July 25, 2012
My name is David Pickens and I am the Executive Director of DC School Reform Now. The mission of DC School Reform Now is to educate, organize and advocate to build support for public education strategies that prepare kids to become college and career ready. I appreciate the opportunity to comment publically on the response of DCPS to the problem of truancy, and to participate in what I assume are in-depth conversations that have already occurred between Chairman Mendelson, his team and top leadership at DCPS, PCSB and OSSE.