The Strategic School Planning Advisory Board (SSPAB) met on May 16, 2019. In this meeting, DCPS shared and discussed relevant school planning updates. In addition, board members and DCPS continued the 4/23 board meeting discussion on school diversity, segregation and integration including its impact on planning in DCPS.
You can find the presentation from the meeting here.
On Thursday, April 25, DCPS hosted a citywide meeting for all parents, staff, community members, and other stakeholders on middle school planning in the Cardozo feeder pattern. The meeting was held at Garrison Elementary School.
During this meeting, DCPS reviewed highlights and takeaways from the online survey and the engagement process. DCPS reviewed updated criteria and considerations for opening a new middle school and discussed next steps.
DCPS will share the feedback from this engagement process with the Chancellor and the Mayor for review. No deadline has been set for when a final decision will be made. DCPS will provide an update on the timeline and process before the end of the school year.
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If you are interested in learning more about current and planned improvements at Cardozo Education Campus, you may attend Cardozo’s upcoming Principal’s Coffee Chat on May 7th from 9:30 – 10:30am. Please review this flyer in English and Spanish for more information.
The Strategic School Planning Advisory Board (SSPAB) met on April 23, 2019. In this meeting, DCPS shared and discussed relevant school planning updates. In addition, board members and DCPS discussed school diversity, segregation, and integration and impact on planning in DCPS.
You can find the presentation from the meeting here.
You can find the meeting minutes here.
Last week, Bard DC hosted a student orientation for matched students and families. They met Bard DC’s leadership team (pictured above) to learn more about what to expect in SY19-20 and engaged in a writing and thinking exercise with Professor Nelly Lambert (BHSEC Baltimore staff). Bard High School Early College’s alums now based in DC also shared their Bard experiences and tips for Bard’s new incoming class!
Bard DC’s matched students have until May 1st to enroll and provide proof of DC residency to secure their seat. Families can bring completed enrollment packets or pick up blank ones at the following times this month:
Bard DC’s matched students also have a specific tab on the Bard DC website and information will be updated here regularly: https://bhsec.bard.edu/dc/accepted-students/
Please join us on Thursday, April 25 from 6 – 8pm at Garrison Elementary School (1200 S Street NW) for a citywide meeting for all parents, staff, community members, and other stakeholders to:
Interpretation and Childcare Services Available. Please RSVP for this meeting at bit.ly/GarrisonCommunityMeetingRSVP
If you would like to download flyers for this meeting, you can find them here in English and Spanish.
The Anacostia Community Working Group (CWG) met on February 27, 2019. The summary of the meeting and notes can be found here. You can also find the presentation from the meeting here.
If you have further questions, please contact Sharona Robinson, Community Action Team Coordinator for Ward 7 & 8 sharona.robinson@k12.dc.gov.
March 25, 2019
Dear DCPS Community,
I am excited to share that DCPS has proposed to the DC Council that New North Middle School, which will open in School Year 2019-2020, be named Ida B. Wells Middle School. This decision comes after an extensive engagement process that included online surveys, school visits, and community meetings that began last summer and concluded last fall with over 450 community members. I would like to thank each member of our DCPS community who contributed to this effort with your feedback and input.
Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1931) was an iconic African-American investigative journalist, civil rights activist, educator, and researcher. Today marks 88 years to the day of her passing and we are excited to honor and continue her legacy in DCPS. As a lifelong fighter for justice, she dedicated much of her career to investigating and reporting the truth about the brutality of lynching and the disgraceful conditions of black-only schools in the United States. She fought against discriminatory hiring and was an advocate for women’s suffrage. Ida B. Wells Middle School will be DCPS’ only current standalone middle school named after an African-American woman. This is an important milestone for DCPS and one that reflects our values of courage, equity, and excellence.
This proposal is informed by several months of public engagement. Nominations collected from the general public were carefully reviewed by parents, students, teachers, Coolidge HS alumni, and community members to help determine the finalists. Our proposed name has been submitted to DC Council and, as a next step, will be submitted to the DC Registry for final action. To learn more about the naming process and the exciting program planned for the school, please visit newnorthms.org.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee
Chancellor
DC Public Schools
The Strategic School Planning Advisory Board (SSPAB) met on March 21, 2019. In this meeting, the school planning and enrollment team continued the topic from the February meeting about the updated levers for growth as well as the school district’s approach to Student Recruitment.
Board members shared feedback with the school planning and enrollment team about how DCPS can improve its student recruitment efforts in various parts of the city.
You can find the presentation from the meeting here. You can also find the notes from the meeting here.
DCPS is conducting a public engagement process to determine if and when a new standalone middle school is needed for the Cardozo feeder pattern. Currently, Cardozo EC is a secondary school serving grades 6-12. If a new middle school were opened, the middle grades would phase out of Cardozo EC and Cardozo would become a 9-12 high school. The new middle school would feed Cardozo for high school.
The purpose of this survey is to solicit citywide feedback on the draft criteria and considerations to determine whether to open the school, location characteristics, and secondary program planning.
To review more information on the planning process, including relevant data and community feedback, please see: https://dcpsplanning.wordpress.com/category/cardozo-feeder-pattern/.
The feedback from this survey will be used to inform a final draft of criteria and considerations for the opening of the middle school. This proposal and a summary of survey feedback will be shared at the next Cardozo Feeder Pattern Middle School Planning Community Meeting on April 25 scheduled for 6PM-8PM at Garrison ES (1200 S St NW, Washington, DC 20009). Please contact dcps.planning@k12.dc.gov with any questions.
The survey should take around 15 minutes to complete and is due Friday, April 19, 2019.
Please proceed here to complete this survey. – English
Please proceed here to complete this survey. – Español
Please proceed here to complete this survey. – 中文 (Chinese)
On February 26th and March 6th, DCPS hosted two meetings at Seaton ES and Cleveland ES respectively for all current parents and school staff from Thomson ES, Ross ES, Garrison ES, Seaton ES, and Cleveland ES on middle school planning in the Cardozo feeder pattern.
During this meeting, participants explored current population and enrollment data trends in the Cardozo feeder pattern. They also reviewed, discussed, and shared feedback on a draft of criteria that will be used to inform the decision on whether or not to open a new middle school for the Cardozo feeder pattern.
You can view the presentation from the meeting here in English and Spanish.
You can view a summary of the small group discussions here.
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