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New: DC Math Task Force Survey
OSSE is collecting information from community stakeholders on math education, training and instruction in the District. Findings from the survey will inform members of the DC Math Task Force in the development of a math education report to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council. Educators, school administrators, instructional coaches, family members and other community members are encouraged to complete the survey. Responses are confidential.
The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Access the survey in English or in Spanish (for parents/caregivers only).
For questions related to the survey, please contact Elaine Kuriakose at Elaine.Kuriakose@dc.gov.
New: Local Wellness Policy Resources and Updated Template, Guide and Checklist
OSSE has released a range of new Local Wellness Policy (LWP) resources, including one-pagers for school leaders and parents, along with updated inclusive and easy-to-use LWP template, guide and checklist. These will assist LEAs in meeting requirements and creating high-quality LWPs aligned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model.
Click here to access these new and updated valuable resources.
Additionally, OSSE is rolling out training opportunities to support LEAs in implementing and optimizing their LWP. Be on the lookout for information on accessing the training coming soon.
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New: DC Educator Workforce Summit, Monday, June 2
Please save the date for the DC Educator Workforce Summit: Strengthening the District’s Local Educator Pipeline on Monday, June 2. This event will convene education leaders from local education agencies (LEAs) and educator preparation providers (EPPs) to collaboratively address bolstering the local educator pipeline through roundtables and workshops. The focus will be on developing local pipeline partnerships, ensuring quality teacher preparation, recruiting for high-demand subject areas, and sustaining the diversity of the city’s educator workforce.
Registration and location details for up to two attendees from each LEA will be coming soon.
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Focus Groups (Reminder)
Calling all DC public and public charter school behavioral health providers. As part of OSSE's Advancing the Recruitment and Retention of Our Workforce (ARROW) program, we are partnering with the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) to create a school behavioral health provider peer mentor program.
CHHCS will hold two sets of virtual focus groups with early career and experienced school-based behavioral health providers to understand what structure, content, and skills would best support their career growth and development.
The first set of focus groups are targeted to early career school-based behavioral health providers (fewer than three years of experience) and the second set to experienced school-based behavioral health providers (three or more years of experience). If you’d like to participate, please click on your preferred date below to register.
Early Career School-Based Behavioral Health Providers
Experienced School-Based Behavioral Health Providers
Retention initiatives implemented through ARROW will support all DC public and public charter school-based providers through trainings, technical assistance, and mentorship and peer-to-peer support opportunities. As a valued member of the District’s school-based behavioral health workforce, your partnership and voice will aid OSSE in ensuring that all offerings meet providers’ needs and support the growth and development of our workforce.
K-2 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Small Group Strategies for Multilingual Learners (Reminder)
Kindergarten to second grade teachers will learn strategies for teaching culturally and linguistically responsive small group lessons to multilingual early readers. Participants will learn how to incorporate students’ language assets and needs into phonemic awareness, phonics, and decodable book instruction. Participants will also see effective and linguistically responsive reading instruction in action from a local teacher. The Wednesday, May 21 session is designed for dual language educators who teach multilingual learners in Spanish.
Location: OSSE, 1050 First St. NE
Attendees will receive 2 professional learning units (PLUs) for their participation.
Your Money, Your Life Financial Empowerment Summit, Wednesday, April 30 (Reminder)
DC educators and school personnel are invited to participate in the Your Money, Your Life Financial Empowerment Summit on Wednesday, April 30 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G St. NW). The summit, hosted by The DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB), OSSE, and the DC Financial Literacy Council, will connect teachers to Financial Literacy resources and organizations. All attendees will learn how to sustain and grow wealth in DC.
Educators who attend the event and participate in the Educator Track are eligible for up to 3 PLUs. Please register for the Financial Empowerment Summit at tinyurl.com/YMYL25.
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ESSER Annual Reporting Discontinued (Reminder)
The US Department of Education (USED) has announced that it has discontinued ESSER annual reporting. OSSE will not have to submit data this year or provide any ESSER reporting in the future. OSSE has discontinued its corresponding LEA ESSER data collection. If your LEA received an email to submit corrections, please disregard. LEA leaders will no longer need to certify ESSER reporting data.
Thank you for your commitment to investing ESSER funds to accelerate student learning and for your partnership in providing the data for this collection over the last several years.
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April 2025
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