In this Issue

  Mayor Fenty Calls For Citywide Participation in the 2010 Census

  DC Public Schools Achieve Significant Gains on NAEP

  Fenty Administration Breaks Ground on Ward 1 Senior Wellness Center

  District Opens New Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library

  Fenty Administration Celebrates New Athletic Field in Columbia Heights

  City Opens New Bike Facility at Union Station

Mayor Fenty Calls for Citywide Participation in the 2010 Census

Mayor Fenty, joined by District of Colombia Office of Planning Director Harriet Tregoning and US Census Bureau Philadelphia Regional Office Director Fernando Armstrong, announced the DC Counts Campaign, and the city’s efforts to mobilize District residents to participate in the 2010 United States Census. Read more.

DC Public Schools Achieve Significant Gains on NAEP

Fenty, joined by Deputy Mayor for Education Victor Reinoso, Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee, and State Superintendent of Education Kerri Briggs, announced that District schools achieved remarkable progress on the 2009 Mathematics National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). While scores nationwide stagnated, District fourth and eighth grade students achieved significant increases, affirming the District’s ongoing education reform efforts. Read more.

Fenty Administration Breaks Ground on Ward 1 Senior Wellness         Center

Mayor Fenty joined community leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the $4 million Ward 1 Senior Wellness Center on Georgia Avenue in the Park View/Pleasant Plains neighborhoods. Read more.

District Opens New Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library

Mayor Fenty, joined by Councilmember Marion Barry, Councilmember Harry Thomas, Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper, and members of the District of Columbia Board of Library Trustees celebrated the opening of the Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library with a ribbon-cutting. The new library, located in the Shops at Parkland at 1547 Alabama Avenue, replaces the Parklands-Turner Kiosk. Read more.

Fenty Administration Celebrates New Athletic Field in Columbia         Heights

Mayor Fenty and Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) Executive Director Allen Lew celebrated the completion of a new athletic field at the Columbia Heights Educational Center (CHEC) for Bell-Lincoln students. Read more.

City Opens New Bike Facility at Union Station

Mayor Fenty along with Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Gabe Klein and members of the biking community held a ribbon cutting in celebration of the District’s new, highly anticipated Bikestation® DC. Read more.

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