Designing Schools for What's Next

Voices from the Field

DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis sits down with two leaders who govern some of DC's most dedicated public charter schools and who carry the ultimate responsibility for the students and communities they serve. This episode explores what board leadership truly requires, from holding schools accountable to their missions, to supporting school leadership, to ensuring that every decision made at the board level finds its way to the students these schools were built to serve. Joining Dr. Walker-Davis for this conversation: Troy Donte Prestwood Board Chair, Learn DC Charter School Fonda Sutton Board Chair, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School Together they bring two distinct and powerful perspectives on what board governance in DC's public charter sector actually looks like in practice. It is happening every day inside the schools they serve.

Designing Schools for What's Next

DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis sits down with two leaders whose schools are already answering a question that should be at the center of education conversation in this city: What does school look like when we design it for today's realities instead of yesterday's norms? This episode explores how schools are doing more with less, rethinking how and when learning happens, building programs that meet students where they are, and creating environments where professionalism, safety, and belonging are not afterthoughts but foundations.

Leadership in Practice

DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis sits down with Patricia Brantley, Chief Executive Officer of Friendship Public Charter School, and Allison R. Kokkoros, Chief Executive Officer of Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, for an honest conversation about what leadership in DC's charter school sector actually looks like. "UnCHARTERed Territory" addresses what the work truly requires from the people doing it and the hard decisions, the moments that tested them, and what thirty years of building charter schools in this city has taught leaders who refused to settle for anything less than what their students deserved. This episode is essential listening for anyone who leads a school, supports one, or simply believes that great leadership changes lives.

UnCHARTERED Territory Trailer

Led by Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis, education leaders across DC are bringing their individual stories, knowledge, questions, and more. “Unchartered Territory” is a podcast that satiates the growing need for platforms that highlight thoughtful dialogue, innovative ideas, and the people working every day to improve learning opportunities for students, not just discussing the issues, but actively collaborating to find solutions.