2019-20 Student Representatives
In June 2019, it was announced that Dayja Burton, a rising senior at McKinley Technology High School, and Alex O’Sullivan, a rising sophomore at BASIS DC PCS, were selected to serve as Student Representatives for the 2019–20 school year. Dayja Burton is a McKinley Technology Zelinger award winner, a recipient of the Perseverance Award, and a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll and National Honor Society. Alex O’Sullivan is a member of Youth and Government, co-founder and president of his school’s poetry club, and a volunteer tutor at his local elementary school. As Student Representatives, Burton and O’Sullivan will also co-chair the 2019–20 Student Advisory Committee (SAC), a volunteer group of students from District high schools in both D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and the public charter sector.
2018-19 Student Advisory Committee
The Student Advisory Committee serves as the voice of students in the State Board’s work. They are consulted on issues of policy before the Board. The Student Advisory Committee meets at least once per month. Each year, the Committee sends the SBOE a report on a matter of importance to District students, providing recommended next steps.
Below is the full list of the 2018-19 Student Advisory Committee:
| Name | School | Grad Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marjoury Alicea, co-chair | Capital City PCS | 2019 |
| Tatiana Robinson, co-chair | Frank W. Ballou HS | 2019 |
| Aaliyah Dick | Woodrow Wilson HS | 2019 |
| Aaron Spruill | Friendship Collegiate Academy HS | 2019 |
| Akhayla Reynolds | McKinley Technology HS | 2019 |
| Aleghzia Smith | Friendship Technology Preparatory HS | 2019 |
| Anna Brosowsky | DC International School | 2021 |
| Arnedja Evans | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | 2020 |
| Ayodeji Okuleye | Washington Latin Public Charter School | 2019 |
| Chandler Nutall | School Without Walls HS | 2019 |
| Daniel Rodriguez | Benjamin Banneker HS | 2019 |
| Diana Shea | BASIS DC | 2019 |
| Emma Quigg | BASIS DC | 2019 |
| Hannah Dunn | Woodrow Wilson HS | 2019 |
| Hannah Dorosin | Woodrow Wilson HS | 2020 |
| Henry Addison Jr. | Benjamin Banneker HS | 2020 |
| Imani Horton | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | 2019 |
| Janae Chambers | Friendship Collegiate Academy HS | 2019 |
| Jayna Brown | Duke Ellington School of the Arts | 2019 |
| Jerome Foster II | Washington Leadership Academy | 2020 |
| Joseph Soltani | Eastern Senior High School | 2019 |
| Kasai Rogers | DC International School | 2020 |
| Kaya Myers | Thurgood Marshall Academy | 2019 |
| Khiya Derricott | Washington Latin PCS | 2019 |
| London Hart | SEED PCS | 2019 |
| Maya Woods-Arthur | Washington Latin PCS | 2019 |
| Maya Gray | Benjamin Banneker HS | 2020 |
| N'yana Martin | Thurgood Marshall Academy | 2019 |
| Raquel Robinson | Friendship Technology Preparatory HS | 2021 |
| Sifan Hunde | Benjamin Banneker HS | 2019 |
| Siraj Carter | Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) | 2020 |
| Syamyia Beach | Frank W. Ballou HS | 2019 |
| Winston Wardlaw | DC International School | 2021 |
| Zachary Crouch | Benjamin Banneker HS | 2019 |
2017-18 Student Advisory Committee Final Report
At the May 16, 2018 SBOE Public Meeting, Student Representatives Tallya Rhodes and Tatiana Robinson, along with members of the SAC, presented a final report to the Board for consideration. The SAC met eight times over the course of the 2017-18 school year and selected two key topics that its members felt could be improved in the District’s public schools. The proposals submitted by the SAC focused on college readiness and equal access to educational opportunities in the District. Working in two teams, SAC members developed a peer-to-peer mentoring program for District students and built a resource website for students looking for guidance and insight into college and career opportunities.
2017-18 Student Advisory Committee
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Tallya Rhodes, Student Representative | H.D. Woodson HS |
| Tatiana Robinson, Student Representative | Ballou HS |
| Aaliyah Dick | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| Agustin Pereira Martinez | School Without Walls HS |
| Aniyah Fields | Thurgood Marshall Academy |
| Ayia Evans | Benjamin Banneker HS |
| Chandler Nutall | School Without Walls |
| Charlotte Mestrich | School Without Walls |
| Daniel Osmin Rodriguez | Benjamin Banneker HS |
| Davine Holsey | H.D. Woodson HS |
| De Jesus Ray Vincent Lagman | Benjamin Banneker HS |
| Diana Shea | BASIS DC |
| Dwight Harris | Ballou HS |
| Emilia Majersik | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| Emma K Quigg | BASIS DC |
| Hannah Dunn | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| Jamiah Hall | Roosevelt HS |
| Janae Chambers | Friendship Collegiate Academy |
| Jasmin Woodruff | Benjamin Banneker HS |
| Jerome Foster II | Washington Leadership Academy |
| John Carlos Garcia | Capital City Public Charter School |
| Marcia Bailey | Cesar Chavez PCS- Parkside |
| Menkhu-ta Whaley | Thurgood Marshall Academy |
| Natalie Seablom | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| Nathaniel Hutton | The Lab School |
| Zachary Crouch | Benjamin Banneker HS |
2016-17 Student Advisory Committee Final Report
In its second year, the Student Advisory Committee continued its mission to promote student voice within the District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter school systems. Student Representatives and SAC co-chairs Alex Dorosin and Jamiah Hall led the committee in writing a final proposal for a system promoting administrative accessibility and other improvements to the high school student experience.
The State Board of Education approved the Student Advisory Committee’s final report at its June 2017 public meeting.
2016-17 Student Advisory Committee
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Alex Dorosin, Student Representative | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| Jamiah Hall, Student Representative | Roosevelt HS |
| Tavian Southall | Thurgood Marshall Academy |
| Nathaniel Hutton | The Lab School |
| Jasmin Woodruff | Benjamin Banneker HS |
| Lucas Colella | Woodrow Wilson HS |
2015-16 Student Advisory Committee Final Report
By a unanimous vote in their first meeting, the Student Advisory Committee selected the topic of Teacher Accountability as their area of focus for the year. The SAC met four times over the course of the 2015-16 school year, with each meeting representing a distinct step in the process of developing a set of policy proposals for the State Board of Education. You can read the full final report here. At the State Board’s June public meeting, the final SAC report was presented and passed unanimously.
2015-16 Student Advisory Committee
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Brian Contreras, Student Representative | School Without Walls |
| Destinee Whittington, Student Representative | Richard Wright PCS |
| Joshua Adams | Friendship PCS – Tech Prep |
| Jack Nugent | School Without Walls |
| JaRhonda Roberts | Friendship PCS – Collegiate Academy |
| Nate Green | KIPP DC – College Prep |
| Natalie Seablom | Wilson HS |
| Mykaila Lofton | BASIS DC PCS |
| Alex Dorosin | Wilson HS |
