 2. Ben Williams Ward 1, DC State Board of Education 3. Eric Goulet Ward 3, DC State Board of Education 4. Carlene Reid Ward 8, DC State Boad of Education 5. Katreena Shelby Principal, Kramer Middle School, DCPS 6. Jennifer Tompkins Principal, Bunker Hill Elementary School, DCPS 7. Elani Lawrence Principal, Carlos Rosario International PCS 8. Ana L Flores Maldonado Student, Carlos Rosario International PCS 9. Hector Torres Board Chair, Carlos Rosario School 10. Laina Cox Head of School, Capital City PCS 11. KeMonte Harris Student, LAYC Career Academy 12. Luis Bautista Student, LAYC Career Academy 13. Nicole Hanrahan Co-Founder & Executive Director, LAYC Career Academy 14. Anna Mayer DCPS Student 15. Brady Woodhouse DCPS Student 16. Phoebe Sabar DCPS Student 17. Addis Getachew DCPS Student 18. Addie Olivia Waymer DCPS Student 19. Jett Morad-McCoy DCPS Student 20. Avajane Lei DCPS Student 21. Zoe Fisher DCPS Student 22. Blake Saddler DCPS Student 23. Lela Harkrader DCPS Student 24. Sabrina Rawlings DCPS Student 25. Sirin Toal DCPS Student 26. Niamh O'Donovan DCPS Student, School Without Walls 27. Chloe Thomas DCPS Student 28. Matthew Weitzner DCPS Student 29. Nicola Lauren DCPS Student 30. Greta Bradley-Meal DCPS Student 31. Hugo Rosen DCPS Student 32. Dahlia Anderson DCPS Student 33. Maia Riggs DCPS Student 34. Gwen Morris DCPS Student 35. Claire Campbell DCPS Student Page 2 of 16 36. Reia Stock-Heard DCPS Student 37. Madelyn Dreifke DCPS Student 38. Mayfield Klevan DCPS Student 39. Nina Bizovi DCPS Student 40. Patricia Burton-McFadden Director/Consultant, University for Kids Capitol Hill 41. Elizabeth Daggett Public Witness 42. John Daggett Public Witness 43. Kiera Fernandez Leader, SPACEs In Action 44. Anna Torres Leader, SPACEs In Action 45. Marichu Bacu Leader, SPACEs In Action 46. Pamela Fernandez Leader, SPACEs In Action 47. Billie Girl Leader, SPACEs In Action 48. Tamika Osamingbemi Teacher Leader, SPACEs In Action 49. Tammy Thomas Teacher Leader, SPACEs In Action 50. Tyonna Campbell Assistant teacher, SPACEs In Action 51. Hope Joyner Childcare Champion Organizer, SPACEs In Action 52. Destynee Bolton Childcare Organizer, SPACEs In Action 53. Danielle Cahn SPACEs In Action 54. Angelena Smith SPACEs In Action 55. Sarah Buckley SPACEs In Action 56. Dushaw Hockett SPACEs In Action 57. Tyreak Cokley SPACEs In Action 58. Luis Castellanos SPACEs In Action 59. Deja Williams Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs In Action Page 3 of 16 60. Richard Benjuma Organizer, SPACEs In Action 61. Micah Haskell-Hoehl Chair, Advocacy Committee, John Burroughs Elementary School PTO 62. Dana Springer Co-Chair, School Without Walls HS, LSAT 63. Alexandra Simbana Public Witness 64. Melody Molinoff Co-lead, Digital Equity in DC Education 65. Elizabeth Mitchell Committeewoman, Ward 3 Democrats 66. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers' Union 67. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers' Union 68. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 69. Gracy Obuchowicz Director of Educator Wellness, EmpowerEd 70. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 71. Michael Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 72. Victoria Shabo Public Witness 73. Marion Babcock Coordinator, DC LSAT Collective 74. Anne Gunderson Sr Policy Analyst, DCFPI 75. Erika Roberson Policy Analyst, DCFPI 76. Ruqiyyah Anbar-Shaheen Director, Early Childhood, DC Action 77. Travis Ballie Public Witness 78. Hilary Daniel Public Witness 79. Djasra Ratebaye Public Witness 80. Danielle Geong Public Witness 81. Kishan Putta Public Witness Page 4 of 16 82. La Shada Ham-Campbell Public Witness 83. Paradise Mingo Public Witness 84. Charlene Roach-Glymph, ed.d Public Witness 85. Sandra Moscoso Public Witness 86. Abril Curiel Public Witness 87. Isaac Bolden Public Witness 88. Cathy Reilly Director and Facilitator, Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals, and Educators, Ward 4 and C4DC 89. Mary Levy Public Witness 90. Allison Fitzsimmons Co-chair, Murch LSAT 91. Kimi Wetterauer Co-President, Murch Elementary HSA 92. Elizabeth Corinth Public Witness 93. Alethea Etinoff Public Witness 94. Adam Barragan-Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 95. Jamal Berry President and CEO, Educare DC 96. Laura Fuchs Public Witness Teacher, DC Public Schools 97. Angela Jones Director of Development, Youth Guidance 98. Amirah Miller Public Witness Youth Guidance 99. Samaan Mack Public Witness Youth Guidance 100. Kairee Smith Public Witness Youth Guidance 101. Audrey Kasselman Public Witness 102. Martha Assefa Public Witness 103. Vanessa Lopez