Charter Review Highlights from the April 7 Board Meeting

At the April 7, 2025 Board Meeting, the DC Public Charter School Board made decisions regarding Washington Global PCS and Capital Village PCS. Additionally, after careful deliberation, the I Dream PCS Board of Trustees decided to relinquish the school’s charter.

The evaluations of these schools were based on their performance from the 2019–20 through the 2023–24 school years. Here’s a recap of the meeting:

Washington Global PCS

 

Located in Ward 6, the school educates 226 students in grades 6 through 8. The school believes that all students are capable of engaging with their communities and the larger world through international based curriculum.

 

During the 10-year review, the Board voted to continue the charter.

 

Chair Shantelle Wright said, 

 

“Congratulations for getting to your 10 year mark, that is no easy feat, particularly through the pandemic and serving middle school grades.”

 

CEO and Executive Director Elizabeth Torres was pleased to share the school’s progress over the years: 

 

“Over the past decade, Washington Global has provided students with a rigorous international academic program, opportunities in project-based learning and research-based interventions in math and ELA. Students also authentically engage with their community and the world around them through service learning and global studies programs, which include Spanish and Korean language courses, and a global citizen course. We have worked tirelessly over the past 10 years to ensure that our academic program promotes student growth and achievement. Our efforts have resulted in our students making considerable academic growth in math and ELA. We recognize that despite our students’ strong academic outcomes, we need to continue to strive for improvement. We are enthusiastic about what the future Washington Global will bring. Our strategic planning focus areas include continuing to increase math proficiency, enhancing our global studies program, and continuing to reduce the school’s occupancy costs to support more programmatic initiatives.”

 

Congratulations, Washington Global PCS!

 

Capital Village PCS

 

Capital Village PCS educates 89 students, grades 5 through 8 in Ward 5. The school’s mission is to prepare all students, regardless of background or circumstance, to reach their full potential in college, career, and life and to become agents of change in their communities.

Gina Lucchesi, Manager of School Quality and Evaluation, stated that Capital Village PCS did not fully meet any goal attainment pathways for SY 2023-24.

During the 5-year review, the Board voted to continue the charter with  conditions. One requirement includes implementing the OSSE-required and DC PCSB-approved School Improvement Plan beginning in SY 2025-26. Read the conditions here.

In brief remarks, 

Capital Village PCS Executive Director Monica Green addressed challenges and solutions for the future:

“When starting the school, we wanted to create something different for school education in DC. We heard what to do from 200 students, parents, and community members: put students at the center, attend to the whole child, teach real-world skills and create a nurturing environment where students can thrive. I’m so proud to say that despite the rockiest of starts like recruiting our founding class through virtual events because of COVID, opening in 2020 on Zoom for our first year, to navigating occupancy costs and challenges, Capital Village is a place where students grow. It’s crucial for our city to have small, learning environments that tailor to each student where each learner can have their schedule handcrafted based on their individual needs. I’m proud of Capital Village’s steady growth and progress but we have so much work to do, but I have a plan and a capable team.”

Each school will notify their families about DC PCSB’s decision. Learn more about I Dream PCS’ relinquishment in our previous blog here.