PAVE Events: Building Connections
At PAVE, we believe in the power of holding space for parent leaders to not only meet with one another but also meet with city leaders, community stakeholders, and partners to build community and amplify the diverse voices of our city!
Each year, PAVE hosts a number of special events to connect, inform, and empower parent leaders to give families in DC a voice and choice in the vision for education in our city. We believe it is critical that all of those events build community, foster collaboration, and spread joy!
We love welcoming new faces in the PAVE family! Learn more about our past events and how to register for future events below!
Coffee Chats
Coffee chats bring experts and parents together to dive into salient issues and topics through engaging conversations.
Coffee Chat on Biden’s Education Agenda
Thursday, March 11, 2021 4 pm – 5 pm During this coffee chat we discussed President Biden’s Education Agenda and what it could mean for
Coffee Chat with Dr. Carlene Reid
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 4 pm – 5 pm During this coffee chat, Ward 8 PAVE Parent Leaders met with their new State Board of
Coffee Chat on Quality Instructional Practices for Students with Disabilities + Advocacy Opportunities
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6 pm – 7:30 pm During this coffee chat we were joined by Charlene Roach-Glymph, the Associate Dean of Special Education
Coffee Chat on School-Based Mental Health
Thursday, February 18, 2021 4 pm – 5 pm During this coffee chat we discussed DC’s school-based mental health (SBMH) expansion! Tami Weerasingha-Cote from Children’s Law Center joined
Coffee Chat on DC’s Budget And Equitable Tax Policy
Thursday, February 4, 2021 4 pm – 5 pm During this coffee chat we learned how lawmakers set our budget and how to best address
Special Education: Know Your Rights Session
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm During this session, we focused on what the IDEA procedural safeguards are and how they have
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week (DCPVCW)
Each year in January, PAVE hosts a series of events for parent leaders from across the city to share their stories and priorities with the Deputy Mayor for Education, DC Council, and other city decision-makers to highlight the critical role families play in creating an equitable DC education system.
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen
Friday, February 12th, 2021 2 pm – 3 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Councilmember Allen to highlight the issues parents have identified in
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
Monday, February 1st, 2021 4 pm – 5 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Jackie Reyes, MOLA’s Executive Director to highlight the issues parents
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with OSSE
Friday, January 29th, 2021 3 pm – 4 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Interim Superintendent Shana Young and OSSE’s Special Education Department to
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson
Thursday, January 28th, 2021 2 pm – 3 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with At-Large Councilmember Henderson to highlight the issues parents have identified
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 11 am – 12 pm PAVE parent leaders sit down with Councilmember Gray to highlight the issues parents have identified in
DC Parent Voice & Choice Week: Meeting with Chairman Phil Mendelson
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 10:30 am – 11 am PAVE parent leaders sit down with Chairman Mendelson to highlight the issues parents have identified in
