Stepping UP to Speak OUT: PAVE parent leader features

February 24, 2022

It’s no secret that our work is driven by the powerful parent leaders whose collective voice are bringing CHANGE to the District! So, today, we’re spotlighting SIX parent leaders who STEPPED UP in their advocacy by sharing their respective voices in featured media pieces to SPEAK OUT to amplify their stories, experiences, and the issues that matter most to them! […]

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Leigh Sims: Headed down a path that makes sense

February 22, 2022

From a Public School Teacher to a Budding Policy Buff and the Road that’s Paved with PAVE.   The classroom is where my heart is but my adventure cup was bottomlessly empty so I moved from America to the Middle East. After about a year, I landed myself right back in America but I still had […]

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Karla Reid-Witt: Stepping out of comfort to step up for change

February 22, 2022

As quiet as it’s kept, I hate public speaking.  Well, it is not really kept quiet, I tell people all the time. Some people are blessed with the gift of gab but not me. I’ve been an education advocate for about 20 years and if I had my way, I would always lead from behind.  […]

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DC Parents Turn Out, Stand Up, and Speak Out

February 11, 2022

Last week, PAVE parent leaders officially wrapped up DC Parent Voice and Choice Week (DCPVCW) 2022 with one final meeting with Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George. Now that their powerful week(s) of advocacy are complete, we’re taking this time to pause, reflect, and CELEBRATE their amazing #ParentPower! DCPVCW this year would NOT have been possible without the support and participation […]

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It’s TIME: DC Parent Voice and Choice Week 2022

January 24, 2022

We’re only HOURS away from the first DC Parent Voice and Choice Week (DCPVCW) meeting of 2022. For five years (and counting!), PAVE parent leaders have hosted DCPVCW – a week-long event where parents invite and meet with DC’s elected leaders including the At-Large and Ward-based Councilmembers in Wards 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, […]

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Miguelina Zapata: Necesitamos OST para los niños en DC // We need OST for children in DC

January 21, 2022

NOTE: This blog is translated in both Spanish and English. Scroll down to read the blog in English.  Tengo tres hijos con personalidades, aspiraciones y mentalidades muy diferentes. Además de estas diferencias, mis hijos también tienen necesidades muy específicas para apoyar su educación. Creo firmemente que la educación puede impartirse más allá del horario escolar.  […]

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A Roadmap For DC Leaders

January 20, 2022

The time has COME! Over the summer, fall, and winter, parent leaders have put in the WORK that led to this very moment: the release of their Statements of Beliefs on their 2021-2022 #ParentPriorities: School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) supports and Out-of-School Time (OST) programs! Included in the Statements are a key set of solutions that parent leaders recognize as critical […]

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Tara Brown: No RSVP needed to the table, parents! We’re the VIPs

December 14, 2021

As parents, we are responsible for raising the next generation of citizens.  To do this, we take on the role as caregivers. We provide our children with a safe environment. We make sure they are nourished and healthy. And we do not hesitate to protect our children from harm.  Through all this provision, we are […]

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Parent End of School Year Survey (May 2020)

November 19, 2021

We surveyed a total of 628 families to learn about the following: Families’ experiences with school in the 2020-2021 school year The ongoing impact of Coronavirus What they were planning for in the future Read the full survey report here.

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Parent Back-To-School Survey (September 2020)

November 19, 2021

We surveyed a total of 939 families to learn about the following areas: Families’ experiences returning to school virtually The ongoing impact of Coronavirus What families were planning for school in the future Read the full survey report here.

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Parent COVID-19 Impact Survey (April 2020)

November 19, 2021

We conducted a survey to understand specifically how COVID-19 is impacting kids, parents, and families in order to: Connect parents to resources and support Better understand the impact on families Inform conversations about what is working, what isn’t, and what parents want to see that is different Read the full survey report here.

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School Leader COVID-19 Impact Survey (April 2020)

November 19, 2021

We conducted this survey to understand the challenges school leaders are facing and the challenges faced by their families in the following areas: Providing families with technological devices Family access to internet Supporting academics and distance learning Family’s access to basic needs Communicating with families Read the full survey report here.

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Datiece Frazier: Empowering the community to build safe passage

October 27, 2021

I loved my neighborhood growing up. Walking around, it felt like a block party was happening on every corner. Everyone knew each other and we were always coming together.  The neighborhoods don’t feel like this now. As a native Washingtonian, I’ve seen my city change in more ways than one, but it’s the loss of […]

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