Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING on DCPS Budget on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Hearing Room 500 (Track A) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5, State Board of Education Rep. 2. Cathy Reilly Executive Director, SHAPPE 3. Laura Nerenberg Public Witness 4. Betsy Wolf Education Researcher, Jefferson Academy Family Alliance 5. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teacher’s Union 6. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teacher’s Union 7. Andrea Fields Public Witness 8. Sarah Buckley Public Witness 9. Yesim Sayin Executive Director, DC Policy Center 10. Abi Paulsen Parent, Hardy MS Parent Teacher Organization 11. Anna Johnson Co-President, Hardy MS Parent Teacher Organization 12. Scott Kicker Public Witness 13. Susan Laws Public Witness 14. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED  15. Jhonna Turner Chief Strategy Officer, CARE DC 16. Allyson Criner Brown Beers Elementary LSAT 17. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerED 18. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 19. Erica Chance Public Witness 20. Devaughn Wilson Public Witness 21. Ronald Miller Public Witness 22. JeNae Holmes Public Witness 23. Natalie Mazza Paraprofessional, Turner Elementary School 24. Sherica Redd Public Witness 25. Kaitlin Meyer Public Witness 26. Rickita Taylor Public Witness 27. Terry Bunton Public Witness 28. Emily Williams Public Witness 29. Andrea Palmer Public Witness 30. Geneya Johnson Public Witness 31. Anne Louise Taylor President, Ward 2 Education Council 32. Alexandra Margorin Political Coordinator, SEIU 32BJ 33. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 34. Troy Kravitz Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Patrick Ashley Deputy Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools 2. Dr. Lewis Ferebee Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools