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  • City Council Chairman Vincent Gray, letters concerning Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s charges against RIF’ed teachers to Chancellor Rhee, MPD Chief Cathy Lanier, and Child and Family Services Agency Director Roque Gerald, January 25, 2010
    • Chancellor Michelle Rhee, response to Chairman Vincent Gray’s letter, January 26, 2010
  • October 2009 Reduction in Force
  • School Safety in Washington, DC: New Data for the 2007-2008 School Year, by David B. Muhlhausen, Don Sofer, and Dan Lips, The Heritage Foundation and the Lexington Institute, August 28, 2009 (PDF format)
  • Government Accounting Office, District of Columbia Public Schools: Important Steps Taken to Continue Reform Efforts, But Enhanced Planning Could Improve Implementation and Sustainability, June 19, 2009 (PDF format)
  • Chancellor Michelle Rhee, letter to City Council Chairman Vincent Gray on the Committee of the Whole recommendations on the FY2010 budget, May 5, 2009
  • Announcement of first six schools to be closed
    • Press release, Superintendent Releases Recommendations on Rightsizing Today: Proposal Provides a Clear Vision on Best Use of Schools," May 15, 2006
    • Clifford B. Janey, superintendent's recommendations for initial school closings and consolidations, May 15, 2006
    • Summary of recommendations for initial school closings, May 15, 2006
    • Marc Borbely, FixOurSchools.net, Petition to DC Board of Education against school closings, May 16, 2006
    • Marc Borbely, FixOurSchools.net, open letter to DC Board of Education concerning school closing process, March 26, 2006
  • Proposed DC Board of Education resolution adopting amendments to Chapter 22 of the Board Rules on Grades, Promotion and Graduation Requirements, May 2006
  • Draft Proposed Course of Study and Diploma Scenarios for Grades 6th-12th, April 18, 2006
  • Middle School Requirements, April 18, 2006
  • Graduation Requirements, March 30, 2006
  • Superintendent of Schools Appoints 44 New School Principals, press release, August 23, 2005
  • 2004-2005 No Child Left Behind Results: Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Schools in Need of Improvement Report 
  • JoAnne Ginsberg confirmed as a mayoral appointee to the Board of Education, PR16-290
  • Declaration of Education: Keeping Our Promise to the District’s Children, May 2, 2005
  • Office of the Inspector General, report on “Benchmarking School Security of the District of Columbia Public Schools,” March 21, 2005
  • Proposed FY2006 budget press release, January 13, 2005
  • Clifford B. Janey announces five staff appointments: Thomas Brady, Chief Business Officer; Meria Joel Carstarphen, Chief Accountability Officer; Capers Brown, Executive Consultant for Contracts and Acquisitions; Nicole Conley, Director of Resource Allocation and Management; and Mark K. Truax, Director of Food Nutrition Service, October 20, 2004
  • Clifford B. Janey named as Superintendent of Schools, August 11, 2004
  • Executive Office of the Mayor press release, Carl Cohn declines superintendent's job, June 25, 2004
  • The legislation that finally passed (on June 15, 2004) in the fight over school governance, the Board of Education Continuity and Transition Amendment Emergency Act of 2004, Bill 15-880; and the Board of Education Continuity and Transition Temporary Act of 2004, Bill 15-881. 
