Civic Agenda

DCEC is currently developing a Civic Agenda that will be shared citywide, and will align the work of the community's many organizations and public offices that seek to improve outcomes for students. In this way, the D.C. community can maximize its collective impact to ensure success in life for all youth. The Civic Agenda is centered on four goals:

1. Every Child is Ready for School
2. All Children Succeed in School 
3. All Children are Instructed in Safe, Healthy & Nurturing Learning Environments
4. All Youth Will be Successful in College, Careers & in the 21st Century Economy and Society

The Board of Directors of DCEC is committed to systematically identifying Measures of Success that the community can work toward to obtain positive outcomes for students. Each Board member serves on at least one Goal Area Team that is dedicated to seeking partnerships with other civic leaders to help move this Agenda forward. Each Goal Area Team is a catalyst and galvanizing force in their Goal Area by:

• Identifying, consolidating, and selectively prioritizing the Measures of Success for the goals that will work to effectively create the conditions for success for students in their respective areas. 
• Identifying, consolidating, and aligning Indicators of Progress with the Measures of Success that ensure students are on track to meet the Measures of Success. 
• Identifying and verifying the credibility of the data sources that will help us know where the D.C. community is in regards to the Measures of Success.
• Creating an initial inventory of the civic strategies that support the accomplishment of the Measures of Success.

DCEC is also reaching out to stakeholders who are identifying goals, and measures and indicators of success to develop a set of shared metrics. The Civic Agenda, together with the frameworks developed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), and the Interagency Collaboration and Services Integration Commission (ICSIC), are allowing community-wide thought and action that can improve public education and the success of D.C.'s youth in life.

This page will be continuously updated as new information about the Civic Agenda becomes available.