Action Items and Important Dates

50th Anniversary Gala- Don’t Miss This!

You’re invited to our unforgettable Gala, marking 50 remarkable years of the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School at our iconic Harvard Street Campus building! 

• Theme: Educating Generations, Building Futures: Celebrating 50 Years
• Date: May 2, 2024
• Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
• Location: 1100 Harvard St. NW, Washington DC 20009

Our learners' dreams and ambitions remain at the heart of everything we do. Your donation will directly support vital programs such as the Achieving the Dream Scholarship Program, our Student Emergency Fund, and Digital Equity Initiatives. 

Don't miss out on this momentous occasion! Get your tickets now at our exclusive Staff rate of just $75 – that's a fantastic 50% discount off general admission! Hurry, we only have 100 tickets left, so secure your spot today! You can purchase a maximum of two tickets at this rate, for you and a guest.

To buy your tickets now, click here.

50th Anniversary Cake for All-Staff

As a small token of our appreciation to all our staff and part of the celebration of our 50th Anniversary, we’re serving cake on Monday April 8th at the cafeteria of Harvard Street Campus and Wednesday, April 10th at the cafeteria of the Sonia Gutierrez Campus from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Stop by to celebrate and enjoy some delicious cake! Members of the Executive Leadership Team will be present to welcome and serve you cake.

50th Anniversary Gala Ticket Giveaway

Get ready to join the excitement as we launch our special campaign to win 2 tickets to our grand 50th Anniversary Gala! You don’t want to miss this opportunity!

Here’s how you can be part of the celebration:

Step 1: Share this post here on your timeline using the official campaign hashtag: #CRSchool50

Step 2: The person with the highest combined likes on their shared posts at the end of the contest on Friday, April 26th, snags 2 tickets to our memorable Gala event!

Step 3: The person with the highest combined likes on their shared posts at the end of the contest snags 2 tickets to our spectacular Gala event!

Don’t miss your shot to be part of this historic celebration and support our mission of empowering learners! Get ready to share, like, and win!

Cultural Celebrations Community Survey

We need your input! Please fill out this short survey to help envision our school’s cultural celebrations moving forward. Survey link HERE.



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Virtual Career Training & GED Information Sessions

Our Career Training programs are holding internal information sessions in-person on April 24th from 7:30 am – 8:30 pm and on May 1st from 10:30 am – 11:30 am at the Sonia Gutierrez Campus. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested in pursuing a career as a Bilingual Teaching Assistant, in Culinary Arts, IT or as a Nurse Aide. 

Virtual Session through Zoom

• Thursday, April 11, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Meeting ID: 889 6438 5070
• Passcode: workforce

News and Updates

Team Hiring Updates: Congratulations Helina!

We are pleased to announce that Helina Demissie has been promoted to the role of Director of Student Services for the Harvard Street Campus. She previously served as Interim Director of Student Services and Lead Retention Specialist/Case Manager. With her extensive experience and unwavering commitment to student success, Heina is exceptionally suited to guide Student Services. In her new role, Helina will be responsible for the smooth operation of day-to-day activities within the department, ensuring that our students receive the support they need. 

Please join us in congratulating Helina on her achievement, and we eagerly anticipate the valuable contributions she will make to our community.

Egnyte Training Session

This training session is targeted to current Carlos Rosario School Egnyte users and will provide an overview of Egnyte and its most relevant features for our organization. We will cover topics like:

• Sharing and Collaboration: Access and co-edit Microsoft Office and Google workspace
• Review and Approval: Set up automated and audit-ready workflows to ensure files are reviewed and approved before sharing.
• File Sharing Controls: How to safely share files outside of the organization. 

There will also be an opportunity to ask any Egnyte related questions that you may have. Join us for the Egnyte Overview on April 12, 2024, from 11 AM to 12 PM.

If there are any Egnyte related topics that you would like to have covered please email your suggestions to Philip Binns at pbinns@carlosrosario.org by April 5, 2024.

