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                                                          Archived InformationU.S. Deputy Secretary of Education to Visit Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on a “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” School Visit
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**November 14, 2023 - 9:15am**Event Date 2 :**November 14, 2023 - 11:30am**Event Date 3 :**November 14, 2023 - 1:45pm
On Tuesday Nov.14, 2023, U.S. Deputy Secretary of  Education Cindy Marten will make a “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” school visit  to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district, to visit three schools and  discuss how they can continue to promote academic excellence and prepare  students for global competitiveness.
Deputy Secretary Marten will first visit Oaklawn Language  Academy, where she will learn about the school’s Spanish language immersion  education, a program that promotes bilingualism, bi-literacy, and multicultural  proficiency. She will then visit Pineville Elementary School where she will  hold roundtable discussions to learn more on the school’s Early Literacy  program known as “Queen City Readers,” a program that helps Kindergarten and  first grade students develop word reading skills that are foundational in  achieving high-level reading comprehension. Her last stop will be at Matthews  Elementary School, where she will spend time learning about how they use their  Out-of-School Time Tutoring program to accelerate learning for their students.  While at Matthews Elementary School, the Deputy Secretary will also take part  in a roundtable discussion with students, teachers, tutors, and parents who  participate in the Out-of-School Time Tutoring program.
The “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” initiative kicked off  in January, on the heels of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s major address, “Raise the Bar: Lead  the World,” where he laid out the U.S. Department of Education’s  vision, his continued priorities to promote academic excellence and  preparedness for global competitiveness, and the Biden-Harris Administration’s  commitment to ensuring states, school districts, and schools have the support  they need to prepare students for the 21st century global economy.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten 
Superintendent Crystal L. Hill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Principal Kristi Trangsrud, Oaklawn Language Academy 
Learning Community Superintendent Acquanetta Edmond, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 
Executive Director Amanda Cahn, Learning and Teaching Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Oaklawn Language Academy students, parents, and staffWhat :
                 Tour of Oaklawn Language AcademyWhen :

                 Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023  
9:15 a.m. EDT – Welcome and briefing from school leadership
9:25 a.m. EDT – Dual Language Instruction Classroom visits and student interviews
10:15 a.m. EDT – Roundtable discussion with students (closed to press)
(Times subject to change)Where :
                 Oaklawn Language Academy 
1810 Oaklawn Ave.
Charlotte, North Carollina
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten   
Superintendent Crystal L. Hill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Principal Bobby French, Pineville Elementary School
Learning Community Superintendent Nicolette Grant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 
Executive Director Amanda Cahn, Learning and Teaching Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Director of Elementary Education Pa Thao, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools  
Executive Director of Pre-K Programs Teressa Beam, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 
Executive Director Read Charlotte Munro Richardson
K-1 Impact Manager Madison Brown 
Pineville Elementary School students and teachersWhat :
                 Tour of Pineville Elementary SchoolWhen :

                 Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023  
11:30 a.m. EDT – Welcome and briefing from school leadership  
11:50 a.m. EDT – Roundtable discussions with students, tutors, and staff of “Queen City Readers” (closed to press)
(Times subject to change)Where :
                 Pineville Elementary School 
204 Lowry St.  
Pineville, North Carolina
    		Event 3
                  Who :
                 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten  
Superintendent Crystal L. Hill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 
Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 
Principal Penny Beth Crisp, Matthews Elementary School
Learning Community Superintendent Kondra Rattley 
Executive Director Amanda Cahn, Learning and Teaching Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Matthews Elementary students, parents, tutors and teachersWhat :
                 Tour of Matthews Elementary SchoolWhen :

                 Tuesday, Nov.14, 2023   
1:45 p.m. EDT – Welcome and briefing from school leadership  
2 p.m. EDT – Visit classrooms and observe Out-of-School-Time Tutoring 
2:30 p.m EDT – Press conference  
3 p.m. EDT – students, parents, tutors, Teacher Small Group Roundtable (closed to press) 
(Times subject to change)Where :
                 Matthews Elementary School
200 E. McDowell St.
Matthews, North Carolina 

Unless noted, these are all open press events. If you are interested in covering any of these events, please RSVP to pressRSVP@ed.gov.
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