Join the conversation during DC Parent Voice and Choice Week by FOLLOWING us on social media and using the hashtag #DCPVCW
ALL week we’ll be sharing from our social media (@dcpave on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and @dcpavevoices on Twitter and Instagram) and you won’t want to miss out!
ADD YOUR NAME to parent leaders’ Statements of Beliefs! Support parents’ vision as they prepare to advocate for ALL our DC families and kids during next week’s meetings!
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, the Council Chairperson, and policymakers like the Deputy Mayor for Education.
At PAVE, we believe you cannot have true choice WITHOUT parents having a voice, so parents chair the meetings, parents write their own questions for decision makers on their policy priorities, and parents share their stories and perspectives with the people chosen to represent them.
From 2016 to 2020, DCPVCW meetings were held in-person at the Wilson Building - a space that many parents went into for the first time during these events - but the continued impacts of the pandemic have shifted us to a virtual setting for the second year in a row.
This year, parent leaders have invited the following decision makers to meet with them and are READY to talk together about how to make our schools better for all kids with:
*Note: PAVE’s Ward 4 PLE Board members reached out to Councilmember Janeese Lewis George’s office for a meeting and the Councilmember declined. However, PAVE’s Ward 4 parent leaders are still planning to get together and share about what is and is not working in our schools and for our kids in the Ward. And we invite all Ward 4 parents to join in - more details to come!
All week our PAVE social media accounts will share updates on parents’ meetings with District leaders. Whether you want to follow along in real-time by watching live on Facebook or keep up through Twitter threads and Instagram stories, we’ve got you covered! Follow us on @dcpave (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) AND @dcpavevoices (Instagram and Twitter) to see highlights and live updates during each meeting!
Be sure to also check out the following hashtags across social media platforms: #DCPVCW and #VoiceandChoice! Searching these hashtags will help you see MORE posts shared by parent leaders and supporters.
3. SIGN ON to both of parent leaders’ Statements of Beliefs
NOW is the PERFECT time to share your support for and belief in the power of parent voice!