Around Our School and Community

Spring 2024 Health Fair at Carlos Rosario School

Our School hosted its annual Health Fair in collaboration with the Georgetown University School of Medicine HOYA Clinic, at our Harvard Street Campus. This event is aimed at promoting healthy living within our student body and the wider Carlos Rosario School Community. Participants were provided with informative sessions covering screenings for a variety of factors, such as: blood pressure, nutrition, cancer, diabetes, and more.

Carlos Rosario School’s 50th Anniversary Photo Collage Contest

As part of the Carlos Rosario School’s 50th Anniversary, students from different classes at both our Harvard Street and Sonia Gutierrez Campuses are creating photo collages to showcase our School’s memories! These images capture the vibrant spirit and rich history of Carlos Rosario School throughout the years, honoring the journey of the thousands of students over the past five decades. Each photo in the collage tells a unique story, reflecting the diversity and accomplishments of our students.

SG Campus Student Government Guest Presenters

There were two guest presenters at the March 27th Sonia Gutierrez Campus Student Government meetings. Eduardo Perdomo, Director of the Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs facilitated a civics presentation about the DC Government for the morning session. Sam Bonar, Ward 5 Councilmember Constituent Services Coordinator, facilitated a presentation on the same subject for the evening session.

Harvard Street Campus Student Government Class Visits

Student Government Representatives at the Harvard Street Campus are conducting class visits from April 1-4th to promote the group and recruit more representatives from each class. They are highlighting the benefits of joining Student Government, such as developing leadership skills, meeting school leaders, advocating for classmates, and participating in activities and events.

GWHCC Annual Business Expo

Our School attended the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) Annual Business Expo at the Convention Center. The Carlos Rosario School’s Small Business Program was present and sponsored five of our small business vendor graduates with booth space.This allowed our graduates to market and sell products/services to more than 3,000 attendees. Our School’s participation was a big success and allowed us to promote other programs such as: Career Training, ESL, and Citizenship.

CR School Alumna's Alpha Sigma Lambda Induction

Originally from Senegal in West Africa, Awa Lo, Bilingual Teaching Assistant Program graduate and a scholar of the School, was inducted to the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Society for nontraditional students. This recognition is limited to the top 20% of students who have earned sufficient academic credits at Catholic University of America. She is currently working on a Bachelor of Arts in Management from CU’s Metropolitan School of Professional Studies. She has finished almost two-thirds of the program, maintaining an incredible 3.93 GPA.

Salvadoran Author Karen Vargas Visits CR School

Harvard Street Campus hosted a reading activity of the book El Monstruo Sotobosque, a story that teaches us that our roots are full of history and the wonders that are found in El Salvador. Written by Salvadoran author Roxana Méndez, and illustrated by Kiki Garcia, this activity had excellent participation.

Karen works in the education sector as the Director and Founder of Sueños y Letras, an educational course provider that created a bank of literary and artistic tools to train teachers throughout the country in the use of playful and flexible storytelling methodologies to promote well-being in classrooms and communities.



Our literacy students were delighted with the stories and had fun reading and coloring pictures.

Celebrating La Cucina Italiana

Our Culinary Students transported guests to Italy with their newest menu for the most recent Community Culinary Event. Guests were living la dolce vita as they enjoyed dishes such as Italian wedding soup, chianti short ribs, and other delicacies! Enjoy some photos of the delectable delights our Culinary Arts students prepared.

CR Bi-Weekly Bulletin Reminder

We will continue to bring important updates to you via this internal bulletin on a bi-weekly basis. Please expect to receive our CR Bulletin every other Wednesday. The next bulletin will come out on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Remember, you can submit information and/or feature your class activities to communications@carlosrosario.org. 

Our bulletin is not possible without the contributions, support and ideas from our team members. Please consider what you’d like to share with our staff community and encourage your team to do so. Thank you for reading the bulletin and helping to create an impactful and informative communication channel for our team.