ANTHONY LORENZO GREEN

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONER

SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT 8B04
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 8B
1809 Savannah Street SE, Suite A, Washington, DC 20020

October 20, 2014

DC Public Charter School Board
3333 14th Street NW Suite 210
Washington, DC 20010
Dear DC Public Charter School Board:
I am Anthony Lorenzo Green and I serve as the current Advisory Neighborhood
Commissioner for ANC 8B04. I am writing to express my full support for Rocketship
coming to the Woodland and Fort Stanton Communities in Ward 8.
Currently the proposed location of the school is set to be constructed within feet of a
public housing development and a halfway house. While I initially had reservations
about the proposed location, as I expressed in my letter to the board dated
09/05/2014, I no longer have a concern about the school being built so close to
Hope Village Halfway House. Hope Village has been a part of the Woodland
community for over 20 years with very little issues. Many families have been raising
their children in Woodland Terrace Public Housing Development for many years
throughout the time Hope Village has been here. If it hasnt been an issue for 20
years, why would it be an issue now?
It baffles me when representatives on the same commission I sit on have been
protesting and complaining about the outreach to the community. As I testified at
DCPCSBs board meeting on October 14, 2014, a representative from Rocketship has
been attending our ANC meetings for over a year, making every attempt to build
relationships with myself and fellow commissioners. Chairman Watson refused to
meet with them. Commissioner Gaston was absent from our meetings from April
2014 through July 2014 and only became active when we invited Rocketship to our
public meeting in July. I have personally called for our ANC to hold a public town
hall/hearing on the Rocketship project and have been shot down every time. It
became very clear to me that the opposition to Rocketship has nothing to do with
the school itself but has everything to do with the fact that its a charter school.
I am and will forever be a proponent of quality education coming into Ward 8,
especially with Rocketships blended learning model. I strongly encourage the board
to approve Rocketships charter agreement.
Sincerely,

Anthony Lorenzo Green

Commissioner 8B04