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 25-800, “Mathematics Education Improvement Amendment Act of 2024” on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) EXPERT WITNESSES 1. Victor Horton Deputy Director, Education Reform Now Advocacy 2. Dave Kung Director of Programs, Transforming Post- Secondary Education in Mathematics 3. Jennie Beltramini Director, Mathematics, Student Achievement Partners 4. Josh Boots Executive Director, Empower K-12 PUBLIC WITNESSES 5. Robert Henderson Ward 5, DC State Board of Education 6. Eboni Rose-Thompson Ward 7, DC State Board of Education 7. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 8. Chelsea Coffin Director of the Education Policy Initiative, D.C. Policy Center 9. Maya Martin Cadogan Public Witness 10. Angela Das Director of Mathematics, Friendship Public Charter School 11. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers Union 12. Molley Kaiyoorawongs Public Witness 13. Elizabeth Weiss Public Witness 14. Kelly Ivy UDC Professor, Education Reform Now Advocacy 15. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 16. Joel Rose Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners 17. Ana Rodriguez Public Witness 18. Alfons Prince EmpowerEd 19. Armand Cuevas EmpowerED 20. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 21. Julia Camerata Executive Director, DC Special Education Cooperative 22. Tiffanie Williams Senor Managing Director of STEM, KIPP DC Public School 23. Yvette Selby Public Witness 24. Emily Strohlbeck Associate Director of Math K-8, Center City Public Charter School 25. Kiwaski Nix Public Witness 26. Quiana Lamons Public Witness 27. Brandon Frye Public Witness 28. Jill Nyhus Chief Growth Officer, PowerMyLearning 29. Alex Stein Public Witness 30. Fabeanne Collins Director of Math and Science, DC Prep 31. Christine Miller Public Witness 32. Artecka Brown Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 33. Gregory Anthony Dear Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 34. Whitney McArthur Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 35. Christopher Charles Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 36. Vonique Bullock Education Reform Champion, Education  Reform Now Advocacy 37. Andre Aina Public Witness 38. Kenneth Addo Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 39. LaDan Johnson Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy 40. Pernell Werts Education Reform Champion, Education Reform Now Advocacy GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 41. Corie Colgan Chief, Office of Teaching and Learning, DC Public Schools 42. Jennifer Burkett Director, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, DC Public Schools 43. Elizabeth Ross Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)