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Notice of New Policy: School Transparency Policy – Reopened for Public Comment
Due Date: March 18, 2019
Vote Date: February 25, 2019
The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to submit comment on the revised School Transparency Policy. This policy describes the documents DC PCSB will require schools to post on their websites beginning in school year 2019-20. The policy was first opened for public comment in December and based on the high volume of public comment, has since been revised; therefore, we are reopening the policy for public comment and will have a second public hearing.
The following documents are now included in the policy: charter school board of trustees meeting calendar (including notation on which meetings are open to the public); high school course offerings and graduation requirements; school calendar; student handbook; at-risk funding plans; annual report; student application and lottery procedures of schools not participating in My School DC; student enrollment forms; board meeting minutes; employee handbook; school budgets; Form 990s; salaries of the five highest-compensated individuals; contact information of the Title IX coordinator, McKinney-Vento Homeless coordinator, Special Education point of contact; and names of all school board members.
Related Files
Open Public Comment Website Doc–School Transparency Policy (DOC, 31 KB)
PH-2 School Transparency Policy Proposal Public BBF (PDF, 358 KB)
PH-2 School Transparency Policy ZAT C PublicComment BBF (PDF, 170 KB)