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: District of Columbia Public Schools on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) 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 Representative 2. LaJoy Johnson-Law Ward 8 State Board of Education Representative 3. Eric Goulet Ward 3 State Board of Education Representative 4. Dr. NiLa Austin Director of Student Experience, Ida B. Wells Middle School DCPS 5. Abigail Daniels Senior Deputy Chief, Early Childhood Education, DCPS 6. Miriam Kenyon Director, Health and Physical Education, DCPS 7. William Lyles Principal, Ida B. Wells Middle School, DCPS 8. Kemari Marshall Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Anacostia HS 9. Magia Davis Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Anacostia HS 10. Serenity Stewart Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Anacostia HS 11. Promise Parraway Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Ballou HS 12. Jasmin Goodwin, Youth Mental Health Ambassador, School Without Walls HS 13. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 14. Chelsea Coffin Director, Education Policy Initiative, D.C. Policy Center 15. LaMonika Jones Director, DC Hunger Solutions 16. Suzanne Wells Public Witness 17. Christopher Williams Public Witness 18. Grace Hu Digital Equity in DC Education 19. Laura Fuchs Secretary, WTU 20. Regina Bell General Vice President, WTU 21. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers' Union 22. Trupti Patel Commissioner, ANC 2A 23. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 24. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 25. Gracy Obuchowicz Director of Educator Wellness, EmpowerEd 26. Salim Adofo Chair, ANC 8C 27. Allyson Criner Brown Public Witness 28. Cathy Reilly Exec. Director Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators 29. Fareha Ahmed Public Witness 30. Eliza Cava Vice President Barnard Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 31. Katrina Owens Executive Director, DC Scores 32. Christopher Bonner Public Witness 33. Kishan Putta ANC, ANC 2E 34. Samantha Bertocchi Public Witness 35. Tiffany L Brown Public Witness 36. MAX BROAD Co-Chair, DC GFPP Coalition 37. Alieze Stallworth Public Witness 38. Christina Hanson Executive Director, Anacostia, CARE Washington, DC 39. Nick Wertsch Advocacy Chair, Truesdell Elementary Family Teacher Organization 40. Josh Boots Executive Director, EmpowerK12 41. Elizabeth Weiss Public Witness 42. Fabiana Perera Public Witness 43. Benjamin Lookner Public Witness 44. Christina Sessoms Program Manager, Youth Guidance 45. Levi Thompson Youth Specialist, Youth Guidance 46. Chrysanthe Courniotes Public Witness 47. Dontae Watson Public Witness 48. Rachel Clark Policy Director, Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness 49. Chris Lyons Public Witness 50. Kerry Savage Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 51. Jean Blackerby Strich Public Witness 52. Marion Babcock Coordinator and Founding Member, DC LSAT Collective 53. Andrea Maleter Public Witness 54. Lauren Bryant Public Witness 55. K.C. Boyd Public Witness 56. Elizabeth Mitchell Public Witness 57. Jeffrey Chase Public Witness 58. Davinia Seay Public Witness 59. Andrea Wiktowy Public Witness 60. CHARLES BOSTON Public Witness 61. Sarah Backer Public Witness 62. Ana Rodriguez Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 63. Letisha Vinson Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 64. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 65. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 66. Dawn Smith Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 67. Elizabeth Reddick Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 68. Yvette Selby Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 69. Takia Shire Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 70. Sharn Boone-Ruffin Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 71. Amy Hammond Public Witness 72. Zachary Carroll Public Witness 73. Stephanie Thomas-Gordon Public Witness 74. Nina Reynolds Public Witness 75. Inez Steigerwald Public Witness 76. Chelsea Fokou Public Witness 77. Jenn Kauffman Commissioner, SMD 4D08 78. James Morgan Executive Director, Higher Achievement 79. Dierra Dupree Public Witness 80. Dylan Craig Public Witness 81. Jasmine (Mom of Lily E) Herndon Public Witness 82. Lily (Daughter of Jasmine H) Eckardt Public Witness 83. Sophia Baratta EmpowerEd 84. Jhonna Turner Public Witness 85. Justin Rice-Moore Public Witness 86. Joshua Bailey Site Coordinator, Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital 87. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 88. Maria Blaeuer Director of Program and Outreach, Advocates For Justice and Education 89. Willem Dicke Teacher/DC Scores Coach, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School 90. Jorge Membreño Public Witness 91. Katie Sullivan Public Witness 92. Naveah Williams Public Witness 93. Sarah Buckley Public Witness 94. Angela Rice Public Witness 95. Maury Stern Public Witness 96. Jamie Barden Co-Chair, Bancroft Annex Working Group 97. Laura Cascada Sr. Director of Campaigns, Better Food Foundation 98. Jenny Manzullo Public Witness 99. David Hidalgo Public Witness 100. Star Short Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 101. Marcus Williams Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 102. Kelsey Payne Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 103. Ty Duckett Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 104. Tyela Dawson Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 105. Alaya Harris Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 106. Daniel Chavarria Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 107. Naomi Toney Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 108. Germaine Williams Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 109. LaGeorgia Callaham Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 110. Shaniya Simms Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 111. Sanai Miles Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 112. Elias Lucas Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 113. Israel Jefferson Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 114. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy