On June 24 and June 25, 2025, DC Public Schools (DCPS), along with DC Department of General Services (DGS), and the design-build team conducted a site visit of the future middle school at 800 Euclid St NW (for more details about the new school, check out our posts about the FY25 budget and the June meeting). 

During the walk, members of the CWG got a chance to visit the classrooms, auditorium, cafeteria, and gymnasium, and learn about the different spaces in the building. They also discussed the building’s modernization and educational specifications with the design-build team.  
The site visits will help in informing the CWG members’ feedback on the building’s design concepts that will be reviewed in the fall meetings.

The CWG will not meet over the summer but will reconvene in August 2025. 

On June 11, 2025, DC Public Schools (DCPS) hosted the June meeting of the New Middle School on Euclid St Community Working Group (CWG) (for more details about the new school, check out our posts about the FY25 budget and the May meeting).    
 
During the meeting, the members of the CWG shared quotes from members of their community to start the first draft of a report for the eventual new school leader. The group also previewed the fall, when they will review design concepts for the building’s modernization. In addition, Council member Nadeau joined to discuss how Council will approach naming the new school.  

You can view the meeting recording here and the presentation here (English), here (Spanish), here (Chinese) and here (Amharic). Over the summer, the CWG will have opportunities to tour the building at 800 Euclid St NW and review new resources before meeting again in August 2025. 

On May 27, 2025, Mayor Bowser released the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2031.  

Consistent with the previously announced modernization schedule, planning for the new middle school’s modernization project began during School Year 2024-2025. There will be two years of construction before the school opens for School Year 2028-2029. This project will receive a full modernization in line with district-wide best practices and educational standards. 

For more information about the CIP, please visit Annual Operating Budget and Capital Plan | ocfo. For more information about DCPS Facilities, please visit the DC Public Schools Facilities website.  

Read the letter from DCPS Interim Deputy Chief of Facilities, Oni Gaston here (in English) and here (in Spanish).