Committee of the Whole & Education Public Oversight Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COMMITTEE ON E D U C AT I O N NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRPERSON PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE & C O U N C I L M E M B E R D AV I D G R O S S O COMMITTEE ON E D U C AT I O N ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING o n Teacher and Principal Turnover <& Retention o n Wednesday, December 4,2019 11:00 a.m., Hearing Room 412, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and Councilmember David Grosso, Chairperson of the Committee on Education, announce a joint public oversight hearing of the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education on the topic of Teacher and Principal Tumover and Retention in the District of Columbia. The oversight hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4,2019 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony about teacher and school leader tumover and retention, both in District of Columbia Public Schools and District of Columbia public charter schools. Teachers are the foundation of a quality education, and they are vital to the success of our students and our schools. Previous testimony from the State Board of Education and advocate groups indicates that rates of teacher tumover in the District are higher than the national average and retention of effective and highly effective teachers is low across school sectors. Testimony at this hearing will be limited to invited witnesses. For more information about testifying, email the Committee of the Whole at cow@dccouncil.us, or call LeKisha Jordan, Legislative Policy Advisor at (202) 724-8137. Witnesses are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes. Hearing materials, including a draft witness list, can be accessed 24 hours in advance of the hearing at http://chairmanmendelson.com/circulation.. If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by email to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18,2019.