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 School Improvement in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) EXPERT WITNESS LIST 1. Dr. Reuben Jacobson Director of Education Policy and Leadership Program & Hurst Sr. Professorial Lecturer, School of Education, American University 2. Eric Dabney Principal, Kimble Elementary School, District of Columbia Public Schools 3. Monique Baker Director of Programs, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 4. Niya White Principal, Center City- Congress Heights 5. Dr. Catherine Bradshaw University Professor & Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia 6. Dr. Virginia Dolan Former Coordinator, Behavior Supports and Interventions, Anne Arundel County Public Schools 7. Dr. Paloma Pérez Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia  PUBLIC WITNESS LIST 1. Jacque Patterson President, D.C. State Board of Education 2. LaJoy Johnson-Law Ward 8 Representative, D.C. State Board of Education 3. Eboni-Rose Thompson Ward 7 Representative, D.C. State Board of Education 4. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 5. Vanessa Carlo-Miranda Executive Director, The Partnership for DC School Excellence 6. Cathy Reilly Executive Director, Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators 7. Dominique Moore Community Organizer, EmpowerEd 8. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers’ Union 9. Angeline Pino Site Coordinator, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 10. Jovan Johnson Site Coordinator, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 11. Dr. Jeffrey Grant CEO, Monument Academy Public Charter School 12. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 13. Laina Cox Head of School, Capital City Public Charter School 14. Emmanuel Caudillo Public Witness 15. Caroline Pryor Director of Policy and Power Building, EmpowerEd 16. Dierra Dupree Public Witness 17. Josh Boots Executive Director, EmpowerK12 18. Maya Martin Cadogan Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in 2  Education (PAVE) 19. Grace DeChavez Director of Student Support, Lee Montessori Public Charter Schools 20. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 21. Kristine DuPree Partner and Development Director, Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative 22. Keedra Williams Community School Coordinator, Latin American Youth Center 23. Cheili Obregon-Molina Community Schools Coordinator, Latin American Youth Center 24. Raymond Armenta Community Schools Coordinator, Latin American Youth Center 25. Jessica Giles Executive Director, DC Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund 26. Laura Maestas CEO, DC Prep 27. Patricia Stamper Public Witness 28. Tara Brown Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 29. Meredith Anderson Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 30. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 31. Sharn Boone-Ruffin Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 32. Teneisha Holder EmpowerEd 33. Elizabeth Weiss Ward 5 Teacher and Parent, EmpowerEd 34. DaVaughn Montgomery EmpowerEd Fellow/DC Educator, EmpowerEd 35. Chandler Dennard EmpowerEd 36. Zack Wilson EmpowerEd 3 37. Cesarina Santana Teacher, EmpowerEd 38. Marlena Mitchell Teacher, EmpowerEd 39. Crystelle Moe Teacher, EmpowerEd 40. Zari Lewis Teacher, EmpowerEd 41. Ebraheem Bannister Teacher, EmpowerEd 42. Dee Duvall Teacher, EmpowerEd 43. Samantha Robinson Teacher, EmpowerEd 44. Faith Arthur Teacher, EmpowerEd 45. Robyn Harper Community Member, EmpowerEd 46. Fabian Gill Teacher, EmpowerEd GOVERNMENT WITNESS LIST 47. Elizabeth Ross Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 48. Paige Hoffman Chief, Office of School Improvement and Supports, District of Columbia Public Schools 4