Many of the District's public schools are undergoing evolving relationships with the central office as they seek to compete for students leaving the system for charter schools. This figure raises concern since 1,246 students dropped out of DCPS schools that year. In January 2004, Congress passed the D.C. School Choice Incentive Act of 2003. Collaborative for Change,' or DC3, a joint effort of some of the District's highest- and lowest-performing schools that have been granted autonomy as a tool for innovating with curriculum and professional development. The central board and most of the state boards uniformly follow the "10+2" pattern of education. Locations of all schools and the neighborhood divides can be found on the DCPS website.[12]. ", "D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to step down, leaving legacy of progress", "Antwan Wilson confirmed as chancellor of D.C. Public Schools", "D.C. Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson Resigns After School-Transfer Scandal", "Mayor Bowser Announces Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee as DCPS Chancellor", "Statements on the Confirmation of DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee", "It Was Hailed as the National Model for School Reform. [citation needed], The ethnic breakdown of students enrolled in 2014 was 67% Black, 17% Hispanic (of any race), 12% non-Hispanic White, and 4% of other races. 10785 W. Alamo Place Littleton CO 80127. The first is that the State Education Office (SEO) became the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). This was one of the highest rates in the United States.[10]. The OSP distributes vouchers to low-income families to cover private school tuition. Sign up through the EnrollJeffco link. The school day generally lasts for about six hours. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Join us on August 18 at 5:00 p.m. for important updates. Your web browser does not support the