Final decision on the proposed closure of Washington Metropolitan HS, including Spanish translations:

• Letter to Washington Metropolitan High School Community – 1-22-2020
  • Spanish letter to Washington Metropolitan School Community 
• Washington Metropolitan Letter and FAQ for Students
  • Spanish letter and FAQ Wash Met families

Through DCPS Opportunity Academies, it is our goal to ensure that students who have had exceptions with traditional school models have the school community and necessary supports that will prepare them for success in college, career, and life beyond graduation. After gathering feedback from stakeholders on the proposal and recognizing that DCPS has a responsibility to create learning environments so that every student can succeed at their neighborhood school, we have reached a decision: DCPS is moving forward on our recommendation to close Washington Metropolitan High School at the end of School Year 2019-2020. 

The closure of a school is never taken lightly. From the end of November through the beginning of January, DCPS engaged over 200 stakeholders to ensure we heard from students, staff, families, and community members as we made a decision that we feel would best improve the education opportunities for Washington Metropolitan students.

To read more about the rationale and supports DCPS is providing students, families, and staff at this time, the above letters and FAQ are linked.

DCPS engaged approximately 200 stakeholders on the proposed closure of Washington Metropolitan High School. Main stakeholder groups included Washington Metropolitan staff, students, families, and community members. This document provides a high-level summary of our feedback timeline and process, as well as key themes that emerged from these feedback sessions. To gather feedback from stakeholders on this proposal, DCPS hosted staff meetings, community forums, student listening sessions, and created a phone number for community members to leave feedback via voicemail. To read the feedback summary from all the above-mentioned engagement, check out the memo below:

• Wash Met Feedback Summary Memo

DCPS thanks all who took time to provide feedback on this proposal and engage in conversations around the future of Washington Metropolitan High School. A school closure is something we never consider lightly, and we recognize the impact the proposal has had on the Wash Met community and its students. The feedback received during this process is informing our strategic planning initiatives of how we can better serve all students.

For questions, please contact the Strategic School Planning Team at DCPS.Planning@k12.dc.gov