[Lincolnparkdc] Petition to stop cuts to DCPS school staff

[Sandra Moscoso-Mills]

Neighbors -

DC Public Schools is forcing schools to cut staff for the 2021-22 school year, the first year of recovery after more than one year of disrupted learning due to Covid-19. We, as parents, teachers, and community members across DC demand that the city maintain current staffing levels for the upcoming school year to support recovery. DC must also invest more in schools in under-resourced areas to address the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19.

Meanwhile, DCPS is expecting to receive from the American Rescue Plan around $275 million<https://osse.dc.gov/cares> in stimulus funding to support schools in recovering from the multilayered impacts of the pandemic. These federal funds can be used for “activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services … and to employ existing staff.”<https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319/text>

Grateful if you would consider signing the petition to demand that DCPS not cut staff or resources in SY21-22.

Ward 6 schools reporting cuts to staffing are:

  *   Amidon-Bowen ES
  *   Eastern High School
  *   Ludlow-Taylor ES
  *   School Within a School at Goding ES

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/our-students-and-schools-need-more-funding-not-cuts-nuestros-estudiantes-y-escuelas-necesitan-mas-financiacion-no-recortes?source=direct_link&
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Our Students and Schools Need More Funding, Not Cuts / Nuestros Estudiantes y Escuelas Necesitan Más Soporte Financiero - Action Network<https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/our-students-and-schools-need-more-funding-not-cuts-nuestros-estudiantes-y-escuelas-necesitan-mas-financiacion-no-recortes?source=direct_link&>
Esta carta está disponible en español a continuación. DC Public Schools is forcing schools to cut staff for the 2021-22 school year, the first year of recovery after more than one year of disrupted learning due to Covid-19.
actionnetwork.org
Thanks in advance,

Sandra Moscoso
(mom to 2 students at School Without Walls High School - which will lose a teacher in next year's budget, despite no change to enrollment)
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