Month: December 2024

Upcoming changes to school locations

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Swing Spaces Locations: School Year 2025-2026  

During a modernization, some schools are temporarily relocated to a “swing space” location. In School Year 2025-2026, the seven schools listed below will be in swing spaces. For more information, visit the DCPS Facilities website. 

School  Swing Space – Temporary Location  Swing Space Address – Temporary Location  
Brent ES  Meyer  2501 11th St NW, Washington DC 20001  
Burroughs ES  Burroughs modulars 1820 Monroe St NE, Washington DC 20018 
JO Wilson ES  
(moving in January 2025)		Upper Spingarn Field modulars 850 26th St NE, Washington DC 20002  
King ES V Street Anacostia 1409 V St SE, Washington DC 20020 
Malcolm X ES at Green  Davis  4430 H St SE, Washington DC 20019  
Thomas ES  Kenilworth  1300 44th St NE, Washington DC 20019  
Tubman ES  Old Banneker  800 Euclid St NW, Washington DC 20001 

Please note: Drew ES was previously scheduled to relocate to a Swing Space in School Year 2025-2026. On October 21, 2024, the Drew ES community received notification that their relocation to a Swing Space will begin in School Year 2026-2027 instead. For more information, refer to this letter to the Drew community. 

Classroom Relocations: School Year 2025-2026 

To alleviate overutilization, classrooms can be temporarily relocated to another location. In School Year 2025-2026, Bancroft Elementary School will relocate its PK3 and PK4 classrooms to the Sharpe Health building. For more information, refer to this letter to the Bancroft community. 

School  Temporary Location  Address – Temporary Location  
Bancroft ES  Sharpe Health4300 13th St NW, Washington DC 20011

Completed Modernizations: School Year 2025-2026

Three schools will return to their permanent location, upon the completion of a modernization or small capital improvement, in School Year 2025-2026. For more information, visit the DCPS Facilities website. 
 

School  Permanent Address 
Truesdell EC 800 Ingraham St NW, Washington, DC 20011 
Oyster Adams
(Adams campus, serving grades 4-8, only) 		2020 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 
Browne EC
(moving in December 2024) 		850 26th St NE, Washington, DC 20002 

New DCPS Middle School: Kick-Off Meeting Recap

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On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, DC Public Schools (DCPS) hosted a kick-off meeting about the new middle school DCPS will open in School Year 2028-2029. (For details, check out our posts about the FY25 budget,  an opportunity to join the Community Working Group, or a recap of engagement in the feeder schools.)  We’re grateful to everyone who attended! 

The event, held at Shaw Neighborhood Library, attracted a full house, with about 35 community members plus representatives from DCPS. The group participated in visioning exercises for the new school, explored the results of the community survey, and asked questions about plans for the new school. At this meeting, the application for the New MS on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG) was released. You can learn more about the CWG here. The CWG application will be open until January 15, 2025, and can be found here: https://bit.ly/newdcpscwg.
 
Meeting materials from the event can be found here – English, Spanish, Chinese, Amharic

New Middle School on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG) Application

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DCPS is opening a new middle school in School Year 2028-2029 at 800 Euclid St NW. (For details, check out our posts about the FY25 budget,  the community survey launched last month or a recap of engagement in the feeder schools.)   

As part of the opening of the new middle school, a Community Working Group (CWG) will be formed. In opening schools in recent years, DCPS has consistently formed CWGs to serve in an advisory role during planning.  Members of the CWG for the new middle school on Euclid St will have three primary roles:  

  1. Help share updates on the planning of the new school to members of the community they represent.   
  1. Collect general and specific feedback from members of the community they represent.   
  1. Based on collected feedback, provide insight into the priorities of prospective students, family members, and community members during CWG meetings.   

DCPS is looking for parents and caregivers, school staff, and community members to represent their communities on the New Middle School on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG). To learn more and apply click here (English), here (Spanish), here (Chinese) and here (Amharic). The CWG application deadline is January 15, 2025, DCPS will work with principals and community groups to identify CWG members. Presentation materials from all meetings will be publicly available and posted to this blog.  

If you have any questions, reach out to dcps.planning@k12.dc.gov.