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 Charter School Review and Renewal in the District on Wednesday, October 22, 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) INVITED WITNESS LIST 1. Ariel Johnson Executive Director, DC Charter School Alliance 2. Pat Brantley CEO, Friendship PCS 3. Karega Rausch President and CEO, National Association of Charter School Authorizers PUBLIC WITNESS LIST 1. Janine Gomez Executive Director/Co-Founder, I Dream PCS 2. Salim Adofo ANC 8C 3. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 4. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers Union 5. Onari Jackson Community Outreach Manager, Friendship PCS 6. Margie Yeager Managing Partner, Education Forward DC 7. Jessica Sutter Public Witness 8. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 9. Tracy White CEO, Paul Public Charter School GOVERNMENT WITNESS LIST 10. Shantelle Wright Chair, Public Charter School Board 11. Dr. Michelle Walker Davis Executive Director, Public Charter School Board