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 Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) INVITED WITNESSES 1. Laina Cox Head of School, Capital City PCS 2. Melissa Beasley Director of Student Wellness, E.L. Haynes PCS 3. Belicia Reaves Executive Director, Two Rivers PCS 4. Lucas Cooke Principal, MacFarland MS 5. Brandon Hall Director of Strategy and Logistics, Jackson Reed HS 6. Jevonte McCollum Student, Ron Brown HS 7. Qadri Qaasim Student, Ron Brown HS WITNESS LIST 8. Eboni-Rose Thompson President and Ward 7 Rep., D.C. State Board of Education 9. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 10. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerED 11. Nicole Travers Senior Director of School Support & Program Data, DC Charter School Alliance 12. Charles Boston Director, Youth Arboriculture Career Experience 13. Hannah Mason Senior Education Research Analyst, D.C. Policy Center 14. Jeanne McCarty CEO, Out Teach 15. Danielle Robinette Children’s Law Center, Senior Policy Attorney 16. Jodi Ovca Executive Director, Access Youth 17. Harley Morgan Assistant Director, Access Youth 18. BJ Paige Executive Director, Youth Guidance 19. Maryam Trowell Co-Executive Director, Live It Learn It 20. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 21. Megan Carlyle Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 22. Allen Richardson Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 23. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth PCS 24. Tara Iqbal Director of SEL, D.C. Prep PCS 25. Nadiya Pope Staff Attorney, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 26. Martita Fleming Director of Operations, Washington Latin PCS 27. Kisha Clark Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Dr. Lewis Ferebee Chancellor, DC Public Schools 2. Paige Hoffman Chief of the Office of School Improvement and Supports, DC Public Schools 3. Cinthia Ruiz Chief Integrity Officer, DC Public Schools 4. Alicia Washington Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General 5. Tanya Torres Trice Director, Child and Family Services Agency 6. Dr. Antoinette Mitchell Interim State Superintendent of Education, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 7. Laura Zeilinger Director, Department of Human Services 8. Paul Kihn Deputy Mayor for Education, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education