Welcoming our 9th Cohort of Policy Fellows!
This month marks the launch of our 9th cohort of Teaching Policy Fellows; it is our inaugural cohort in Washington, D.C. All of the policy nerds on our staff – myself included – are excited to be arriving just as election season heats up. I want to offer my congratulations to the 25 D.C. teachers who made it through our most competitive selection process to date. Their names and schools are listed below. They hail from both DCPS and charter schools, and are a diverse group in terms of background, experience, and perspectives. What they all have in common is (1) a strong track record of helping low-income students experience amazing growth in the classroom and (2) a belief that the voice of current teachers must be more present in education policy debates.
We are honored that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has agreed to take the time to come out and celebrate these exceptional teachers at an event to formally launch our D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows program on January 31st. To snag one of the last spots to this event, RSVP here. If you can’t be in D.C. on the 31st, you can watch the event live on our website.
We plan to present Secretary Duncan with the results of our first nationwide survey at the event. As the U.S. Department of Education works with educators across the nation to develop an agenda that will elevate the profession into the next generation, we want the Secretary to hear from as many current teachers as possible. Almost 1,000 teachers have already weighed in and we invite all of you in our network to do so if you haven’t already. You can find the survey here.
Our Network in Washington is already growing. We held our first T+ Network event in D.C. with Chancellor Kaya Henderson, and almost 100 DCPS teachers gave direct feedback to the Chancellor on topics such as what incentives will retain effective teachers and how the district can improve professional development. We hope it is the just the first of many such exchanges between teachers and administration and admire the priority the Chancellor is placing on keeping her best teachers.
The 2012 Washington, D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows:
Kylie Alsofrom — DC Preparatory Edgewood Elementary
Laura Arce — DC Bilingual
Mary Balla — Anacostia Senior High School
Kathryn Broullire — Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
Gisela Castillo — E.L. Haynes Public Charter High School
Shayna Cook — Simon Elementary
Caryn Davidson — Truesdell Education Campus
Dwight Davis — Wheatley Education Campus
Allison Frieze — Orr Elementary School
Alexandra Fuentes — Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy
David Gesualdi — KIPP DC: Heights Academy
Fayanna Hodge — Community Academy Public Charter School
Tiffany Johnson — Ronald H. Brown Middle School
Prathima Kathiresan — McKinley Technology High School
Aliesha Maye — KIPP DC: AIM Academy
Dowan McNair-Lee — Stuart-Hobson Middle School
Keina Newell — KIPP DC: KEY Academy
Jignasha Pandya — McKinley Tech High School
Meaghan Petersack — E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Alyson Roberts — C.W. Harris Elementary
Luther Sewell, III — Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Middle School
Marcello Sgambelluri — Butler Elementary- Community Academy Public Charter School
Jessica Stefon — Stanton Elementary School
Leighton Thomas — KIPP DC: WILL Academy
Brian Thompson — Cardozo Senior High School
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Top stories in education policy this week:
A Conversation with Arne Duncan: Ed Week asks the Secretary about a number of education issues, including NCLB, Race to the Top, and the 2012 election.
Can a Few Years’ Data Reveal Bad Teachers?: The authors of last week's study on the quantifiable impact of highly effective teachers join five other voices in a New York Times "Room for Debate" roundtable on the use of data in firing decisions.
Lightening the Load: A Look at Four Ways that Community Schools Can Support Effective Teaching: A new report by the Center for American Progress suggests that wraparound services in schools can benefit teachers as well as students.
Want to keep teachers? Get rid of summer break: A Boston charter school teacher argues that eliminating summer vacation could lead to a better work-life balance, less "backsliding" from students, and greater teacher retention.
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