Committee of the Whole Public Hearing

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 Teacher and Principal Turnover & Retention in the District Bill 24-355, “Statewide Data Warehouse Amendment Act of 2021” on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Chairman’s Website (www.ChairmanMendelson.com/live) DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.us) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing of the Committee of the Whole on Teacher and Principal Turnover vs. Retention in the District’s Public School and Bill 24-355, “Statewide Data Warehouse Amendment Act of 2021.” The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom video conference. Since 2019, the Committee of the Whole has held a series of hearings on teacher and principal turnover and retention in the District with the intention to identify strategies to retain great talent in our District’s schools. Teachers and school leaders are the foundation of a quality education, and they are vital to the success of our students and our schools. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss what schools are doing to address teacher and principal turnover and strategies to increase retention of teachers and leaders in the District. Related to this is Bill 24-355, developed by the State Board of Education to ensure that the data relevant to understanding the nature of teacher attrition and retention is collected and made available annually and publicly. Those who wish to testify must register at http://www.ChairmanMendelson.com/testify by the close of business on Friday, October 21, 2022. Testimony is limited to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee office of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, although alternatives may be offered. Requests received in less than five business days may not be fulfilled. If you have additional questions, please email cow@dccouncil.us or contact Aaron Sayama, Legislative Assistant, at (202) 724-4865. The hearing will be conducted virtually on the Internet utilizing Zoom video conference technology. Testimony should be submitted in writing to cow@dccouncil.us in advance of the hearing. Written testimony will be posted publicly to http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/testimony. If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Statements for the record should be submitted to cow@dccouncil.us or left by voicemail by calling (202) 430-6948 (up to 3 minutes which will be transcribed). The record will close at 5:00pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.