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Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs)

As part of our Enduring Partnerships Strategic Roadmap priority, we seek to better engage with ANCs. To achieve our goals, DC PCSB offers helpful information to make the work of connecting with public charter schools easier.

Directory of Public Charter School Campuses

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs)

DCPCSB Strategic Roadmap

About the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB)

Created in 1996, DC PCSB is an independent government agency of the District of Columbia that provides academic and financial oversight to 133 public charter schools managed by 68 independently run nonprofit organizations called Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that are located in every quadrant of the city.   

As the sole public charter school authorizer in DC, our role differs from that of a school district or DCPS. We do not operate or directly manage public charter schools. That is the job of each school’s board of trustees and school leadership. Instead, we create the policies and conditions that empower teachers and school leaders to do their best word — and that’s educating students.  

Strategic Roadmap

In October 2021, we launched a strategic roadmap that focuses on equity -- and on the District students we serve. This strategic roadmap guides our work in three areas: Excellent Schools, Enduring Partnerships, and Effective Organization. Read more about each priority below: 

Excellent Schools:

Ensure that DC PCSB decision-making responds to city-wide needs and results in improved outcomes for all DC students, especially those in historically marginalized groups. 

Enduring Partnerships:

Strengthen dialogue between families, schools, communities, and residents to create a shared understanding of our work, solicit feedback, and develop new partnerships across DC. 

Effective Organization: 

Align our internal structure, processes, and culture with our strategic plan to allow DC PCSB to create the conditions for student success in DC. 

 

Public Charter School Campuses by Ward and Single Member Districts (SMDs)

Quickly locate the public charter school in a  SMDs:

Ward 1: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
1A ANC 1A03 The Next Step/El Proximo Paso PCS Maria Paz Riquelme mariapaz@nextsteppcs.org
1A ANC 1A05 The Family Place PCS Haley Wiggins hwiggins@thefamilyplacedc.org
1A ANC 1A08 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights Mike Jacobs Mike.Jacobs@appletreeinstitute.org
1A ANC 1A10 Carlos Rosario International PCS (Harvard Street) Holly-Ann Freso-Moore hfreso@carlosrosario.org
1B ANC 1B04 Meridian PCS (13th Street) DuRay Stevens dstevens@meridian-dc.org
1C ANC 1C08 Briya PCS (Ontario Road/Adams Morgan/Main) Christie McKay cmckay@briya.org
1D ANC 1D04 LAYC Career Academy PCS Jacqueline Fernandez-Romero jacqueline@laycca.org
1D ANC 1D04 YouthBuild DC PCS Claire Libert claire.libert@youthbuildpcs.org
1E ANC 1E01 E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School Zenada Mahon zmahon@elhaynes.org
1E ANC 1E03 Meridian PCS - Middle School DuRay Stevens dstevens@meridian-dc.org
1E ANC 1E05 Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science PCS Corbet Houston corbet.houston@hu-ms2.org
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Ward 2: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
2A ANC 2A07 Goodwill Excel Center PCS Chelsea Kirk chelsea.kirk@goodwillexcelcenter.org
2C ANC 2C01 Girls Global Academy PCS Shamira O'Neal soneal@girlsglobalacademy.org
2C ANC 2C03 BASIS DC PCS Alexander Rose-Henig alexander.rose-henig@basised.com
2G ANC 2G03 KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS Ashley Peel ashley.peel@kippdc.org
2G ANC 2G03 KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS Jessica Pertuz jessica.pertuz@kippdc.org
2G ANC 2G03 KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS Kenya Wilson kenya.wilson@kippdc.org
2G ANC 2G05 Center City PCS - Shaw Kimberly Fuller kfuller@centercitypcs.org
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Ward 3: No Public Charter Schools Operate in the Ward 
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ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
4A ANC 4A03 District of Columbia International School Christopher Nace

