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 Health	4300 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

On April 3, 2024, Mayor Bowser released the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2030.

The originally proposed Foxhall school opening supported the initiative to alleviate capacity concerns in Ward 3. In the Mayor’s proposed budget, funding for this project has changed; there is no longer funding dedicated to specifically support the opening of this school.

Please find the letter from Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to the Foxhall and Ward 3 community linked here (English).

With the release of Mayor Bowser’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2030, Euclid St. Middle School at 800 Euclid St NW (the “Old Banneker” building) is slated to open in SY28-29.

‘Euclid St MS’ is a temporary name for the middle school that will open on Euclid St NW, referred to in previous planning periods as “Shaw” or “Center City”. In the Mayor’s proposed budget, funding for planning and design is allocated for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, then continues with construction funding in Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028. The school will receive a full modernization in line with district-wide best practices and educational standards.

Read the letter from Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to the Cardozo families here (English, Spanish, Amharic, Mandarin).

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) is currently undertaking the 2023 School Boundary and Student Assignment Study.

The goals of the study include:
(1) ensure students have clear assignments to schools of right based on DCPS attendance zones and feeder pathways;
(2) ensure adequate capacity in the geographically zoned DCPS facilities at each grade level; and
(3) Create equitable access among District students to high-quality public schools.

The DME’s study includes an advisory committee, a series of public townhalls, and school-specific engagements. The Advisory Committee will submit final recommendations to the Mayor in winter 2023-24. Those recommendations will inform future school planning work done by DCPS.

Following virtual townhalls held on May 16^th and 17^th, DME is asking families, school communities, and residents to complete a survey to identify principles to guide decision making. Please complete this survey by Monday, May 29, 2023.

On March 22, 2023, Mayor Bowser released the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2024 to Fiscal Year 2029.

The Mayor’s proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2024-2029, announces a change in the Foxhall project modernization timeline. In this year’s proposed budget, the Foxhall project will now start design in Fiscal Year 2029. DCPS will work closely with the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education as we approach Fiscal Year 2029 to assess enrollment needs and potential boundary revisions.

DCPS will engage with the surrounding school communities when making these determinations.

Please find the letter from Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to the Foxhall and Ward 3 community linked here (English), here (Spanish)

On March 22, 2023 Mayor Bowser released the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2024 to Fiscal Year 2029.

The proposed budget includes the opening of Euclid St. Middle School at 800 Euclid St NW (the “Old Banneker” building). The intention is for the Cardozo middle school grades to shift to this new school.

‘Euclid St MS’ is a temporary name for the middle school that will open on Euclid St NW, referred to in previous planning periods as “Shaw” or “Center City”. In the Mayor’s proposed budget, funding begins in Fiscal Year 2026 for planning and design and continues with construction funding in Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028. The school is slated for opening in School Year 2028-2029.

Read the letter from Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn to the Cardozo families here (English), here (Chinese), here (Spanish).

DC Government will pay for a year of home internet (Comcast Internet Essentials or RCN Internet First) for approximately 25,000 households with PK3-12th grade students enrolled at DC public schools and charter public schools that receive SNAP or TANF benefits. DC Government will reach out to SNAP and TANF eligible households with PK3-12th grade students enrolled at DC public schools and charter schools.

Eligible families will have received a text message from DC Government at the below dates listed in the flyer. Families must reply yes to the program and then yes to Comcast or RCN calling you for installation. After signing up, Comcast or RCN will then contact the household to initiate the internet installation process within 2 weeks. Please be sure to respond to Comcast or RCN in order to complete your internet installation.

Past debt with provider does not affect eligibility. They will not attempt to collect this debt. Also families can opt out of service any time. If you did not receive the communications and feel you are eligible or if you previously opted out and changed your mind, please contact your school for support.

DCPS Parent University is a workshop series for families facilitated by the Communications and Engagement Office. Each session is designed to help families play their important role in supporting student learning and growth. The workshops are an opportunity for families to share strategies and learn new ones from each other and DCPS Central Office teams. Upcoming December sessions include:

• Talking About Race with Your Child – Thursday, December 3rd, 5:30 PM
• Navigating the My DC School Lottery and Exploring Options at DCPS – Thursday, December 10th, 5:30 PM
• Building Children’s Language Skills – Wednesday, December 16th, 5:30 PM
• Hablar Sobre La Raza Con Sus Hijo(a)s – Jueves 17 de Deciembre a las 5:30 PM

Click the above links to register for these sessions! You can also view recordings of previous sessions here.

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. 

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 April. 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/Family Supports 

• The Student Supports team has reached out to families around lottery results and next steps for enrollment.
• Students have continued receiving laptops and work packets as necessary to facilitate distance learning.
• Reengagement Specialists are continuing to use remote means to communicate with students while schools are closed.  They are also monitoring engagement in distance learning and providing support to students as necessary.
• School Mental Health continues to manage their caseload via phone, text, and email.

Staff Supports 

• The Talent Development and Teacher Recruitment and Selection team is continuing to work with staff members to connect them with school leaders via remote means to hold interviews.
• The Teacher Recruitment and Selection team, in collaboration with the Staffing team, is tracking offers teacher receive to ensure all teachers are supported to find a placement for next year.
• Washington Metropolitan leadership and the School Mental Health team have offered various relevant Professional Development sessions for staff members.

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.