Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held a national town meeting with students from around the country at WETA in Shirlington and with him were students from Wakefield High School.  The purpose of the town meeting was to follow up on the President’s speech to the nation’s students from Wakefield this September.   Secretary Duncan wanted to hear from students what worked and what didn’t for them and how adults could help support students in their learning and to stay in school.  Our students talk about a number of programs at Wakefield that connect them to each other and to the larger community.  They credit the community that Wakefield creates as a major support helping them succeed in school.  You can watch the town meeting here and see how proud we can all be of Wakefield and our students http://www.apsva.us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=64053

In case you aren’t able to watch to the end, I want readers to know that Secretary Duncan says that he is a fan of Wakefield and that it can serve as a model for the country. The picture of me with the Secretary was taken after the President’s Speech at Wakefield.  Yes, the Secretary is very tall—I’m standing on my tip toes.