  • Parents United for the DC Public Schools, letter to Mayor, Councilmembers, and Board of Education members on school governance debate, June 1, 2004
  • Mayor Anthony A. Williams, “Revised Comprehensive School Governance Reform Proposal,” June 1, 2004
  • Mayor Anthony A. Williams, veto of Bill 15-723, Omnibus Board of Education and DC Public Schools Restructuring Act of 2004, May 28, 2004
  • Robert Rice, Interim Superintendent, Abolishment Rationale, Process, and Outcomes (presented to the Board of Education as rationale for abolishing teaching and other school-level positions), May 11, 2004
  • DC Water and Sewer Authority and DC Department of Health report on lead in the drinking water at DC public schools, April 29, 2004
  • Mayor Anthony A. Williams, revised school takeover plan draft, circulated to councilmembers, April 23, 2004 
  • Mayor Anthony A. Williams, Mayor's Meeting on School Governance agenda and plan to lobby the city council for a mayoral takeover of the schools, plus letter to residents asking them to lobby council, April 15, 2004
  • Board of Education resolution appointing Robert Rice as interim Superintendent, with Rice's résumé, April 1, 2004
  • Memorandum of Understanding for a School Board Collaborative, announced March 26, 2004
    • Board of Education resolution ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding, April 1, 2004
  • Mary Levy, Washington Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Structural Effects of Mayoral Control and their Possible Outcome, March 26, 2004
  • DC Council, Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation hearing on the “School Governance Amendment Act of 2004,” Bill 15-714, and the “Omnibus Board of Education and D.C. Public Schools Restructuring Act of 2004,” Bill 15-723, March 29, 2004
  • Mary Levy, Washington Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Mayoral Control of Public Schools: Lessons from Other Cities, March 19, 2004
  • Contract Summary for a proposed contract for $45,648,97.22 with Watkins Security Agency to provide security services to DC Public Schools, February 27, 2004
  • Public Schools Takeover Proposal advanced by a group of metropolitan area power brokers and fixers led by business interests, February 18, 2004
  • DC Board of Education resolution on organizational and governance structure for calendar year 2004, February 18, 2004
  • Metropolitan Police Department, Ballou Senior High School Safety Plan, second draft, February 18, 2004
  • Carolyn N. Graham appointed by Mayor as member of the DC Board of Education, February 11, 2004
  • DCPS Board of Education Announces Sweeping Steps to Improve Student Achievement and School Operations, press release, February 4, 2004
  • Mayor Anthony Williams, “Fact Sheet: Mayor Williams' School Governance Reform Proposal,” February 2002
  • Superintendent search overview of proposed tasks and timelines, February 2004
  • Superintendent search committee members, announced January 21, 2004
  • Mary Levy, Washington Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, History of Public School Governance in the District of Columbia, January 2004
  •  DCPS contract of employment with Elfreda Massie, December 17, 2003
  • DCPS, Office of Academic Services, draft High School Reform Proposal Executive Summary, December 2003
  • DCPS to Implement Recommendations from Gardiner Kamya’s Review of Senior High School Student Records Reports, December 9, 2003
  • Council of the Great City Schools, Restoring Excellence to the District of Columbia Public Schools, Draft Report, December 2003. The Council is soliciting comments on this draft report.
  • DC Public Schools Prepares for Abolishment of 771 Positions, press release, December 9, 2003
  • Superintendent Paul Vance resigns, effective December 31, 2003; November 14, 2003
  • Executive Office of the Mayor, “A Rationale for School Governance Reform,” October 27, 2003
  • Councilmember Vincent Orange, press release on lack of funding for equipment for McKinley Technology High School, September 30, 2003
  • Office of the Inspector General, “Use of Homeland Security Funds at the District of Columbia Public Schools,” September 30, 2003
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer, analysis of DCPS local budget and expenditures, FY1999-FY2004, September 30, 2003
  • Board of Education resolution rescinding elimination of salary increases for F2004, September 26, 2003
  • Gardiner, Kamya & Associates, PC, Independent Accountants Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures Regarding Studemt Records at Sixteen High Schools/Sites, September 22, 2003
  • Board of Education letter to mayor and councilmembers on FY2004 budget, September 22, 2003
  • Mayor Anthony Williams letter to Board of Education President Peggy Cooper Cafritz on FY2004 budget, September 17, 2003
