The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) recently honored J.O. Wilson Elementary School principal Cheryl Warley as a National Distinguished Principal last week. As the DC honoree Principal Warley joined sixty-two other principals from across the country at the NAESP award ceremony last week.

The National Distinguished Principal program was established 15 years ago to honor exemplary elementary and middle-school principals who “set the pace, character, and quality” of the education children receive.

Since taking over at J.O. Wilson in 2002, Principal Warley has worked to increase parent participation, including creating a parent resource center with computers and one-on-one mentoring. Under her leadership, the school has made its Annual Yearly Progress goals for four consecutive years and its French program continues to be recognized nationally.

She’s built strong ties with the neighborhood, area civic associations, and other groups to make J.O. Wilson a model for community partnerships. With these strong relationships supporting her efforts, she’s overseen the complete renovation of the school library and the school grounds – both are now state-of-the-art facilities.

This is a prestigious award and we’re delighted to congratulate Principal Warley on this honor.

Please join the Government of the District of Columbia, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the National Park Service for a public discussion of the recently released draft CapitalSpace Plan - a joint initiative to improve and unify Washington's park system.

DATE:  Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Meet and Greet:  5:30 - 6:00 pm
Presentation and Q&A:  6:00 - 6:30 pm
Discussion:  6:30 - 7:30 pm

LOCATION: 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

METRO ACCESSIBLE:  Near the Gallery-Place Chinatown and Metro Center Stations

These entities share responsibility for planning and managing the District’s parks. For the first time in 40 years, they are working together to plan for the challenges and opportunities facing our open spaces.

To learn more about the CapitalSpace initiative, check out this video.

DDOT has sent an update for streetscape construction on H Street NE. Please see below: 

One-Lane-Only Restriction In Effect Oct 26-Nov 16
For Eastbound Traffic On H Street NE from 3rd To 7th Streets

Eastbound traffic on H Street NE from 3rd Street to 7th Street will be restricted to one lane for three weeks – from Monday, October 26th through Monday, November 16th.

The District Department of Transportation will put the restriction into effect at 9:30 am on October 26. The restriction is necessary so construction workers can excavate and repave the north center lane of the 300 through 600 blocks of H Street.

MERCHANTS, PLEASE NOTE: During this period, curbside loading and unloading from the eastbound curb lane from 3rd to 7th Streets cannot be allowed.

The work is part of DDOT’s H Street Reconstruction Project. More information about the project is available on the DDOT website, www.ddot.dc.gov, under the “Major Construction Initiatives” menu selection.

Thank you for your patience.

For more information or assistance, contact: Margaret Gentry, Community Relations Specialist, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, 202.320.8534 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . MACTEC is DDOT’s construction manager for the project.

Greetings Everyone!!! The Department of Health has announced some helpful information we all can use during this flu season. They will be hosting free vaccine clinics for youth and pregnant women in each Ward. For Ward 6, the clinics will be held at Eliot-Hine Middle School, 1830 Constitution Ave, NE. The Stadium-Armory Metro Station is just two blocks away and there is on-site parking available. Multiple clinics will be held at both daytime and evening hours to ensure better access for all families.

Below are the dates and times:

October 22nd, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
October 27th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
November 7th, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 14th, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

For more information about the H1N1 flu, please visit the Department of Health's website by clicking here.