PAVE PLE Board Kickoff!

October 13, 2023

PAVE Parent Leaders in Education (PLE) Boards came together at KIPP DC College Prep on Saturday, September 30th to kickoff a NEW year of #ParentPower!

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Coffee Chat on School Budgets 101

October 12, 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023 10:00 am – 11:00 am PAVE and Erika Roberson and Tazra Mitchell from DCFPI to dive into how school budgets are made in both DCPS and public charter schools! Watch the full Coffee Chat here! Check out the full slide deck here!  

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PAVE on X (formely Twitter)

October 4, 2023

Live from #WashingtonDC: Updates on K-12 learning loss and the need for a new era of bipartisan education reform with @educationgadfly President Mike Petrilli and @dcpave founder Maya Martin Cadogan.

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PAVE Coffee Chat on the Budget Process

September 27, 2023

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Parents joined us for a virtual coffee chat to learn more about the budget process, PAVE’s wins in the FY24 budget, and what education resources students will have in this year’s budget! Watch the full Coffee Chat here! Check out the full slide deck here!  

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Coffee Chat on Equitable Funding and Compensation for Teachers

May 25, 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PAVE and the DC Charter School Alliance speak with school and system leaders to share recent updates on school funding and compensation for teachers and discuss what’s needed to make sure every public school in DC – both DCPS and charter schools – get the resources […]

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Coffee Chat on the OST Needs Assessment Results

May 10, 2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The DC Policy Center informs us of the results of their OST needs assessment and what this means for our #ParentPriorities for the rest of the budget season! Watch the full Coffee Chat here! Check out the full slide deck here!  

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Coffee Chat with MOTA

April 20, 2023

Thursday, April 20, 2023 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Coffee Chat with the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments (MOTA) to learn more about the city’s boards and commissions, possible job opportunities, and the role MOTA plays in the process! Watch the full Coffee Chat here!  

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Coffee Chat on the Mayor’s Budget Release

March 22, 2023

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Mayor Bowser is expected to release her budget for the next year! Join us to discuss what’s in her budget and what we still need so we can adjust your advocacy strategy and make your #ParentPriorities a reality! Watch the full Coffee Chat here! Check out […]

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Coffee Chat on CFO Revenue Estimate

March 13, 2023

Monday, March 13, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm We’ll discuss the CFO Revenue Estimate with Yesim Sayin, Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center. Together, we will dive into the landscape of funding in DC and how it may affect our priorities this year. Watch the full Coffee Chat here! Check out the full […]

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Letisha Vinson: Wellness, the Root

March 10, 2023

As a PAVE parent leader, I am always focused on identifying ways to better support our students and families.  From my experience with my own children, Nahla, age 12, and Isaiah, age 11, I know that there is so much more to a child’s happiness and success in school than what happens in the classroom.  […]

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Yvette Selby: STEM-ing for Success

March 10, 2023

As a Black woman with over 30 years of experience as an engineer, nothing brings me more joy than watching my twins build their respective interests in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field. To support my kids’ interests and academic development, I enrolled them in STEM-related Out-of-School Time (OST) programs at a young […]

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Coffee Chat on Equitable Funding and Compensation for Teachers

March 6, 2023

Monday, March 6, 2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PAVE and the DC Charter School Alliance are hosting a coffee chat with school and system leaders to share recent updates on school funding and compensation for teachers and discuss what’s needed to make sure every public school in DC – both DCPS and charter schools […]

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Coffee Chat on the State of D.C. Schools

February 23, 2023

Thursday, February 23, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Chelsea Coffin from the D.C. Policy Center will inform us about the State of D.C. Schools and the school boundary process. Together, we will dive into how schools are serving students in D.C. and how the school boundary process may affect you! Watch the full Coffee […]

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