Public Witness Page 5 of 16 104. Rachel Feinstein Director of DC Government and Community Relations, JCRC Greater Washington 105. Laura Jackman Director, ECE Capacity Building, Low Income Investment Fund 106. Ryllie Danylko Senior Policy Analyst, DC Action 107. Rowan King Public Witness 108. Gracy Obuchowicz Director of Educator Wellness, EmpowerEd 109. Sheila CarsonCarr Co founder, Decoding Dyslexia DC 110. Sharra Greer Policy Director, Children's Law Center 111. Meier Galblum Haigh Public Witness 112. Joelle Goode Executive Director, JMG Productions Inc 113. Christy Leavitt Public Witness, School Without Walls High Scool 114. Kristeena Alexander DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 115. Dr. Susan Hudec JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 116. Maribel Espinosa JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 117. Tami Lewis Senior Director of Government Affairs, DC Charter School Alliance 118. Maya Martin Cadogan Founder and Executive Director, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 119. Nia Bodrick Public Witness 120. Al Goldberg Public Witness 121. William Kane Public Witness 122. Stephen Kletter Public Witness 123. Margaret Greer Public Witness 124. Leslie Orlando Perry JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc Page 6 of 16 125. Janice Drakeford JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 126. Vernae Taylor JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 127. Xingxing Song World language Teacher, School Without Walls HS 128. Allyson Criner Brown Public Witness 129. Jessica Giles DC Executive Director, Education Reform Now Advocacy 130. David Klevan Public Witness 131. Chelsea Coffin Director, EPI, D.C. Policy Center 132. Sally D'Italia Public Witness 133. Sarah Rice Public Witness 134. Natasha Riddle Romero Community Organizer, Under 3 DC 135. Jenn Mampara Director of Education, FRESHFARM 136. Andrea Jones Parent Leader, PAVE 137. Tyesha Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE 138. Dominique Moore Parent Leader, PAVE 139. Ana Rodriguez Parent Leader, PAVE 140. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE 141. Sherica Muhammad Parent Leader, PAVE 142. Moraeme Pasikhani Parent Leader, PAVE 143. Kisha Clark Parent Leader, PAVE 144. Katrice Fuller Parent Leader, PAVE 145. Kerry Savage Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE 146. Benjamin Lookner Public Witness 147. Dylan Craig Public Witness 148. Aliscia Gerken JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc Page 7 of 16 149. Katrina Owens Public Witness 150. Jonathan Lurie Public Witness 151. Hector J. Torres Public Witness 152. Claire Libert Public Witness 153. Habiba Shifa Student, Briya Public Charter School 154. Chiara Galloway-Slick Public Witness 155. Senora Akoma Public Witness 156. Caroline Pessey Public Witness 157. Lucy Crino Public Witness 158. David Trigaux Director, Washington Urban Debate League 159. Sophie Younger Public Witness 160. Margie Yeager Managing Partner, Education Forward DC 161. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 162. Melanie Douglass Public Witness 163. Suzanne Wells Public Witness 164. Josh Lewis Public Witness 165. Cecile Histed Student, Marie Reed Elementary School 166. Lucy Santiago Student, Marie Reed Elementary School 167. Sarah Venable Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 168. Candis Hemphill Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 169. Karissa Warren Partnership Manager, SPACEs in Action 170. Raynalle Rouse DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 171. Angela Diaz DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 172. Yvonne Tackie DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 173. Cheryl Brown DC Teacher, EmpowerEd Page 8 of 16 174. Tiffany Kaijage DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 175. Abigail Jackson DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 176. Jessica Nelson DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 177. Monique Wiley-Crawford DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 178. Leidy Moreno DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 179. Kelley Ukhun DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 180. Nathan Sparks DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 181. Sherri Daniels DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 182. Cara Schiavone DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 183. Ebony Kirkland DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 184. Collin Radix-Carter DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 185. Chandler