DC Public Charter School Board

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About the Board

About the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board

Mission

The Board’s mission is to provide quality public school options for DC students, families, and communities through:

A comprehensive application review process;
Effective oversight;
Meaningful support; and
Active engagement of its stakeholders.

Vision
The Board’s vision is to lead the transformation of public education in DC, and serve as a national role model for charter school authorizing and accountability.

D.C.’s Charter Law
The D. C. Public Charter School Board (PCSB) was created in 1996 by an amendment to the D. C. School Reform Act of 1995 as a second, independent authorizer of public charter schools. In 2006, the D.C. Board of Education (BOE), which had served as the first charter authorizer since 1996, voted to relinquish its authorizing responsibilities.

D.C.’s Only Charter School Authorizer
The D.C. Council passed legislation in 2007 to give the D.C. Mayor direct authority over the traditional public school system, and to transfer the oversight responsibility for the charter schools previously authorized by the BOE to the PCSB. The PCSB became the sole authorizer of charter schools in the District of Columbia.

The PCSB regularly evaluates D. C. public charter schools for academic results, compliance with applicable local and federal laws and fiscal management, and holds them accountable for results. The PCSB can close charter schools that fail to meet the goals established in the charter agreement between the PCSB and the school.

Current Members of the D.C. Public Charter School Board


John "Skip" McKoy Chair	Darren Woodruff, Ph.D. Vice Chair	Sara Mead


Don Soifer	Brian W. Jones, JD	Emily Broomfield

Visit our board members' page to learn more about each member.

Past Members of the D.C. Public Charter School Board

2001	2002	2003
Josephine Baker, Chair	Josephine Baker, Chair	Thomas P. Loughlin, Chair
Thomas P. Loughlin, Vice Chair	Thomas P. Loughlin, Vice Chair	Dora Marcus, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Hope Hill, Ph.D.	Hope Hill, Ph.D.	Hope Hill, Ph.D.
Joseph F. Horning	Joseph F. Horning	Joseph F. Horning
Dora Marcus, Ph.D.	Dora Marcus, Ph.D.	Thomas Nida
Beatriz "BB" Otero	Beatriz "BB" Otero	Vacant
J.B. "Bernie" Walker	J.B. "Bernie" Walker	Vacant

2004	2005	2006
Thomas P. Loughlin, Chair	Thomas Nida, Chair	Thomas Nida, Chair
Dora Marcus, Ph,D., Vice Chair	Dora Marcus, Ph.D., Vice Chair	Dora Marcus, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Hope Hill, Ph.D.	Anthony Colon	Anthony Colon
Joseph F. Horning	Hope Hill, Ph.D.	Will Marshall
Thomas Nida	Will Marshall	Lawrence Patrick, III
Vacant	Lawrence Patrick, III	Vacant
Vacant	Vacant	Vacant

2007	2008	2009
Thomas Nida, Chair	Thomas Nida, Chair	Thomas Nida, Chair
Dora Marcus, Ph.D., Chair	Anthony Colon, Vice Chair	Brian Jones, Vice Chair
Anthony Colon	Brian Jones	John McKoy
Will Marshall	Karl Jentoff	Darren Woodruff, Ph.D.
Lawrence Patrick, III	Will Marshall	Will Marshall
Karl Jentoff	Lawrence Patrick, III	Don Soifer
Brian Jones	Dora Marcus, Ph.D.	Dora Marcus, Ph.D.
Ariana Quinones-Miranda*

2010	2011	2012
Brian Jones, Chair	Brian Jones, Chair	Brian Jones, Chair
John McKoy, Vice Chair	John McKoy, Vice Chair	John McKoy, Vice Chair
Don Soifer	Don Soifer	Don Soifer
Sara Mead	Sara Mead	Sara Mead
Emily Bloomfield	Emily Bloomfield	Emily Bloomfield
Darren Woodruff, Ph.D.	Darren Woodruff, Ph.D.	Darren Woodruff, Ph.D.
Will Marshall	Vacant	Vacant

*Resigned from role