To: Kaya Henderson, DC Public Schools Chancellor and Vincent Gray, Mayor
Restore SWS's school renovation funding
Restore the modernization funds to renovate SWS's new Capitol Hill school building in 2014. We can't afford to delay two more years!
Why is this important?
School-Within-School (SWS) will move to the Prospect school building on Capitol Hill next fall. That building was originally scheduled for a renovation in 2014. Now, DC Public Schools and Mayor Gray are trying to delay the improvements until 2016, fully three years after our kids start attending school there.
The city says this area of Capitol Hill is a top priority for improving schools, yet they're still planning to delay the SWS renovations. Instead, we should fund improvements to make the building fit SWS's program at this critical moment of expansion. That's what will attract more parents to join and stay with DC public schools rather than moving to charters.
The city says this area of Capitol Hill is a top priority for improving schools, yet they're still planning to delay the SWS renovations. Instead, we should fund improvements to make the building fit SWS's program at this critical moment of expansion. That's what will attract more parents to join and stay with DC public schools rather than moving to charters.