Congratulations to all the students and their families who made this year a success- navigating virtual learning, making sense of too many logins and passwords, and balancing everything else.
Thank you to all the educators and community members who stayed committed to finding new and better ways to support our kids through a year like no other.
We made it!
I look forward to working with the Ward 7 Community to continue supporting our students, families, and schools. I hope the resources and updates below are helpful.
Please reach out to me at eboni-rose.thompson@dc.gov if there are resources you’d like to share in future newsletters or if there are questions and concerns.
In this newsletter you’ll find:
*Ward 7 Graduations
*SBOE June Update
*News You Can Use: Council Budget Markup
*Summer Opportunities
*What’s Happening in Ward 7: Upcoming Community Events & Info
*Grants & Community Resources
*COVID-19 Resources
Yours in Service,
Graduation Season
Graduation is a huge milestone.
I was honored to be able to be present and celebrate our Ward 7 graduates as their SBOE representative. When I joined the board,
my commitment was to focus on creating real pathways beyond graduation for our students. It was awe insppiring to hear all the opportunities are graduates are off to next.
Congratulations to all the graduates & their families!!!!
SBOE Updates
A few highlights from our June Public Meeting:
*Resolution to Support A Librarian in Every School.
*Student Testimony on how we can improve the curriculum to Stop AAPI Hate. *Exploring New Accountability Measures for STAR Framework
Chi Born Free invites you to the Antiracism and Special Education Book Club is on Friday July 30, 2021 at 4:30pm with Jennifer Farmer, author of First & Only: A Black Woman’s Guide To Thriving At Work And In Life (2020) RSVP