christopher.nace@dcinternationalschool.org

4A ANC 4A06 Center City PCS - Brightwood Rachel Tommelleo rtommelleo@centercitypcs.org
4B ANC 4B04 Breakthrough Montessori PCS Genevieve D'Cruz genevieve@breakthroughmontessori.org
4B ANC 4B05 Paul PCS - International High School Brad Irvin birvin@paulcharter.org
4B ANC 4B05 Paul PCS - Middle School Shendrina Walker swalker@paulcharter.org
4B ANC 4B06 Capital City PCS - High School Belicia Reaves breaves@ccpcs.org
4B ANC 4B06 Capital City PCS - Lower School Míchelle Johnson michellejohnson@ccpcs.org
4B ANC 4B06 Capital City PCS - Middle School Rodney Gamble rodneygamble@ccpcs.org
4B ANC 4B07 Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary John Snowdy Jsnowdy@friendshipschools.org
4B ANC 4B07 Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle John Snowdy Jsnowdy@friendshipschools.org
4B ANC 4B08 Roots PCS (Kennedy Street) Bernida Thompson bthompson@rootspcs.org
4B ANC 4B10 Sela PCS Joshua Bork jbork@selapcs.org
4C ANC 4C01 Briya PCS (13th Street/Sharpe) Christie McKay cmckay@briya.org
4C ANC 4C02 Briya PCS (Georgia Avenue/Petworth) Christie McKay cmckay@briya.org
4C ANC 4C05 Center City PCS - Petworth Micah Westerman mwesterman@centercitypcs.org
4C ANC 4C05 E.L. Haynes PCS - Elementary School Brittany Wagner-Friel bwagnerfriel@elhaynes.org
4C ANC 4C05 E.L. Haynes PCS - High School Emily Hueber Stoetzer ehueber@elhaynes.org
4D ANC 4D08 Washington Latin PCS - Middle School James Kelly jkelly@latinpcs.org
4D ANC 4D08 Washington Latin PCS - Upper School James Kelly jkelly@latinpcs.org
4E ANC 4E02 Friendship PCS - Online Academy John Sloane jsloane@k12.com
4E ANC 4E03 Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (Kingsbury) Gregory Woodward gregory@lambpcs.org
4E ANC 4E03 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS (16th Street) Clifford Owens c.owens@mmbethune.org
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Ward 5: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
5A ANC 5A03 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho Jennifer Kouakeu jkouakeu@mundoverdepcs.org
5A ANC 5A05 Creative Minds International PCS Nayamka Long nayamka.long@creativemindspcs.org
5A ANC 5A05 Washington Yu Ying PCS Amy Quinn aquinn@washingtonyuying.org
5A ANC 5A07 Bridges PCS Kay Elaster kelaster@bridgespcs.org
5A ANC 5A07 Briya PCS (Gallatin Street/Fort Totten) Christie McKay cmckay@briya.org
5A ANC 5A07 DC Bilingual PCS Eleni McCabe emccabe@dcbilingual.org
5A ANC 5A09 Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep Angel McNeil amcneil@rsed.org
5A ANC 5A09 Social Justice PCS Brandon Johnson brandon@thesocialjusticeschool.org
5B ANC 5B02 Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (South Dakota Avenue) Gregory Woodward gregory@lambpcs.org
5B ANC 5B02 Perry Street Preparatory PCS Rachel Crouch rcrouch@pspdc.org
5B ANC 5B02 The Sojourner Truth School PCS Denise Edwards dedwards@truthpcs.org
5B ANC 5B02 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland Bobby Caballero bobbyc@ewstokes.org
5B ANC 5B03 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS (Main) Clifford Owens c.owens@mmbethune.org
5B ANC 5B05 Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS Gail Jenkins gjenkins@shiningstarspcs.org
5C ANC 5C02 Academy of Hope Adult PCS (18th Place) Lecester Johnson lecester@aohdc.org
5C ANC 5C02 Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary Erica Stevens estevens@friendshipschools.org
5C ANC 5C02 Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle Erica Stevens estevens@friendshipschools.org
5C ANC 5C02 The Children's Guild DC PCS Bryan Daniels bdaniels@childrensguild.org
5D ANC 5D01 KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS Stephanie Young stephanie.young@kippdc.org
5D ANC 5D03 Center City PCS - Trinidad Brandy Tyson btyson@centercitypcs.org
5D ANC 5D05 KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS Rene Rodriguez rene.rodriguez@kippdc.org
5D ANC 5D05 KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS Gillian Conner gillian.conner@kippdc.org
5D ANC 5D05 KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS Jovon Taylor jovon.taylor@kippdc.org
5D ANC 5D09 Two Rivers PCS - Young Elementary School Chelsie Jones cjones@tworiverspcs.org
5D ANC 5D09 Two Rivers PCS - Young Middle School Muronji Inman-McCraw minman@tworiverspcs.org
5E ANC 5E01 Hope Community PCS - Tolson Melissa Morris mmorris@phalenacademies.org
5E ANC 5E01 Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary Joseph Speight jspeight@friendshipschools.org
5E ANC 5E01 Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle Joseph Speight jspeight@friendshipschools.org
5E ANC 5E01 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook Roynetta Douglas rdouglas@mundoverdepcs.org
5F ANC 5F01 Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland Kenya Fowler-Parks Kenya@leemontessori.org
5F ANC 5F01 Washington Leadership Academy PCS Eric Collazo ecollazo@wlapcs.org
5F ANC 5F01 Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Hakim Johnson

