District of Columbia Projects

The District of Columbia’s State Committee (SC) members include representation from the State Education Agency (SEA), all DC Local Education Agencies, including charter schools, and MACC staff. The SC has been charged with the development of a state system of support for underperforming schools that:

1. addresses the structure and organization of the SEA,
2. identifies priority needs for districts and schools and strategies to address those needs, and
3. determines the implementation of support activities.

MACC’s work in Year 3 focuses on assisting the SC to meet its objective to build the Committee’s collective knowledge and skill to develop and implement a differentiated approach to state Technical Assistance/Professional Development for schools and districts in different stages of improvement. MACC plans to provide information and resources on research/best practices that will inform the SEA in the coordination and/or development of a state system of support planning in order to address the designation of the “At Risk” status of the District.

Support to the District of Columbia Statewide System of Support and School Improvement Committee

During Year 2 the DC SC focused on the development of a state system of intensive and sustained support for underperforming schools. In Year 3, MACC staff will consult with State Committee team members to determine SEA technical assistance needs based on the new responsibilities of SC members resulting from the separation of the DC LEA/SEA. MACC staff will also assist the DC system of state support as they inventory existing data to determine if it is sufficient to determine root causes of low performance in schools identified for improvement.

For more information regarding MACC’s work in the District of Columbia please contact MACC’s DC Project Coordinator Emily Crandall at ecrandall@ceee.gwu.edu