Dennard DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 186. Rachel Hargreaves DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 187. Dominique Moore DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 188. Maya Baum DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 189. Lucia Applequist DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 190. Alison Rice DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 191. Parag Bhuva DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 192. Dieter Lehman-Morales DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 193. David Ifill Public Witness 194. Anna Wyeth Public Witness 195. David Reed Public Witness 196. Janet Hailes Public Witness 197. Laura Maestas CEO, DC Prep 198. Kendall Bryan Executive Director, Amy Jacques Garvey Institute Page 9 of 16 199. Raeshawn Crosson Executive Director, Associates for Renewal in Education 200. Yolanda Armstrong Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 201. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth PCS 202. Arianne Miller Public Witness 203. Chatae Corry Leader, SPACEs In Action 204. Rhonda Ayers Leader, SPACEs In Action 205. Michelle Campbell Teacher Leader, SPACEs In Action 206. Emily Wack Public Witness 207. Leigh Player Chief Development Officer, Horton's Kids 208. Craig Leen Public Witness 209. Barbara Stanley DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 210. Beth Osborne Public Witness 211. Jamie Barden Co-Chair, Bancroft Annex Working Group 212. Catherine Gima Public Witness 213. Anjali Dibner Public Witness 214. Lawrence Rawlings Public Witness 215. Aden Goldberg Public Witness 216. Mai Anh Bui Public Witness 217. Georgia Murphy Public Witness 218. Cynthia Brown DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 219. Alexander Zheng DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 220. Arianna Camacho DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 221. Brian Sneed JMG/DC Futures Coach, JMG Productions Inc 222. Ford Flemmings DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc Page 10 of 16 223. Rita Gray DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 224. Casi York Teacher Assistant, Educare Washington DC 225. Ronnell Nathaniel VP of Programs, Educare DC 226. Ronika Wheeler Public Witness 227. Kristi Matthews-Jones Director, DC Girls' Coalition 228. Jaime Roberts Director of Education, Latin American Youth Center 229. Stephanie Tankel Public Witness 230. Nyoami Cox Mentee, Spark the Journey 231. Kyheim Johnson Mentee, Spark the Journey 232. Khari Brown President and CEO, Spark the Journey 233. Jaquelyne Salazar Public Witness 234. Maria Soledad Cespedes Public Witness 235. Dominique Heflin Student, Children's Legacy Theater 236. Patricia Newby Public Witness 237. Theresa Wright-Briscoe Public Witness 238. Artia Brown Teacher, Educare DC 239. Liz Odongo DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 240. Lisa Queen Public Witness 241. Earleshia Davis JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 242. Rick Calder Board Chair, Educare DC 243. Stephanie Reese Public Witness 244. Lecester Johnson Public Witness 245. Dr. Michael Stevens Senior Vice President & Executive Director, City Year Washington DC Page 11 of 16 246. Jasmine Herndon Public Witness 247. Lily Eckardt Public Witness 248. William Noël Public Witness 249. Jannice Wright Public Witness 250. Julie Lawson Vice President, Ida B Wells Middle School PTO 251. Sophia Dovidio Sales Coordinator, Spaces in Action 252. Marithza Ayala Maestra, Barbara Chambers Children Center 253. Editha Acebedo Early Childhood Education Teacher, University for Kids 254. Davinia Seay Public Witness 255. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 256. Marissa Bailey Public Witness 257. Jill Pierce Public Witness 258. Rajanae Simpson Public Witness 259. Andre Aina Founder and Advocate, Third Eye Education Analytics, education Reform Now Advocacy DC 260. Sarah Pasqualini High Impact Tutoring Director, Kid Power 261. Jhonna Turner Founder, Project Director, CARE Anacostia/Brookland 262. Erin Bibo Vice President, CityWorks DC 263. Raymond Weeden Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School 264. Tomeka Gueory Stuart Hobson Middle School - Cluster PTA 265. Karen Pence Stuart Hobson Middle School - Cluster PTA 266. Julia Pergola Stuart Hobson Middle School - Cluster PTA Page 12 of 16 267. Lakia Floyd Stuart Hobson Middle School - Cluster PTA 268. Danielle Drissel Stuart Hobson Middle School - Cluster PTA 269. Sara Arranz Public Witness 270. Nicholas Maternowski Public Witness 271. Kristin Scotchmer Executive