hakim.johnson@inspiredteachingschool.org

5F ANC 5F03 Capital Village PCS Monica Green mgreen@capitalvillageschools.org
5F ANC 5F03 DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School Jonathan Caldera jcaldera@dcprep.org
5F ANC 5F03 DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School Fabeanne Collins fcollins@dcprep.org
5F ANC 5F03 Washington Latin PCS - The Anna Julia Cooper Campus Middle School Khashiffa Roberts kroberts@latinpcs.org
5F ANC 5F06 Carlos Rosario International PCS (Sonia Gutierrez) Holly-Ann Freso-Moore hfreso@carlosrosario.org
5F ANC 5F07 Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence Evren Culha eculha@harmonydc.org
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Ward 6: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
6A ANC 6A04 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park Daisha Wise daisha.wise@appletreeinstitute.org
6A ANC 6A05 Kingsman Academy PCS Kennesha Kelly kkelly@kingsmanacademy.org
6B ANC 6B08 Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill Mashea Ashton mashea@digitalpioneersacademy.org
6B ANC 6B09 Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary Diamond Harris dharris1@friendshipschools.org
6B ANC 6B09 Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle Diamond Harris dharris1@friendshipschools.org
6C ANC 6C07 Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street Danielle Hutcherson-Blount dhutcherson.blount@tworiverspcs.org
6D ANC 6D01 Goodwill Excel Center PCS (Maryland Avenue) Chelsea Kirk chelsea.kirk@goodwillexcelcenter.org
6D ANC 6D02 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest Shirvon Smith shirvon.smith@appletreeinstitute.org
6D ANC 6D02 Washington Global PCS Howard Mebane hmebane@washingtonglobal.org
6D ANC 6D02 Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts Marco Clark MARCO.CLARK@richardwrightpcs.org
6D ANC 6D08 Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront Royston Lyttle rlyttle@eagleacademypcs.org
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Ward 7: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
7B ANC 7B02 I Dream PCS Janine Gomez jgomez@idreampcs.org
7B ANC 7B08 Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep Jeanice Stewart jstewart@rsed.org
7C ANC 7C02 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End Karim Ewing-Boyd karime@ewstokes.org
7C ANC 7C02 KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS Quintin Lewis quintin.lewis@kippdc.org
7C ANC 7C02 KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS Stephanie Beltran stephanie.beltran@kippdc.org
7C ANC 7C02 KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS Ketica Guter ketica.guter@kippdc.org
7C ANC 7C02 Maya Angelou PCS - High School Asa Daniels adaniels@seeforever.org
7C ANC 7C02 Maya Angelou PCS - Young Adult Learning Center Sean Yisrael syisrael@seeforever.org
7C ANC 7C02 Maya Angelou PCS - Academy at DC Jail Russell Waller rwaller@seeforever.org
7C ANC 7C06 DC Wildflower PCS Zanso Dalili-Ortique Zani@theriverseedschool.org
7C ANC 7C07 IDEA PCS Nicole McCrae nmccrae@ideapcs.org
7C ANC 7C08 DC Scholars PCS LeAngelo Emperator lemperator@dcscholars.org
7D ANC 7D03 Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Kourtney Miller kourtney.miller@chavezschools.org
7D ANC 7D05 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue Terica Alleyne terica.alleyne@appletreeinstitute.org
7D ANC 7D05 Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary Gregory Spears gspears@friendshipschools.org
7D ANC 7D05 Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle Gregory Spears gspears@friendshipschools.org
7D ANC 7D06 Monument Academy PCS Ashley DeCruise ashley.decruise@mapcsdc.org
7D ANC 7D09 Center City PCS - Capitol Hill Ayesha Abdul-Rahim aabdulrahim@centercitypcs.org
7E ANC 7E07 KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS Rashaand Sass rashaand.sass@kippdc.org
7E ANC 7E07 KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS Shantel Sappleton shantel.sappleton@kippdc.org
