The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, the Banyan Tree Foundation, the CityBridge Foundation, and the D.C. Public Education Fund invite members of the philanthropic community to join us on two “semesters” of DC Public Education Learning Tours in 2009-10

The tours have three main objectives:

• Help philanthropists gain a solid understanding of what constitutes an effective school – such that they can make a judgment as to whether a school is effective after a thorough school tour.
• Help philanthropists gain a deeper understanding of key topics in education reform in DC.
• Provide philanthropists with structured opportunity to network with key leaders in the DC education scene as well as with each other.

Transportation and lunch will be provided, with tours beginning at the pickup location, in front of The Community Foundation’s Office, 1201 15^th Street NW, at 8:30 a.m. Participants will return to the pickup location by 12:30 p.m. Aside from the kick-off events for each semester and the closing meeting, the tours will be limited to roughly 25 participants.

You are invited to sign-up for the first semester of the DC Public Education Learning Tours by completing an on-line application, Click Here to take survey, no later than August 5. You may sign up for one or more tours, however the “Semester Kick-Off Breakfast” on September 9 is mandatory for all participants. If you have any questions, please contact Deborah Julian at djulian@banyan.org.

The Collaborative's grants focus on coalition-building efforts to effect policy change in the DC Public Schools and schools governed by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.

The Collaborative is not accepting applications for funding at this time. Check our Competitive Grants page for current
opportunities. Click HERE.