Director, Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS 272. Jordan Spooner Senior Director, Lana Learn 273. Rachel Kimboko Executive Director, DC Wildflower PCS 274. Noudjal Gamougoun Public Witness 275. K.C. Boyd Public Witness 276. Christine Tomasik Associate Vice President, Philanthropy, Out Teach 277. Barry Brinkley Executive Director, Reading Partners DC 278. Andrew Lee Artistic/Executive Director, DC Strings Workshop 279. Norma Dhanaraj Regional Manager - Washington, D.C., The Petey Greene Program 280. Emm Taylor Student, Children's Legacy Theater 281. Sabrina Carroll Public Witness 282. Mavis Ardon Student, The Family Place 283. Allan La Grenade-Finch Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic, Springboard Collaborative 284. Shelby Jeffcoat Public Witness 285. Kevin Clinton Public Witness 286. Rakiya Moore Public Witness 287. Rey Dacul Teacher, District of Columbia Public Schools 288. Eleuterio, Jr. Camarines ECE Teacher, University for Kids 289. Jasmine Hawkins Student, Children's Legacy Theater Page 13 of 16 290. Kenya Johnson Educator, Education Reform Now Advocacy DC 291. Emmanuel Bestman Civic Leader, Education Reform Now Advocacy 292. Andrew Hooper Public Witness 293. Julia Gorman Public Witness 294. Javion Anderson Student, Children's Legacy Theater 295. Krista Maruca Public Witness 296. Elizabeth Weiss Public Witness 297. Margot Perez-Sullivan Public Witness 298. Shaundranetta Wood Site Manager, Blueprint Schools Network 299. Briana Davis Math Fellow, Blueprint Schools Network 300. Nicole Newman Executive Director, Critical Exposure 301. Ray Pitts Senior Advisor, DC Strings Workshop 302. Mary Losurdo Executive Coordinator, Sitar Arts Center 303. Jazzmen Tate Student, Children's Legacy Theater 304. Jill Barefoot Curriculum coordinator and teacher, The Hill Preschool 305. Kimberly Perry Executive Director, DC Action 306. Jackie Carter Executive Director, Children's Legacy Theater 307. Marie Moll Teen Center Manager, Latin American Youth Center 308. Libbie Buchele Public Witness Parents United for School Health 309. Rhonda Ayers Leader, SPACEs In Action 310. Ashley Williams JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 311. Jon Wilkins Chair, Marie Reed Parent Teacher Organization 312. Nneka Anosike JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 313. Khadijah Saleem JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc Page 14 of 16 314. Rosalyn Soto Public Witness 315. Arvaye Janel Robinson JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 316. Kayla Muir JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 317. Stephanie Foo JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 318. Teonna Bratcher Student, Children's Legacy Theater 319. Timothy Hill JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 320. Jasmine Joyner JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 321. Paula Edwards Commissioner, ANC4a01 322. Mircale Pittman JMG/DC Futures Student, JMG Productions Inc 323. Patricia McGuire President, Trinity Washington University 324. Wallace Henry CEO, Community College Preparatory Academy 325. Justin Palmer VP, Public Policy & External Affairs, DC Hospital Association 326. Debbie Steiner Public Witness 327. Sarah Bennett Public Witness 328. Ceaira Richardson Teacher, The Hill Preschool 329. Latasha Brown Assistant Director, The Hill Preschool 330. Nina Mack Executive Director, The Hill Preschool 331. Nathanial Beers Executive Vice President of Community and Population Health, Children’s National Hospital 332. Ronald Edmonds Public Witness 333. Audrey Walker Director of Youth Services, Jubilee House 334. Regine Elie Executive Director, Healthy Babies Project 335. Andra Tobin Executive Director, Kid Power, Inc. 336. Margaret Thomas Teacher, Washington Teachers Union Page 15 of 16 337. Jeb Ory Public Witness 338. Emily Singer Lucio Public Witness 339. Matthew Brooks Public Witness 340. Shamika Brooks Public Witness 341. Deanna Covington Public Witness 342. Michael Katski Public Witness 343. Nancy Shaffer Public Witness 344. Katie DeProphetis Public Witness 345. Sherry Rellan Public Witness 346. Chander Rellan Public Witness 347. Victoria Franklin Public Witness 348. Jorge Membreno Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 349. Nicholas Bramble Public Witness 350. Libbie Buchele Parents United for School Health 351. Shaundranetta Wood HIT Site Manager, Blueprint Schools Network 352. Brittany Green Public Witness 353. Ka’imoni Coachman Public Witness 354. Owen Buland Public Witness 355. Sharon Fitzgerald HIT Manager, Sousa Middle School 356. Shane Huang Public Witness Page 16 of 16