DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
3407 14TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010 www.dcedfund.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND SUPPORTS DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS) BY RAISING PRIVATE DOLLARS FOR THE DISTRICT'S MOST INNOVATIVE START-UP INITIATIVES. OUR DOLLARS POSITION THE DISTRICT TO ACCELERATE PROGRAMS,TEST CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS, AND DRIVE OUTCOMES THROUGH INNOVATION.

EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND LEADERS - PROVIDES THE RESOURCES TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, DEVELOP, AND REWARD THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS IN DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A. STANDING OVATION FOR DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS: THE DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND'S SIGNATURE EVENT, STANDING OVATION OF DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS THE PREMIER AWARDS SHOW FOR DC PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND INCLUDES CELEBRITY PRESENTERS AND PERFORMANCES. THE NINTH ANNUAL EVENT WAS HELD AT THE ANTHEM AND BROUGHT CIVIC, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO CELEBRATE THE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS AT DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OVER 1,400 EDUCATORS WERE HONORED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. B. EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN LEADERSHIP: THE EML PROGRAM, RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, FOCUSES ON THE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD HIS/HER CAPACITY TO LEAD AND MANAGE CHANGE AT THE SCHOOL WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR.

SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM - PROVIDES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT INCREASE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO MEET A CAPITAL COMMITMENT GOALS BY 2022. A. DC READING CLINIC: TOGETHER WITH DCPS, THE DC READING CLINIC (DCRC) CREATES A SYSTEM WHERE STRUGGLING READERS IN GRADES K-2 CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF MASTERING READING, WHILE ALLOWING DCPS TEACHERS TO EARN GRADUATE CREDIT IN READING REMEDIATION. B. SAGA EDUCATION TUTORING: THE SAGA EDUCATION TUTORING PROGRAM SUPPORTS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES AT FOUR DCPS HIGH SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. SAGA EDUCATION, A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPLEMENT TEACHER INSTRUCTION BY OFFERING TRAINED TUTORING FELLOWS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE FALLING BEHIND. C. STUDENT BASED BUDGETING: THIS STUDENT BASED BUDGETING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT DCPS IN TRANSITIONING TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND TRANSPARENT BUDGETARY MODEL FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS.

INNOVATIVE CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS - PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS THAT WILL SUPPORT RIGOROUS CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION TO HELP ACCELERATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. A. BARD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL WILL OPERATE JOINTLY BETWEEN BARD COLLEGE AND DCPS. STUDENTS WILL EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS WELL AS 60 COLLEGE CREDITS RESULTING IN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE UPON GRADUATION - ALL AT NO COST TO OUR STUDENTS. BARD WILL BE THE FIRST SELECTIVE OPTION EAST OF THE RIVER, ULTIMATELY MOVING DCPS CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STUDENTS BY 2022. B. SCHOOL REDESIGN: THE SCHOOL REDESIGN PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN TWO OF DCPS' LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS BY PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SELECT, INCUBATE, AND IMPLEMENT A WHOLE- SCHOOL REDESIGN MODEL, TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO OVERHAULING ALL ASPECTS OF THE IDENTIFIED SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THESE SCHOOLS' PERFORMANCE WHILE ALSO REIMAGINING SCHOOL TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WORK AND LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

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