  • DCPS press release on Transformation Schools, September 10, 2003
  • John D. Musso appointed new Chief Financial Officer of DCPS, September 8, 2003
  • Resignation of Laura Gardner, appointed member, Board of Education, July 17, 2003
  • District of Columbia Auditor, “Mismanagement, Noncompliance, and Ineffective Internal Controls Exposed School System Funds to a Significant Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse,” June 16, 2003
  • Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation public oversight hearing on the confirmation of Carrie Thornhill and Robin Martin as mayorally appointed members of the Board of Education, June 11, 2003
  • Carrie Thornhill and Robin Martin appointed by Mayor to Board of Education, May 14, 2003
  • Russell Smith appointed executive director of the Board of Education, February 26, 2003
  • Charles R. Lawrence, III, statement resigning from the Board of Education, February 12, 2003
  • Peggy Cooper Carfritz, statement on resignation of Charles Lawrence and Roger Wilkins from Board of Education, February 12, 2003
  • Roger Wilkins, letter resigning from the Board of Education, February 5, 2003
  • Installation ceremony for reelected Board of Education Members, January 7, 2003
  • Peggy Cooper Cafritz, “The Real Deal Campaign for Children,” inaugural address, January 7, 2003
  • DC Auditor, “Mismanaged Special Education Payment System Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse,” September 27, 2002
  • District of Columbia Board of Education Votes to Ensure Balanced Budget, press release, June 26, 2002
  • DCPS Superintendent Transforms Central Administration and Reduces Workforce, May 2, 2002
  • Superintendent’s Office staff listing, March 2002
  • Testimony to the City Council Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation, public oversight hearing on fiscal year 2001 and 2002 spending and program implementation for the District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools, March 8, 2002
  • Corporation Counsel’s opinion that the District of Columbia Public Schools violated the Home Rule Act and the Anti-Deficiency Act with respect to its appropriation for FY 2001, January 28, 2002
  • Williams announces nomination of Mirian Saez to the Board of Education, January 11, 2001
    • “Board of Education of the District of Columbia Mirian Saez Confirmation Resolution of 2002,” PR 14-538
    • Testimony at the public oversight hearing on confirmation, February 8, 2002
  • Testimony to the City Council on the FY2001 budget shortfall, September 24, 2001
    • Peggy Cooper Cafritz, School Board President
    • Paul Vance, Superintendent of Schools
    • Natwar Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer
    • John D. Catlett, Teamsters Local 639
  • DCPS Faces $80 Million Budget Shortfall in fiscal year 2001, September 6, 2001
  • Paula R. Perelman, appointed Executive Secretary, DC School Board, September 4, 2001
  • Paula Perelman, memorandum to attorneys requiring negotiated attorney fees, August 31, 2001, along with an attorney's motion for the court to set aside the memorandum, by Ronald Drake
  • Board of Education member Bob Peck will resign to become President of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, August 6, 2001
  • DCPS Business Plan for Strategic Reform, Board Summary, July 23, 2001
  • The Children First Initiative, June 22, 2001
  • DC Appleseed Center, Charter Schools in the District of Columbia: Improving Systems for Accountability, Autonomy, and Competition, April 30, 2001.
  • Board of Education press release on Mayor’s proposed fiscal year 2002 budget for schools, March 13, 2001
  • Public Schools A-Team Appointments, March 12, 2001
  • Board of Education, “The Citizens’ Guide to the Board of Education’s FY 2002 Proposed Budget,” February 2001
  • Initial Board Policies, Regulations, and Bylaws, January 17, 2001
  • Committee Structure of the School Board, approved on January 17, 2001
  • Inspector General, Audit of Property Donated to the Government of the District of Columbia, IG 13-72, October 12, 2000
  • Report of Elise T. Baach, Special Master for Special Education, on issues in special education, to US District Court Judge Friedman, September 27, 2000
  • DC School Board Information Project, initial brochure, September 2000
  • Résumé of Paul L. Vance, named Superintendent of Schools, July 5, 2000
  • D.C. Financial Authority Announces Names for the Educational Advisory Committee, press release, June 1, 2000
  • Resignation of Arlene Ackerman, May 17, 2000
  • Materials on school governance:
    • Campaign materials for and against the School Governance Charter Amendment
    • Ballot language for proposed Charter Amendment III, “The School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000,” which would enact Bill 13-469.
