District of Columbia

Commissioner

Clara Botstein

Primary Point of Contact

Clara Botstein
Director of Legislation & Governmental Affairs
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
District of Columbia
email clara.botstein@dc.gov
ph 202.280.4377

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Michelle Yan
Chief of Staff
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
The John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 307
Washington, DC 20004
email michelle.yan@dc.gov
ph 202.445.3342

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Alonso Hay
School Liaison
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling & Pentagon
alonso.hay.1@us.af.mil
Ph (202) 284-4064
Website: https://www.jbabfss.com/school-liaison-office

Navy
Horace Franklin
School Liaison
Washington Navy Yard Naval Support Activity
horace.franklin@navy.mil
Ph (202) 433-2566
Website: https://www.navymwrwashington.com/programs/af0a70aa-7c91-4f29-bf50-52511dc1a13c

Seal of Washington DC

Chief State School Officer

Dr. Christina Grant, Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col James Clark, Mission Support Group Commander, 11th Wing, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

State Council Members

Clara Haskell Botstein, Director of Legislation and Governmental Affairs, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
Dr. Christina Grant, Superintendent
LeKisha Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor, Council of the District of Columbia
Donielle Powe, Interim Deputy Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs, District of Columbia Public Schools
Dannelle Gibbs, Student Support Services Coordinator, LEARN DC Public Charter School on JBAB
Alonso Hay, School Liaison Officer, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling & Pentagon, United States Air Force
Horace Franklin, Region School Liaison, Joint Base Anacostia-Boiling (JBAB)
Nakita Fowler, Parent Representative

State Council Meeting

D.C. State Council Meeting May 3, 2018
D.C. State Council Meeting June 17, 2022
Agenda
D.C. State Council Meeting June 12, 2023
Agenda | Minutes
D.C. State Council Meeting June 24, 2024
Agenda

State Website

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile