In January, DC Public Schools (DCPS) announced that programming will discontinue at Washington Metropolitan High School. 

In order to ensure students smoothly transition to their next school or graduate this year, DCPS is providing dedicated supports to students and families during this time. In order to keep the Washington Metropolitan community informed on this work, DCPS will post regular updates to the School Planning Blog. 

Below is an overview of supports provided to Washington Metropolitan students, families, and staff in May.  In light of coronavirus (COVID-19) school closures, you’ll notice some adjustments to the delivery of support, but our commitment to the Washington Met community is stronger than ever during these difficult times. 

Student and Family Supports 

• Virtual graduation for Washington Metropolitan will take place on June 19.

• Outreach to families to support them through the enrollment process is underway, and a number of students are already completely enrolled in new schools for next year.

• The Re-Engagement Specialists are continuing to support Washington Metropolitan leadership with distance learning. They are monitoring several areas such as the number of devices distributed and the number of students logging in each week for lessons.

• All Special Education programs have been successfully transferred to Luke C. Moore. 

Staff Supports 

• The Teacher Recruitment and Selection team, in collaboration with the Staffing team, is continuing to track offers teacher receive to ensure all teachers are supported to find a placement for next year. Most teachers have already found new positions.

• Staff participated in a Professional Development session entitled, “Culturally Relevant and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy,” and the School Mental Health team concluded their trauma informed schools workshop series. 

Continuing Supports   

• The District is continuing to respond to the COVID-19 public health crisis and make decisions that are in the best interest of our entire community. Washington Met will continue to receive services through remote means. Read more about DCPS’ response to COVID-19 and outreach to students and families at https://dcps.dc.gov/coronavirus.

• DCPS is offering free meals for any young person under the age of 18 at nearly 40 school sites throughout the city. See the full list of DCPS and public charter school locations at https://coronavirus.dc.gov/food.