Great Expectations: Assessments, Assurances, and Accountability in the Mayor’s Proposal to Reform the District of Columbia’s Public School System

Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Thursday, July 19, 2007
02:30 PM

[view archive webcast]

This hearing will examine Mayor Fenty’s recently approved proposal to assume control of the D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and review his implementation plan, establish expectations, and ensure accountability in this effort. We expect this will be the first in a series of hearings to track the progress of the Mayor’s efforts to improve the District’s public school system.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• The Honorable Adrian Fenty [view testimony]
  Mayor
  District of Columbia
• Ms. Michelle Rhee [view testimony]
  Chancellor
  District of Columbia Public Schools
• Mr. Robert C. Bobb [view testimony]
  President
  District of Columbia Board of Education
• Mr. Victor Reinoso [view testimony]
  Deputy Mayor for Education
  District of Columbia Department of Education
• Ms. Deborah A. Gist [view testimony]
  State Superintendent of Education
  Office of the State Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia
• Mr. Allen Y. Lew [view testimony]
  Executive Director
  Office of the Public Education Facilities Modernization for District of Columbia Public Schools