Month: March 2025

School Boundary change maps – School Year 2025-2026

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In 2023-2024, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) led a boundary and student assignment study. To read more about the recommendations that were made by the Advisory Committee and approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser, check out this post.

As a result of the study, the school boundaries for four DC Public Schools (DCPS) elementary schools will change, effective in School Year 2025-2026. School communities received letters about the planned change in August 2024. See school-specific boundary change maps below:

1. Amidon-Bowen Elementary School new boundary

2. Van Ness Elementary School new boundary

3. Malcolm X @ Green Elementary School new boundary

4. Turner Elementary School new boundary

Announcing the New Middle School on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG) members

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To ensure that the community remains informed on the new middle school opening on Euclid St in School Year 2028-2029, DCPS has formed a Community Working Group (CWG) composed of 23 parents, community members, and school staff. For more details about how representatives were chosen, see this blog post about the CWG member application process. 

Members of the CWG for the new middle school on Euclid St will have three primary roles:   

  1. Build knowledge about middle school in DCPS and share updates with members of the community they represent.    
  1. Collect 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.    

The group will meet regularly over the next three years until the school opens in School Year (SY) 2028-2029. If you have questions or ideas about the new middle school, please contact the representative for your community, listed below: 

School/Community Group  Relationship to new school Representatives 
Cardozo EC  Feeder high school (“destination school”)    Parent rep #1- Javonica Crutchfield 
Parent rep #2 – Nina Gonzalez 
Principal – Arthur Mola 
Cleveland ES  Geographic feeder elementary school  Parent rep #1 – Kate DeAngelis 
Parent rep #2 – Jacob Aladejobi 
Principal designee – Virginia Henson 
Garrison ES  Geographic feeder elementary school    Parent rep #1 – Mia Caras 
Parent rep #2 – Andria Hill 
Principal – Brigham Kiplinger 
Seaton ES  Geographic feeder elementary school  Parent rep #1 – Zandria Haines 
Parent rep #2 – Nick Nigro 
Principal – Veronica Torres 
Columbia Heights EC  Closest middle school  Parent rep #1 – Vacant 
Principal – Maria Tukeva 
H.D. Cooke ES  Programmatic feeder elementary school  Parent rep #1 – Vacant 
Principal – Ryan Lam 
Marie Reed ES  Programmatic feeder elementary school  Parent rep #1 – Joseph McCoy 
Principal designee – Tasara Redekopp 
Tubman ES  Programmatic feeder elementary school  Parent rep #1 – Vacant 
Principal – Amanda Delabar 
Ward 1 Ed Council  The new school and Cardozo, CHEC, Cleveland, H.D. Cooke, Marie Reed, and Tubman are located in Ward 1.  Rep #1 – Christine Miller 
Ward 2 Ed Council  Garrison and Seaton are located in Ward 2.  Rep #1 – Sarah Dale 
ANC 1E06  The new school is located in this ANC.  Rep #1 – Commissioner Josh Jacobson 

March 2025 CWG Meeting Recap: New Middle School on Euclid St  

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On March 12, 2025, DC Public Schools (DCPS) hosted the New Middle School on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG) March meeting. (For more details about the new school, check out our posts about the FY25 budget and the December 2024 community engagement kick-off event.)  

The meeting opened with introductions and a discussion of the group’s purpose and an outline of the role of CWG members. Greg Dohmann, the DCPS Senior Director of Graduation Success Initiatives, was a guest speaker and provided an overview of DCPS’ middle school offerings to build the group’s foundational knowledge. 

You can view the meeting recording here and the presentation here (English), here (Spanish), here (Chinese) and here (Amharic).

The next CWG meeting is scheduled for April 9, 2025. This spring, CWG members will also visit DCPS middle schools and will plan opportunities to get feedback from the communities they represent.