Framing the Debate- Dr. Hite to Meet w/ PGCYD and Students

Dr. Hite, Superintendent of the Prince George’s County Public Schools, will meet with PGCYD and students this week for a “Student & Community Speak Out”. This comes only days after he has delivered his first State of the Schools Address. His speech which hit many of the same lines that have became customary for these speeches also included a defining promise from the new leader of the system, to “dramatically improve student achievement”. He talked about his belief that no child is born smart but that it is something that people become, and it was his desire to “make every child in Prince George’s County smarter”. So since we have heard his speech what else could Dr. Hite have to say that is worth listening to? The answer is a whole lot.

Dr. Hite’s visit to Flowers High School to meet with the Prince George’s County Young Democrats, students, their parents, and community members will give him the ability to further explain his vision for the school system. The forum will allow students to speak directly to power and voice their thoughts on the district and areas that they see as doing well but also areas that need to improve. As the school system slowly improves into the image that parents and students alike want for the county, Dr. Hite must come to this meeting to give answers about what challenges may stand in the way this academic year and how he plans to fight against them. His meeting with PGCYD which is a political organization could allow him the ability to ask for the champions that he might need to protect school funding and push for the reforms he thinks are needed. How will he do? We can only wait and see, but we hope you will join us.

PGCYD Presents: A Student and Community Speak Out

w/ Dr. Hite- Superintendent of Schools

Thursday, October 15, 2009

6:00PM

C.H. Flowers High School

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Joseph Lynn Kitchen Jr.

Executive Vice President- PGCYD