Anonymous
01/23/2026 15:15
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Rocketship's QSRs aren't up even though their review is about 5 weeks away.
I hope this experience puts a stop to the "Year 1, Tier 1" idiocy.
I hope this experience puts a stop to the "Year 1, Tier 1" idiocy.
Anonymous
01/23/2026 14:45
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Thanks! Yeah, I totally want to know.
Some schools with clout but lagging performance didn't want her making accountability decisions when they came up for review.
Which of the schools with lagging performance have clout? Is it Rocketship? CMI?
Anonymous
01/23/2026 14:41
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Thanks! Yeah, I totally want to know.
Some schools with clout but lagging performance didn't want her making accountability decisions when they came up for review.
Which schools? Name names.
Anonymous
01/23/2026 14:14
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Thanks! Yeah, I totally want to know.
Some schools with clout but lagging performance didn't want her making accountability decisions when they came up for review.
Why just her, though? Other board members have voted to close other schools and they're still there.
Anonymous
01/23/2026 14:06
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Thanks! Yeah, I totally want to know.
Some schools with clout but lagging performance didn't want her making accountability decisions when they came up for review.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 21:40
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Anonymous wrote:They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Thanks! Yeah, I totally want to know.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 20:27
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
They just haven’t updated the website. They posted an announcement with all the members. https://www.dcpcsb.org/welcoming-new-board-leadership
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Interesting that no one will say what really happened with Wright.
Anonymous
01/16/2026 19:52
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
Sorry, wrong link. This is the source: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-council-charter-school-board/
Anonymous
01/16/2026 19:52
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1310124.page
During its Jan. 6 legislative meeting, the council unanimously approved the reappointment of Carisa Stanley Beatty to the D.C. Public Charter School Board (DCPCSB).
The council also approved the appointments of Maura Marino, Michelle Yan, and Antonio Williams— each of whom are replacing former board members Nick Rodriguez, Dwight Davis and Shantelle Wright, respectively. Though a couple of council members expressed concerns about Marino’s ties to the nonprofit City Fund, her nomination went through without a hitch.
However, questions continue to linger about Wright, who served as DCPCSB president until recently. As reported by The 51st’s Martin Austermuhle, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser removed Wright from the oversight body last month, just months after reappointing her.
A Bowser spokesperson declined to comment on the “personnel matter. In a statement Wright sent to The Informer through her attorney, she reflected on her tenure, but not the circumstances around her removal.
“Serving on the D.C. Public Charter School Board was a meaningful continuation of my long-standing commitment to D.C. families and communities,” Wright said. “Education has always been, and will continue to be, central to my work because I understand firsthand its power to open doors and transform lives—particularly for those who have historically had the least access to opportunity.”
During the council’s Tuesday breakfast meeting, Mendelson, responding to an inquiry by D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson (I-At large), revealed that the mayor was “displeased” with Wright. He went on to suggest that the removal of Wright, who he described as a “controversial figure” in the District’s public charter sector, didn’t cause waves.
Mendelson would later expound on that statement while speaking to The Informer.
“There was a lot of, I was getting a lot of criticism about her from the charter sector community,” Mendelson said. “I think the mayor was hearing the same criticism. In any event, the mayor makes these appointments and she has the prerogative, as I understand it under the law, to remove somebody she appoints. And that’s what she did, and I’ve not heard any complaint from the charter sector.”
Williams, a parent and lifelong D.C. resident, is now slated to stand in Wright’s place. Currently, he serves as director of external affairs and governmental affairs at Comcast Corporation. Former roles include board membership at the now-shuttered Democracy Preparatory Academy Public Charter School.
In a statement to The Informer, Williams pledged to do well by public charter school students, a group that accounts for nearly half of the District’s school-aged population. He expressed a desire to ensure that public charter schools “remain innovative, equitable, and exceptional.”
“D.C has made remarkable progress over the past two decades, becoming the fastest-improving urban school district in the nation. It’s also true that too many students still aren’t reaching their full potential,” Williams said. “At DCPCSB, we can build on that progress by ensuring choice is paired with accountability. As a member of DCPCSB I will ensure that schools have clear goals, are held to high standards, and that decisive action is taken when schools fall short.”
With performance oversight season on the horizon, some council members, like Ward 3’s Frumin, want to inquire further about how the public charter school board will mitigate the effects of more than a decade of public charter school proliferation.
