Dear Friends
You already give a lot to S.H.A.P.P.E. through your involvement over the last 25 years. Your support has mattered every day. The founding principle of the Senior High Alliance of Parents Principals and Educators is that in order to be successful, public education must be a cooperative endeavor of students, parents, teachers, administrators, city leaders and our community of neighbors, citizens and partners. S.H.A.P.P.E. works to strengthen and protect that partnership. In that spirit we provide the facilitation of monthly meetings and the support for the Ward 4 Education Alliance and Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities C4DC.
We continue to advocate for strong aligned programming, resources and opportunities for all to be informed by listening to one another and then advocating for the greatest need. These are challenging times; I believe our democracy depends on a strong education for all as a right. This requires the engagement of the public in the policies and practices of our school system. A lot of the work of these organizations centers on ensuring that we maintain, invest and grow our DCPS public system of right overseen and funded by our elected representatives with the partnership and engagement of the families and community. This is not easy and does not mean we always agree, it is the work of public democratic institutions.
Your support enables our informed particpation in groups making policy recommendations like the Boundary and Student Assignment Committee and the current advisory Committee for the Revison of the Graduation Requirements, as well as Council testimony. It allows for the continuation of websites that can be maintained and updated as well as for the budget and policy work that takes place in a montly meeting for each of these three groups with follow up notes and actions.
If you are able to contribute toward this effort; your support will make a difference in the work of S.H.A.P.P.E. Ward 4 Ed Alliance and C4DC and will be greatly appreciated. Your donations and help from the 21CSF are our main support. The 21st Century School Fund www.21csf.org is the fiduciary agent as well as a primary partner to S.H.A.P.P.E. since its inception 27 years ago. To donate by credit card or bank debit https://21csf.nickelpayments.com/ denote S.H.A.P.P.E as reason for payment. If you are sending a check please let me know, and make out the check to 21CSF, designate SHAPPE on the check and mail to 21CSF at 1816 12th St NW,Washington, DC 20009.
Thank you,
Cathy Reilly
Executive Director,
S.H.A.P.P.E.