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 HEARING on Bill 26-72, Holding School Budgets Harmless During Modernizations Amendment Act of 2025 and Bill 26-327, Schools First Amendment Act of 2025 on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Malaika Golden Principal, Lorraine H. Whitlock ES 2. Jordan Cotton Public Witness 3. Sarah Buckley Public Witnesses 4. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 5. Quiana Lamons Public Witness 6. Cati Bisanz Public Witness 7. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 8. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers Union 9. Paul Strzelczyk Public Witness 10. Caroline Pryor Director of Policy + Power-Building, EmpowerEd 11. Salim Adofo 8C07, ANC Commissioner 12. Yesim Sayin Executive Director, D.C. Policy Center 13. Samantha Bertocchi Public Witness 14. Tara Vanacore PTO President, Harriet Tubman Elementary School 15. Anne Louise Taylor Vice President, Ward 1 and 2 Education Council 16. Cortavia Freeman Public Witness 17. Andrew Pratt Public Witness 18. Farhan Akhtar Public Witness 19. Kiara Haughton Public Witness 20. Jenny Manzullo Public Witness 21. Zandria Haines Public Witness 22. Robin Roesch Public Witness 23. Cathy Reilly Public Witness 24. Dierra Dupree Public Witness 25. Swathi Bojedla Public Witness 26. Journey Williams Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Dr. Patrick Ashley Deputy Chancellor, Finance and Operations, DC Public Schools 2