Overview
The DCPS Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board provides a space for the Chancellor and other DCPS leaders to engage and build relationships with a diverse group of parents and caregivers from each ward that are representative of DCPS student and family demographics. During Advisory Board meetings, parents receive timely updates from the Chancellor and DCPS leadership, can ask questions as well as engage with various DCPS teams to learn about and provide input on current or emerging priorities and initiatives.
Board members serve for one school year (September – May), and they represent different school communities, students, and families from all eight wards. Members are selected based on their connection and commitment to DCPS, their diverse backgrounds, and experiences.
The Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board meets once a month from September to May. Below is a sample meeting agenda:
- Welcome, Icebreaker, Overview of Agenda and Community Norms
- Member Spotlights
- Updates and Q&A with the Chancellor and DCPS leadership
- Presentation and discussion as a whole group or breakout groups with DCPS divisions (for example, Curriculum and Instruction, Food and Nutrition Services, College and Career, Early Childhood Education, Student Behavior and Culture, and more)
- Announcements, Exit Survey and Closing
*Content might vary depending on the Chancellor’s and DCPS divisions’ availability and key or upcoming projects or initiatives.
| Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee’s Parent Advisory Board Members School Year 2023 - 2024 |
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| Lisa Addison Marie Reed ES Ward 1 |
Pepper Reed Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC) Ward 1 |
| Glenda Diaz Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Ward 1 |
Ericka Mahdi School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens Ward 1 |
| Stephen Rodriguez Mann ES Ward 2 |
Katy Bell Hendrickson Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center Ward 2 |
| Beth Davis Military Road Early Learning Center Ward 3 |
Dana Watson Deal MS Lafayette ES Ward 3 |
| Charles DeSantis Deal MS Hardy MS Lafayette ES Ward 3 |
Suzanne Schneider Deal MS Duke Ellington School of the Arts Ward 3 |
| Yolanda Anderson Roosevelt HS Ward 4 |
Jessica Campos Bancroft ES Ward 4 |
| Connie Guevara Bruce-Monroe ES Ward 4 |
Ada Ezeh Deal MS Jackson-Reed HS Lafayette ES Ward 4 |
| Aaron Hanna School Without Walls HS Ward 4 |
Ammena Nazeen McKinley Technology HS Ward 5 |
| Olu Ajisafe Langley ES Ward 5 |
Patricia Price Benjamin Banneker High School Ward 5 |
| Feleece Mitchell Banneker HS Ward 5 |
Jamiel Dawson Brent ES Stuart-Hobson MS Ward 6 |
| Ritu Upadhyay Tyler ES Ward 6 |
Ebone Tyson-El Jefferson MS Ward 6 |
| Mishaela Durán Ludlow-Taylor ES Ward 6 |
Yolandra Plummer Bard High School Early College DC Ward 7 |
| Julius Terry King ES Ward 7 |
Quentin Long Phelps ACE HS School Without Walls HS Tyler ES Ward 7 |
| Pauline Mzava Eliot-Hine MS Ward 7 |
Dorian Thomas Turner ES Ward 7 |
| Tasha Kennedy Johnson MS Ward 8 |
Yolanda Powers Johnson MS Ward 8 |
| LaSeana Andrews Randle Highlands ES Ward 8 |
Gabrielle Holmes Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan Ward 8 |
| *Parents and caregivers reside in the wards listed above | |
