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