7E ANC 7E07 KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS Monique Hardin-Simmons monique.hardin-simmons@kippdc.org
7F ANC 7F01 Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy Peggy Jones pjones@friendshipschools.org
7F ANC 7F01 Global Citizens PCS Giselle Allen gallen@globalcitizensschool.org
7F ANC 7F02 DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School Cyrkle Lomax clomax@dcprep.org
7F ANC 7F02 DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School Devin Ray dray@dcprep.org
7F ANC 7F05 The SEED PCS of Washington DC Demetrius Blue dblue@seedschooldc.org
7F ANC 7F07 St. Coletta Special Education PCS Amy Warden amy.warden@stcoletta.org
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Ward 8: 
ANC SMD School Name School Principal Principal Email
8A ANC 8A03 Lee Montessori PCS - East End Ebony Crawford ebony@leemontessori.org
8A ANC 8A05 DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School Katie Kuzma kkuzma@dcprep.org
8A ANC 8A06 Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS Malika Mays mmays@tmapchs.org
8A ANC 8A06 Cedar Tree Academy PCS Celenease Edison cedison@cedartree-dc.org
8B ANC 8B03 Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy Lauren Hilliard lhilliard@rsed.org
8B ANC 8B06 DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School Emma Bivona ebivona@dcprep.org
8B ANC 8B07 KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS Gaelan Gallagher gaelan.gallagher@kippdc.org
8B ANC 8B07 KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS Sheila Lewis sheila.lewis@kippdc.org
8B ANC 8B07 KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS Miriam Darby miriam.darby@kippdc.org
8C ANC 8C01 Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary Tracie Dow tdow1@friendshipschools.org
8C ANC 8C01 Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle Tracie Dow tdow1@friendshipschools.org
8C ANC 8C01 Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory High School Kun Ye Booth KBooth@friendshipschools.org
8C ANC 8C04 Center City PCS - Congress Heights Niya White nwhite@centercitypcs.org
8C ANC 8C04 Academy of Hope Adult PCS (Southeast) Lecester Johnson lecester@aohdc.org
8C ANC 8C07 Community College Preparatory Academy PCS (MC Terrell) Wallace Henry wallace@ccprep-academy.org
8C ANC 8C07 Community College Preparatory Academy PCS (Main) Wallace Henry wallace@ccprep-academy.org
8C ANC 8C07 Community College Preparatory Academy PCS (DCIA) Wallace Henry wallace@ccprep-academy.org
8C ANC 8C07 KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS Cynthia David cynthia.david@kippdc.org
8C ANC 8C07 KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS Donyale Butler donyale.butler@kippdc.org
8C ANC 8C07 Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights Sharmel Robinson

sharmel.robinson@eagleacademypcs.org

8C ANC 8C07 KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS Salvatore Negrete salvatore.negrete@kippdc.org
8D ANC 8D02 LEARN DC PCS Sharon Michaels smichaels@learncharter.org
8D ANC 8D03 Ingenuity Prep PCS Ben Johnson bjohnson@ingenuityprep.org
8D ANC 8D03 Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS Rictor Craig rictorcraig@statesmenboys.org
8E ANC 8E02 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Douglas Knoll Charlie Crabtree charlie.crabtree@appletreeinstitute.org
8E ANC 8E04 Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place Elementary School Samantha Granville sgranville@achievementprep.org
8E ANC 8E04 Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning Mashea Ashton mashea@digitalpioneersacademy.org
8E ANC 8E05 AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Parklands at THEARC Niesha Keemer niesha.keemer@appletreeinstitute.org
8E ANC 8E06 KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS Patrice Billups patrice.billups@kippdc.org
8E ANC 8E08 Early Childhood Academy PCS Pamela Faulcon pfaulcon@ecapcs.org
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