Submitted by: Councilmember Strab, Waszczak, Redmond
Submitting Department: Legislative
Agenda Section: Action
Item Title:
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FY26 Budget Amendment: EAC Principals’ Luncheon
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Suggested Action:
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I move the Mayor and Council amend the FY26 Budget by adding $1,000 for a Principal’s Luncheon organized by the Hyattsville Education Committee.
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Summary Background:
The Hyattsville Education Advisory Committee is asking for a stipend of $1000 to host Principals or Staff Liaisons from the 11 major schools that are either in Hyattsville or whose majority of students are Hyattsville residents, and an additional meeting with the City of Hyattsville’s Youth Advisory Council. We would like to continue the recurring luncheon that we successfully restarted last year in which we invited principals or school administrators to come together and address many of the larger concerns that their schools are facing and to facilitate discussion about what the Education Advisory Committee could aid with and what we all could collaborate on with the assistance of the city. The list of schools that we would invite individuals from includes Hyattsville Elementary, Felegy Elementary, Hyattsville Middle, Nicholas Orem Middle, Northwestern High School, Rosa Parks Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Chelsea School, St. Matthew’s Parish Day School, DeMatha Catholic High School, and St. Jerome Academy.
Our events would offer an open dialog for principals and students to identify the issues they see within their school communities for both students and for their faculty and staff. It would also allow for an important opportunity to continue a vital dialogue between the schools and to allow them to identify overlapping issues that they could collaborate on. Furthermore, this event would help the Education Advisory Committee market itself as an important community tool to bridge any gaps between the city council and educational community and raise awareness of the committee’s existence as well as the resources at its disposal to aid the local educational community. We are expecting a cost of $1000 for a catered lunch with the hopes of having the luncheon at one of the City Hall rooms or securing a room at the library or rec center.
Next Steps:
If approved, we would begin reaching out to the principals or their staff and send formal invites with a target date of late September or early October for the Principal’s Luncheon. From there, the Education Advisory Committee would begin drafting topics of conversation and share these topics with the principals as well as ordering food and planning out the logistics for the event.
Fiscal Impact:
$1,000 allocated to the luncheon in the FY26 Budget
City Administrator Comments:
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Community Engagement:
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Strategic Goals:
Goal 3 - Promote a Safe and Vibrant Community
Legal Review Required?
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