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From: Eboni-Rose <eboni-rose.thompson@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 12:29 PM
Subject: January Newsletter: It's Almost Black History Month...& Happy New
Year 🎉
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Annual Report, SBOE Updates, Budget Hearings, COVID Updates & More
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*In this newsletter you'll find:*
*Annual Report: My 1st Year On the SBOE
*SBOE Update
*News You Can Use
*What's Happening in Ward 7: Upcoming Community Events & Info
*Grants & Community Resources
*Catching Up in the Community
I look forward to continue working with the Ward 7 Community to
continue supporting our students, families, and schools. I hope the
resources and updates below are helpful.
Please reach out to me at eboni-rose.thompson@xxxxxx if there are resources
you'd like to share in future newsletters or if there are questions and
concerns.
Yours in Service,
*Annual Report*
Thank you for the privilege of serving Ward 7 as your State Board of
Education Representative. There is a lot we have done together, and a lot
more to do.
I am humbled to share my inaugural year in review report. I look forward to
continuing to serve and welcome your feedback on my first year.
Email me to set up a 1 year check
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*Nominate a Ward 7 Future History Maker!*
Every February we celebrate Black History Month, elevating achievements by
African Americans and recognizing their central role in history.
In Ward 7, we have young people achieving great heights everyday, and they
deserve to be elevated.
*Please take 3 mins to nominate a young person who either lives or attends
school in Ward 7 to be recognized during the month of February. *Self
nominations are welcome.
Each Friday, I will highlight Future Black History Makers on Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter.
"Find the good, and praise it." -Alex Haley
Nominate a Ward 7 Future History Maker
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*SBOE Updates*
Earlier this month, the State Board unanimously voted to request OSSE
review the DC School Report Card & STAR Framework. If OSSE follows the
recommendation, the vote removes the STAR rating from the report card.
The board also elected new leadership.
It is my honor to serve alongside President Jessica Sutter and Ward 6
Representative in my new role as Vice President of the State Board of
Education for 2022.
Full Agenda & Reports
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To watch the January meetings or sign up to testify at future meetings
visit our website.
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*News You Can Use*
Learn More
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DC has new COVID Centers, including one in Ward 7.
At the District's COVID Centers, individuals will have access to
vaccinations, boosters, and take-home rapid antigen tests as well as a new
walk-up testing opportunity which will allow residents to administer and
register a PCR test themselves.
Ward 7 location:
3935 Minnesota Avenue NE
More Info on COVID Centers
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*Upcoming Education-related DC Council Hearings*
Lend your voice and insights at up coming DC Council hearings:
*DC Council Special Education Hearing 2/2
* The education agency oversight hearing on 3/2
* The education agency budget hearing on 3/28
* A hearing about special education on 2/2
* A hearing about Center City MS on 3/10
* A hearing about school attendance on 3/11
Click here for info on ways to testify.
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Visit: https://www.myschooldc.org/
*What's Happening in Ward 7*
*W7EC General Body Meeting - Thu Feb 3*
The Ward 7 Education Council will be celebrating Black History Month!
*Email ward7ed@xxxxxxxxx <ward7ed@xxxxxxxxx> to attend.*
*Sign the Petition to Fix Marvin Gaye Playground*
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Children deserve safe, clean places to play. Especially children in the
eastern end of Ward 7, where play spaces for children are few and far
between. Yet, one of the gems of our community, the beautiful Marvin Gaye
Playground
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block of Banks Place) at the end of Marvin Gaye trailhead, with slides,
swings, a smaller kids area and a splash park, all themed to our very own
legend Marvin Gaye, is in complete disrepair. The playground has a broken
slide, broken landscaping, a missing section of fence, a rusty drain, a
completely destroyed play surface, and a general design that needs some
upgrades to make the area more safe.
FIx it!
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*Miner Mutual Aid*
From *January 31-February 4*
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Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
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will host the fifth annual *D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of
Action*. This local week of action is part of the National Black Lives
Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose campaign taking place
in cities across the U.S. to promote a set of national demands
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based in the Black Lives Matter guiding principles
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that focus on improving the school experience for students of color.
*Black Lives Matter Week At School*
*Yoga *
*Nats Academy Field of Greens*
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*Community Pantry*
*Grants & Community Resources*
*Marion Barion Summer Youth Employment Program *
Registration is now open through February 28th!
https://summerjobs.dc.gov/
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*OSSE Dual Enrollment Program*
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*Jeremy Black Scholarship Fund*
Are you or do you know a high school senior in Wards 5, 7 and 8? The Jeremy
“Jerry” Black Scholarship Fund at the TraRon Center honors Jerry Black
whose life was taken prematurely due to gun violence. Scholarship Amount:
$4,000 To apply: http://traroncenter.org
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*Ward 7 Youth Microgrants*
*Internet Access*
*Pandemic Rent Relief*
*ICYMI: Catching Up in the Community*
*Easy 1.23*
*Special Education Convo with WTU's Black Educator Caucus*
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