Thank you all for attending our community meetings on the proposed closure of Washington Metropolitan High School. We have appreciated hearing from everyone and encourage staff, students, families, and community members to continue to share their thoughts on the proposed closure by either calling (202) 478 – 9289 and leaving a voicemail or completing this feedback form and submitting it to DCPS.Planning@k12.dc.gov. DCPS will continue to collect feedback until end of day Friday, December 20^th.

In addition to the staff and community meetings DCPS has hosted, we are adding two student listening sessions. Our Chief of Secondary Schools, Sito Narcisse, and Chancellor Ferebee will each be hosting individual student listening sessions to hear directly from both middle school and high school students at Washington Metropolitan. See table below for more details on this process timeline:

NOV. 26	NOV. 26 DEC. 4 DEC. 6	DEC. 9 DEC. 12	MID-DEC. to EARLY-JAN.	DEC. 20	EARLY-JAN.	MID-JAN.
Proposal is shared with school community.	Meetings held with school staff.	Public meetings held with school community.	Student listening sessions with DCPS staff and Chancellor	Deadline for community to provide feedback on the proposal.	Public feedback is compiled and shared with Mayor.	Decision on closure determined by Mayor.

Lastly, you can find all the resources we shared at our community meetings below:

• DCPS Community Letters
  • Announcement letter of proposed closure – Nov. 26
  • Update letter on proposal – Dec. 18
• Meeting materials:
  • Meeting presentation
  • Additional FAQ for middle school students
  • Additional FAQ for high school students
• Meeting notes from both community meetings

If you have any questions, please contact the Strategic School Planning Team at DCPS.Planning@k12.dc.gov.