During the Committee of the Whole meeting that preceded Tuesday’s legislative meeting, Frumin and D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) voted “present” in the committee print for the package of DCPCSB appointments. With the District’s birth rates anticipated to decline, and portions of the District having more public charter schools than others, Frumin questioned how the DCPCSB would go about adjusting the sector’s place in the District’s education ecosystem.
“The charter board needs to see how it fits inside of the overall landscape of our education system, not simply as advocates for a movement and growth in the charter sector. I want a charter board that is very sensitive to that issue,” Frumin told The Informer on Tuesday morning. “I know it’s a little bit controversial, but I think it’s really important that we wrap our arms around how the two sectors fit together, because we’re spending an enormous amount of money, and to the extent that we have significant inefficiencies because we have lots of schools with low enrollments, and so the cost per student is higher, we’re ill-serving our families and our communities.”
During its Jan. 6 legislative meeting, the council unanimously approved the reappointment of Carisa Stanley Beatty to the D.C. Public Charter School Board (DCPCSB).
The council also approved the appointments of Maura Marino, Michelle Yan, and Antonio Williams— each of whom are replacing former board members Nick Rodriguez, Dwight Davis and Shantelle Wright, respectively. Though a couple of council members expressed concerns about Marino’s ties to the nonprofit City Fund, her nomination went through without a hitch.
However, questions continue to linger about Wright, who served as DCPCSB president until recently. As reported by The 51st’s Martin Austermuhle, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser removed Wright from the oversight body last month, just months after reappointing her.
A Bowser spokesperson declined to comment on the “personnel matter. In a statement Wright sent to The Informer through her attorney, she reflected on her tenure, but not the circumstances around her removal.
“Serving on the D.C. Public Charter School Board was a meaningful continuation of my long-standing commitment to D.C. families and communities,” Wright said. “Education has always been, and will continue to be, central to my work because I understand firsthand its power to open doors and transform lives—particularly for those who have historically had the least access to opportunity.”
During the council’s Tuesday breakfast meeting, Mendelson, responding to an inquiry by D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson (I-At large), revealed that the mayor was “displeased” with Wright. He went on to suggest that the removal of Wright, who he described as a “controversial figure” in the District’s public charter sector, didn’t cause waves.
Mendelson would later expound on that statement while speaking to The Informer.
“There was a lot of, I was getting a lot of criticism about her from the charter sector community,” Mendelson said. “I think the mayor was hearing the same criticism. In any event, the mayor makes these appointments and she has the prerogative, as I understand it under the law, to remove somebody she appoints. And that’s what she did, and I’ve not heard any complaint from the charter sector.”
Williams, a parent and lifelong D.C. resident, is now slated to stand in Wright’s place. Currently, he serves as director of external affairs and governmental affairs at Comcast Corporation. Former roles include board membership at the now-shuttered Democracy Preparatory Academy Public Charter School.
In a statement to The Informer, Williams pledged to do well by public charter school students, a group that accounts for nearly half of the District’s school-aged population. He expressed a desire to ensure that public charter schools “remain innovative, equitable, and exceptional.”
“D.C has made remarkable progress over the past two decades, becoming the fastest-improving urban school district in the nation. It’s also true that too many students still aren’t reaching their full potential,” Williams said. “At DCPCSB, we can build on that progress by ensuring choice is paired with accountability. As a member of DCPCSB I will ensure that schools have clear goals, are held to high standards, and that decisive action is taken when schools fall short.”
With performance oversight season on the horizon, some council members, like Ward 3’s Frumin, want to inquire further about how the public charter school board will mitigate the effects of more than a decade of public charter school proliferation.
During the Committee of the Whole meeting that preceded Tuesday’s legislative meeting, Frumin and D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) voted “present” in the committee print for the package of DCPCSB appointments. With the District’s birth rates anticipated to decline, and portions of the District having more public charter schools than others, Frumin questioned how the DCPCSB would go about adjusting the sector’s place in the District’s education ecosystem.
“The charter board needs to see how it fits inside of the overall landscape of our education system, not simply as advocates for a movement and growth in the charter sector. I want a charter board that is very sensitive to that issue,” Frumin told The Informer on Tuesday morning. “I know it’s a little bit controversial, but I think it’s really important that we wrap our arms around how the two sectors fit together, because we’re spending an enormous amount of money, and to the extent that we have significant inefficiencies because we have lots of schools with low enrollments, and so the cost per student is higher, we’re ill-serving our families and our communities.”
Anonymous
01/16/2026 19:46
Subject: Now the PCSB has no board members listed at all