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DCPS is the sole public school district in the District of Columbia. [2] As of 2013, DCPS consisted of 111 [3][4] of the 238 public elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in Washington, D.C. These schools span prekindergarten to twelfth grade. As of 2000, kindergarten students entered at 5 years old. [5]
Michelle Ann Rhee (born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform. [ 1 ] She was Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization that works on education reform.
Lewis Ferebee. Lewis D. Ferebee (born c. 1974) is an American educator serving as the chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools since 2019. He was superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools from 2013 to 2018. Ferebee was previously the chief of staff for Durham Public Schools for three years.
The Control Board hired Arlene Ackerman, a deputy superintendent of education in the Seattle public schools, as Becton's deputy superintendent and the system's new chief academic officer in July 1997. [14] The same year, the Public Charter School Board began operation. [15] The BOE's deliberations proved rancorous in 1998.
Caroline Manns (married 1948) Garnet Crummell Wilkinson (January 10, 1879 – June 15, 1969) [1] [2] was an American educator best known for running the African-American public school system in Washington, DC during segregation. [3] During this time Washington, DC had the reputation of having the best public schools in the nation for African ...
Pages in category "Superintendents of District of Columbia Public Schools" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Carey M. Wright is an American educator and consultant who has served as the Maryland Superintendent of Schools since 2023. She previously served as the Mississippi Superintendent of Education from 2013 to 2022, the state's first female state superintendent. Starting her education career in Maryland, she became superintendent for Montgomery ...
Superintendent Linton Deck accepted a new four-year contract as Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools in January 1981. [54] Shortly before accepting his new contract, Deck proposed making up a $2.75 million portion of his proposed $395 million 1982 school budget by instituting textbook rental fees for students. [ 55 ]