School Home Association of Duke Ellington (SHADE)

Great to see Ellington students speaking their minds on NBC Nighly News. http://ow.ly/cnyP50Jeyq4

New exhibition at the National Gallery of Art gives viewers global journey through Black history Curator Kanitra Fletcher says the mission of “Afro-Atlantic Histories,” a new exhibition at the National Gallery of art in Washington, is to ensure “people understand that work by Black diasporic people is just as treasured and important as the European art that you see.” It includes over 13...

D.C. Electronics Collection Event Set for April 9 at V Street Northwest - The Washington Informer http://ow.ly/ztoB50IF222

D.C. Electronics Collection Event Set for April 9 The Reverse Logistics Group, in partnership with electronic manufacturers such as Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung and VTech, will collect used electronics on April 9 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at V Street NW between 13th and 14th streets.

REMINDER: SHADE's General Meeting is Tonight, Wednesday April 6 at 8:00 PM! - https://mailchi.mp/534c9985d083/shade-april-2022-meeting

Meeting with Chancellor Ferebee Set for Tuesday April 5 at 6PM https://www.shadepto.com/news/meeting-with-chancellor-ferebee

Meeting with Chancellor Ferebee Set for Tuesday April 5 at 6PM — School Home Association of Duke Ellington School of the Arts (SHADE) The meeting with Chancellor Ferebee has finally been set for Tuesday, April 5, at 6:00 PM. One of the main goals of this meeting is to learn more about Chancellor Ferebee's position and vision for the DCPS-DESAP partnership. As you know they are in ongoing negotiations to update the DESAP-DCPS 2000

Show your spirit and join us for a Class Fun Day next Friday, April 1! Class Fun Day will take place on the Front Lawn during both lunch periods. Each class will take a class picture in front of the Big Chair so forget to wear your class color for the special day!

REMINDER: On Wednesday, March 16 masks will be optional within schools.

PARENTS: Parent-Teacher Conference Day is March 10. Register today: http://ow.ly/czVG50IbW1I

SHADE PTO President Amber Golden testifying today before the DC Council about Ellington's budget and governance negotiations.

IMPORTANT TONIGHT: SHADE General Meeting + School Budget to be Discussed - https://mailchi.mp/42980d1a3d4d/shade-march-2022-general

Posted • DCPS is on a two-hour delay for January 20, 2022. Students previously scheduled to learn virtually should also plan to log into virtual classes two hours later than their scheduled time.

Essential employees currently reporting in-person should follow their normal tour of duty. Non-essential employees currently reporting in-person should follow the 2-hour delay. All staff working remotely should continue their normal tour of duty.

DCPS is on a two-hour delay for Thursday, January 20. All students should report to school two hours later than normal bell schedule or start time. All before care and morning programs are canceled.

Due to weather conditions, all DCPS schools will be closed on Friday January 7. This includes students previously scheduled to learn virtually.

Debido a las condiciones meteorológicas, todas las escuelas de DCPS estarán cerradas en viernes 7 de enero.