This Month at the DC Alliance

November 2026

We look forward to seeing all LEA leaders in person on November 5th at our Fall LEA Leaders Summit. Save the Dates with details are on LEA Leaders’ calendars! Later this month, we also will be celebrating 30 years of chartering at our Gala! Details and tickets can be found here. Please reach out to Rachel Johnston with any questions about Summit or Gala

Our series of programming continues in November:

  • Our SBAC Interim Assessment Series continues with the final session on November 6. More details here. POC: Noah Dougherty

  • Talent Leaders Meeting on November 10 with guest speakers Julie Johnson and Sara Goldband, the former Chief of Talent and Culture and the former Chief Business Officer at DC Public Schools. The conversation will focus on strategic and operational tools to build a proactive, data-driven Annual Recruitment and Selection Calendar and hiring protocols. POC: Noah Dougherty

  • We continue our role-specific meetings (ie: Communicators, Data Leaders, Finance Leaders, Safety Leaders). Details and POCs here. 

The fall advocacy season also continues. There are two important hearings in November:

  • November 4th on Special Education

  • November 12th on Attendance 

Details and registration links are in the Advocacy Hub, updated regularly.

And lastly, check out the new or recently updated resources in the Member Portal:

  • Materials from the Session on AI for Grants: Prospecting, Narratives & Proposal Development, which is included in the Fundraising Series (under in the Operations tab, Finances subsection)

  • Materials from our Employment Law Bootcamp on 10/5, which is linked to the Resources for Talent and HR Leaders (2025) (Under Operations tab, HR subsection)

  • The Resume Bank is updated as new resumes come in. Since September 1, we’ve received 31 resumes. Check it out under the Operations Tab.



Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved, whether you are looking for opportunities to advocate for your students and community or collaborate with other LEA leaders and the DC Alliance team. Here are some great ways to get started:


Check out our meeting spaces list for opportunities to connect, share, and grow with leaders from LEAs across the sector.


Meeting spaces

Head to the advocacy page for opportunities to get involved and resources to help. Or get started with these:




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