    • DCWatch complaint to the Board of Elections and Ethics and the Office of Campaign Finance about the use of government resources in an election campaign, June 9, 2000
    • Corporation Counsel’s opinion that taxpayer funds, government employees, facilities, and supplies can be used in the election campaign for the School Governance Charter Amendment, May 25, 2000
    • Correspondence between the City Council and the Board of Elections and Ethics on holding a special election on the “School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000,” February 14-April 4, 2000
    • Councilmember Carol Schwartz on the mixed elected/appointed board, February 17, 2000
    • Changes in Structure of the Board of Education, comparison of the three versions of Bill 13-496, by Councilmember Kevin Chavous’s staff, February 17, 2000
    • Councilmember Harold Brazill Calls for School Governance Summit, press release, February 14, 2000
    • Mayor’s letter to City Council, advocating mixed elected/appointed school board, February 14, 2000
    • Mayor’s letter to City Council, opposing mixed elected/appointed school board, February 1, 2000
    • Timeline of Public School Governance in the District of Columbia, Mark David Richards, February 2000
    • Internet Resources on School Governance Issues, Mark David Richards, February 2000
    • DC Statehood Green Party Statement on School Governance, February 2000
    • DC Voice Policy Update, January 2000
    • Coalition to Defend Our Children and Preserve Our Board of Education, flyer, January 2000
    • Citizens Committee for DC School Governance Reform (The Greater Washington Urban League), flyer, January 2000
    • Neighborhood Action Forum flyer (unsigned flyer mailed by Neighborhood Action), January 2000
    • Mayor’s press releases on school governance
    • D.C. Agenda, Governance Task Force for Effective Public Education, December 1999
  • Proposals for changes in school governance:
    • School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 (Amendments passed in the nature of a substitute) -- the final version, containing a mixed elected and appointed Board of Education, Bill 13-469
    • Board of Education Reform Amendment Act of 2000 (Mayor Williams’s bill), Bill 13-554
    • Board of Education Charter Reform Amendment Act of 2000 (Mayor Williams’s bill), Bill 13-555
    • Board of Education Charter Amendment Act of 1999 (Councilmember Ambrose’s bill), Bill 13-527
    • Board of Education Reform Amendment Act of 1999 (Councilmember Patterson’s bill), Bill 13-494
    • Board of Education Charter Reform Amendment Act of 1999 (Councilmember Patterson’s bill), Bill 13-493
    • DC Appleseed Center, Reforming the D.C. Board of Education: A Building Block for Better Public Schools, September 1999
    • School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 (Councilmember Chavous’s bill, enrolled version passed by City Council), Bill 13-469
    • School Governance Act of 1999 (Councilmember Chavous’s bill, Committee version), Bill 13-469
    • School Governance Companion Act of 1999 (Councilmember Chavous’s bill, passed by the City Council), Bill 13-470
    • Chart summarizing changes in the law proposed in PR 13-469 and PR 13-470
    • Working draft report on school governance by the Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation, October 28, 1999
    • Press release on proposed acts and report on school governance, November 1, 1999
  • Inspector General, “District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Audit of the Special Education Program for Fiscal Year 1998,” OIG No. 7-99GA-9916, June 25, 1999
  • Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, April 30, 1999
  • “Platform for Quality Public Education in the District of Columbia,” July 11, 1998, developed by citizen activists in education
  • Testimony before the House Committee on Government Oversight, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, August 26, 1998
    • Constance Newman, member, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, on “Public School Readiness for 1998-1999 School Year”
  • Testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, June 24, 1998
  • Resignation of the chairman of the Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees, Bruce K. MacLaury, May 26, 1996
  • Board of Education Press release criticizing the Emergency Board of Trustees’ proposed disciplinary policy, May 4, 1998
  • Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees Public Working Session, April 21, 1998
  • Resignation letter from General Julius W. Becton, April 14, 1998
  • Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation and Parks Investigation on the District of Columbia Public Schools Use of Funds Resolution of 1998, April 9, 1998
  • Testimony on the overcounting of students in DC public schools, to the House District of Columbia Subcommittee, March 13, 1998
  • Testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia, March 9, 1998
    • Report by the GAO, "Availability of Funds and the Cost of FY 1997 Roof Projects," March 1998
    • Letter Report by the GAO, "Availability of Funds and the Cost of FY 1997 Roof Projects," March 9, 1998
    • David L. Cotton on the Performance Audit of the Fiscal Year 1997 Capital Improvement Program Procurement Process
    • Joyce Ladner, Control Board member, on the state of DCPS
    • Julius Becton, DC Public Schools CEO/Superintendent, on the state of DCPS
  • Letters on the signing bonuses and Cotton & Co. audit from Marion Barry to Andrew Brimmer, January 14, 1998
  • Materials related to the Control Board's reinstatement of the Emergency Transitional Board of Trustees
    • 21st Century School Fund Press Package on DC School Report, January 21, 1998
    • Testimony to the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Hearing on the Problems of the DC Public Schools, January 14, 1998:
    • United States Court of Appeals Decision in Shook v. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, January 6, 1998
  • Report by Cotton & Company, LL.P., Certified Public Accountants, to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority on the District of Columbia Public Schools Performance Audit: Fiscal Year 1997 Capital Improvement Program Procurement Process, January 12, 1998
  • 1997 Annual Report, Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees, January 1997
  • Moving Toward an Exemplary System: A Report on the First Year's Efforts to Reform D.C.'s Public Schools, November 1997, issued by General Julius W. Becton
  • Charter School Applicants for 1997-1998 school year

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