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Parents praise DC Prep PCS academics and new extracurriculars during public comment
Summary
During a public comment session, multiple parents and guardians commended DC Prep PCS for academic rigor, teacher support and recent additions such as cheerleading and basketball, saying the programs helped students' confidence and engagement.
Several parents and guardians used the public comment period to praise DC Prep PCS's academic program, teacher support and newly offered extracurriculars, saying the school has helped students' confidence and engagement.
"DC Prep has been everything to us and our family," said Resident 1, a parent, adding that the school's curriculum clearly shows "where your child starts, where they were, where they're going, and where they expect them to be." Resident 2 noted nonacademic offerings are important as well: "I really feel like outside of academics, children should have something that they should look forward to," and said adding cheerleading and basketball gives students an incentive after classes.
Other speakers described specific benefits. Resident 4 said her son's participation on the basketball team "has helped his development skill wise. It's helped his confidence level. It's really helped him to develop on and off the court." Resident 8 reported discovering her child serves as a class editor who "walks around, takes notes and feedback from the students, and she puts it together on behalf of the whole class," an example speakers used to illustrate leadership opportunities.
Speakers also praised teachers and responsiveness. One parent said the school's teachers "are very responsive. They're very attentive. They give really great feedback and constructive criticism of what we can do at home to work better as parents and as a community." Another parent said their child has been enrolled since preschool and praised a longtime teacher, Mr. Mather, as an excellent math instructor.
Commenters described experiential and extracurricular activities that students look forward to, including an annual outdoor "virtual world" trip where one child "climbed the highest tree," and a range of after-school options that parents said reinforce learning and accountability at home.
The speakers framed DC Prep PCS as a family-oriented environment that promotes academic rigor and extracurricular engagement. No formal action or vote resulted from these remarks; they were recorded as public comment.
