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 OVERSIGHT HEARING on Academic Achievement in the District of Columbia on Friday, November 7, 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) PUBLIC WITNESS LIST 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Representative, State Board of Education 2. Jacque Patterson President, State Board of Education 3. LaJoy Johnson-Law Ward 8 Representative, State Board of Education 4. Chelsea Coffin Deputy Director, D.C. Policy Center 5. Anne Herr Senior Director of School Development & Accountability, D.C. Charter School Alliance 6. Noah Dougherty D.C. Charter School Alliance 7. Jessica Giles Executive Director, D.C. Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund 8. Kerry Savage Chief of Policy, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 9. Brandon McCoy Teacher, Friendship Ideal 10. Ashley Royal Academy Director, Friendship Armstrong 11. Vielka Scott-Marcus Chief Academic Officer, Friendship Public Charter School 12. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 13. James Morgan Executive Director, Higher Achievement 14. Meagan Alderton Senior Director of Education Innovation and Improvement, The DC Special Education Cooperative 15. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teacher’s Union 16. Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw Director, DC Education Research Collaborative 17. Robyn Lingo Executive Director, 826DC 18. Christian Herr Public Witness 19. Josh Boots Executive Director, EmpowerK12 20. Shelly Stoddard Vice President, FIRST Chesapeake 21. Catherine Peretti Executive Director, CitySchools Collaborative 22. Emily Proffitt Principal, Lee Montessori Public Charter School 23. Elizabeth Torres CEO/Co-Founder, Washington Global Public Charter School 24. Karla Reid-Witt Co-Founder, Decoding Dyslexia DC 25. Dierra Dupree Public Witness 26. Russ Williams CEO, Center City Public Charter Schools 27. Ramona Greene Public Witness 28. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 29. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth Public Charter School 30. Laura Maestas Chief Executive Officer, DC Prep 31. Myron Long Executive Director, Social Justice School 32. Benjamin Lookner Special Education Teacher, Washington Teacher’s Union 33. Yaqueline Clauss Public Witness 34. Amy Boccardi Public Witness 35. K.C. Boyd Public Witness 36. Lauren Hillard Lead Academy Principal, KIPP DC 37. Gaelen Gallagher KIPP DC College Preparatory Principal, KIPP DC 39. Ever Velasquez Public Witness 40. Kisanet Estephanos Public Witness 41. Miyamin Ghiramai Public Witness 2 42. Evangeline Diaz Public Witness 43. Mikaela Villatoro Public Witness 44. Mark Joyner Public Witness 45. Jordan Daugherty Teacher, EmpowerED 46. Tiffany L. Brown Public Witness 47. Elani Lawrence Chief Academic Officer, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 48. Brandi Reese Parent Leader, PAVE 49. Patricia Stamper Parent Leader, PAVE 50. Lasheema Burnett Parent Leader, PAVE 51. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE 52. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE 53. Yvette Selby Parent Leader, PAVE 54. Tara Brown Parent Leader, PAVE 55. Peter Anderson Head of Schools/CEO, Washington Latin Public Charter School 56. Elizabeth Weiss Fellow, EmpowerED 57. Ange Pirko Teacher, EmpowerED 58. Zachary Wilson Teacher, EmpowerED 59. DaVaughn Montgomery Dean of Students and Culture, EmpowerED 60. Cara Schiavone Teacher, EmpowerED 61. Ariel Tucker eoSchool Psychologist, EmpowerED 62. Sophia Baratta Teacher, EmpowerED 63. Ayana Dudley Teacher, EmpowerED 64. Ashley Bryant Teacher, EmpowerED 65. Alexa Prepetit Science Educator, EmpowerED 66. Alfons Prince Teacher, EmpowerED 67. Dallas Cherry, Jr. Science Teacher/Fellow, EmpowerED 68. Angel O’Neal Youth Leader, MIKVA Challenge 3 69. Dylan Perry Youth Leader, MIKVA Challenge 70. Noura Baranro Youth Leader, MIKVA Challenge 71. Owen Carpenter Youth Leader, MIKVA Challenge 72. Teonna Bratcher Youth Advisor, DC Girls’ Coalition/DC Action GOVERNMENT WITNESS LIST 73. Lewis Ferebee Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools 74. Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis Executive Director, District of Columbia Public Charter School Board 75. Elizabeth Ross Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 4