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“In considering how to best support DC Public Schools, it was incredibly valuable to have an independent, professionally managed fund to help us identify a project aligned to our giving strategy and serve as an accountable steward of our funds.”

- Michela English, President and CEO, Fight For Children

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A Standing Ovation for DC Teachers

 

*For information about sponsorship opportunities for Standing Ovation 2011, please click  here .


Last year, DC Public Education Fund hosted the first A Standing Ovation for DC Teachers celebration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. While DC Public Education Fund hosted, the event was a gift from the entire city meant to elevate the profiles of teachers in our city, and engage the broader community in the transformation of our schools. The business, arts, and philanthropic communities joined together and contributed generously to celebrate the men and women of DC Public Schools who earned the honor of being rated highly effective educators. A Standing Ovation also raised funds to support development of DCPS teachers, schools, and programs.  This year, we will come together once again for Standing Ovation on September 19, 2011.  Please visit the links below for a recap of last year and for details about this year's event.

 

 

Blue Ribbons for DC Teachers

On May 2, 2011, DC Public Education Fund launched the Blue Ribbons for DC Teachers campaign, to engage the DC community in expressing support for DC’s great teachers. All too often, the dedicated work of DC teachers goes unrecognized. This year, the DC Public Education Fund is working with area partners to make sure that our teachers feel appreciated and recognized for all that they do.

 

 

Young Professional Committee

The Young Professional Committee (YPC) was chartered in February 2010 to support strategic education reform within DCPS by increasing the number of people who are knowledgeable about DCPS and education reform and by raising funds to support efforts to improve public education in Washington, DC.

 

 

School Tours

Starting in 2010, DCPS and the philanthropic community came together for a three year commitment to invest over $8M in transforming 13 neighborhood elementary, middle, and K-8 schools into rigorous, engaging options for families, using the integration of STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math), arts, or world cultures to drive the transformation. 

 

Join us on monthly Catalyst tours to observe the progress of these schools in their first and second implementation years, and to learn the challenges, as well as the value, of this type of transformational model.