Season 2 of Uncharted Territory is here! In Episode 1, "One City, Every Learner," DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis sits down with State Superintendent of Education Dr. Antoinette Mitchell for an honest look at where DC's education system stands this school year and where it's headed next.

Watch, then share it with an educator, a school leader, or a parent.

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In the final episode of Season 1 of “UnCHARTERed Territory”, DC PCSB Executive Director Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis sits down with Paul Kihn, Deputy Mayor for Education for the District of Columbia, for an honest conversation about one of the most important and least visible parts of public education in the city. What actually happens between the moment a policy is made and the moment it reaches a student sitting in a classroom? Paul Kihn coordinates policy across DC Public Schools, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, early childhood programs, and the broader education landscape. He is also a parent in Washington, DC. That combination of professional responsibility and personal stake made for a conversation that DC's education community needs to hear. Watch it now and share it with an educator, a school leader, a parent, or anyone who believes in what DC's schools can do.

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.

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.

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.

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.