LSAT-Mtg-Draft-Notes - 4/10/25 6:30 pm Zoom Meeting Notes

Aug 30, 2026

LSAT meeting draft notes from a Zoom session on 4/10/25 at 6:30 pm document attendance, a proposed agenda, and action-oriented follow-ups. The notes cover budget updates for 2025-2026 and Foodprints funding, SPED/IEP compliance and make-up-hour plans, enrollment lottery results with strategies to reach DCPS targets, and next-year hiring expectations. They also include community-suggested topics focused on safety-related protocols, including non-consensual incidents and elopements.

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Proposed Agenda

Follow ups on past LSAT topics

Enrollment

Hiring for next year

Community-suggested topics

Notes (action items in red)

Follow ups on past LSAT topics

2025-26 Submitted Budget

Enrollment

Ludlow Taylor April LSAT Meeting Date: 4/10/25 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Zoom In Attendance: Penelope Miller (Principal); Beth Ward-O'Connor (Parent Rep, Co-Chair); Channing Cooper (Teacher Rep, Co-Chair); Elisabeth Golub (Teacher Rep, Secretary); LaQuontinesha Atchinson (WTU Building Rep); Chris Hanley (PTO Co-President); Shoko Satoh (Parent Rep) , Janice Casimir-Joseph (Teacher Rep) Sharona Robinson (DCPS Family Engagement Specialist) , Josiah Barnes (Manager of Strategy & Logistics) Yakeema Blackstone (Teacher Rep); Kayla Reid (Restorative Justice Coordinator) . *About 10 additional teachers/parents/community members on the call* Proposed Agenda 1. Follow ups on past LSAT topics - '25-'26 Budget: Summary of submitted budget & Foodprints funding -SPED/IEP compliance update 2. Enrollment -Lottery results -Strategies to meet DCPS enrollment targets 3. Hiring for next year -New positions -Positions we expect to be open? 4. Community-suggested topics -Process/protocol around safety-related issues, including non-consensual incidents between students & elopements Notes [action items in red] 1. Follow ups on past LSAT topics • Hiring Updates [LT LSAT MEETING, SLIDE 4] o Co-chair reviewed that with the new Music Teacher & SWD teacher, LT is fully staffed, apart from one CES classroom where a teacher is out a few days a week on parental leave. o There was a question about whether an official letter went out to first grade families explaining that the school didn’t get funding for a fourth 1st-grade teacher. Dr. Miller stated that she didn’t send out a separate letter to families, but did include this information a school-wide community newsletter. o There was a question about whether families of students with IEPs who missed hours earlier in the year have all been updated. Dr. Miller replied that the new SWD teacher is sending out a tracker to these families weekly with an update on missing hours. Dr. Miller added that the school believes that they will be able to make-up the hours for all students , with the exception of about two. DCPS has asked the school to make up those hours (i.e. instead of the system offering families compensatory tutoring services) . One option is to offer students Extended School Year (ESY) placement over the summer. Dr. Miller committed to ensuring families of children who are missing IEP hours will be made aware of their options. o There was a question about whether additional support is available for the CES classroom where the teacher is out a few days a week on parental leave. Dr. Miller replied that the school is not able to provide anyone in-house to offer additional support. Right now, admin is continuing to work with the teacher to make sure they’re leaving plans for the classroom aides on the days the teacher is out. • ’25-26 Submitted Budget [LT LSAT MEETING, SLIDE 5] o Co-chair summarized the submitted budget, with the caveat that the Huse has gone to recess w/out restoring the DC Budget. She highlighted any significant changes from the current school year’s budget. o There was a question from a parent rep about whether the DC CFO has given any guidance on what might happen if schools are asked to make cuts. Dr. Miller replied that the school has not received any guidance from DCPS to make any changes for the current school year or next year. Sharona Robinson, DCPS Family Engagement Specialist who was on the call, added that if furloughs do happen, that will come from the Mayor. Parent rep followed up to ask if there is any contingency planning. Ms. Robinson replied that those conversations are happening, but she has not been a part of them. An LT parent on the call who works for DC Government shared her experience from working during a previous furlough. At that time, positions weren’t cut, but employees were no longer paid for some holidays that had previously been paid. This parent stated that DC agencies are currently planning not just for t

FAQs

What are the main follow-up items discussed from past LSAT topics?

The notes focus on staffing/hiring updates, SPED/IEP compliance, making up missing IEP hours, and support for classrooms impacted by teacher leave.

How does the meeting address enrollment and waitlist management?

It summarizes lottery results, sets expectations for Pre-K 3 matched families, notes a historical capture rate around 75%, and explains why the waitlist is not planned to be touched until August.

What planning is described for next year’s hiring and roles?

The notes include hiring updates indicating LT is fully staffed with an exception for one CES classroom where coverage is limited due to parental leave, and they list new positions and expected openings as part of the agenda.

Aug 30, 2026

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