Davis Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Davis and its boundary to CW Harris Elementary School, located at 301 53rd St., SE.
Rationale for Consolidating Davis:
- Davis ES is extremely under-enrolled with only 178 students and a declining enrollment over the past three years.
- The school is utilizing only 40 percent of the building.
- Davis ES is one of several under-enrolled and underutilized schools in the area.
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Ferebee-Hope Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Ferebee-Hope Elementary School and its boundary to Hendley Elementary School, located at 425 Chesapeake St., SE.
Rationale for Consolidating Ferebee-Hope:
- Ferebee-Hope ES is under-enrolled with 215 students and has experienced a sharp enrollment decline over the last three years.
- The school uses only 54 percent of its building.
- Hendley ES is only a half a mile away, under-utilized and scheduled for classrooms modernization during the summer of 2013.
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Francis-Stevens Education Campus
Beginning in August 2013, assign the elementary students from Francis-Stevens EC and its boundary to Marie Reed Elementary School. Middle school students will be assigned to Hardy Middle School. The Francis-Stevens campus will be used to expand School Without Walls HS.
Rationale for Consolidating Francis-Stevens:
- Francis-Stevens EC is extremely under-enrolled with only 225 students across 11 grades.
- The school is utilizing only 55 percent of the building.
- More than 75 percent of students come from other neighborhoods, outside of the boundary.
- Francis-Stevens EC cannot support a full PS–8 program with so few students.
- Both Marie Reed ES and Hardy MS have capacity to serve additional students. They are located 1.2 and 1.6 miles away, respectively.
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Garrison Elementary
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Garrison and its boundary to Seaton Elementary School, located at 1503 10th St., NW.
Rationale for Consolidating Garrison:
- Garrison ES is under-enrolled with 228 students.
- The school is utilizing less than 64 percent of the building.
- Seaton ES is less than a half of a mile away, with excess capacity and a classroom modernization.
- It is not efficient to sustain two under-enrolled schools in such close proximity.
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Johnson Middle School
Beginning in August 2013, assign students from Johnson and its boundary to Hart and Kramer Middle Schools.
Rationale for Consolidating Johnson:
- Johnson MS is extremely under-enrolled with only 245 students and a declining enrollment over the past three years.
- The school utilizes only 24 percent of the building.
- Johnson MS cannot be fully staffed with so few students.
- Johnson MS has shown declining enrollment in the last three years.
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Kenilworth Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Kenilworth and its boundary to Houston Elementary School, located at 1100 50th Place, NE.
Rationale for Consolidating Kenilworth:
- Kenilworth ES is extremely under-enrolled with 147 students and has declining enrollment.
- The school is utilizing only 37 percent of its building.
- Kenilworth ES is in an area where there are few students to pull from and where population is projected to decline through 2015.
- Currently, 43% of Kenilworth students live in-boundary and approximately one-third of the students come from the Houston boundary.
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Macfarland Middle School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from MacFarland and its boundary to Roosevelt High School, located at 4301 13th St., NW. Roosevelt will become a 6–12 education campus.
Rationale for Consolidating MacFarland:
- MacFarland is extremely under-enrolled with only 151 students and declining enrollment for the past three years.
- The school is utilizing only 25 percent of its building.
- Roosevelt is next door and very under-utilized.
- MacFarland cannot support a comprehensive middle school program with so few students.
- By expanding Roosevelt to serve grades 6–8, the neighborhood will continue to have a middle school option at that site.
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Malcolm X Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Malcolm X and its boundary to Turner Elementary School, located at 3264 Stanton Rd., SE.
Rationale for Consolidating Malcolm X:
- Malcolm X ES is under-enrolled with only 221 students and no significant enrollment increase in the last three years.
- The school utilizes only 43 percent of its building.
- DCPS cannot sustain multiple under-enrolled and under-utilized schools in the immediate area.
- ML King, Simon and Turner buildings have all been modernized.
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Marshall Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Marshall and its boundary to Langdon Education Campus, located at 1900 Evarts St., NE.
Rationale for Consolidating Marshall:
- Marshall is extremely under-enrolled with only 158 students and has had under 200 students for the last several years.
- The school is utilizing only 33 percent of the building.
- Marshall currently has few school-age children in its boundary.
- Marshall cannot offer a comprehensive program with so few students.
- Langdon is just over a mile away and has excess building capacity.
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MC Terrell - McGogney Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from MC Terrell-McGogney and its boundary to ML King Elementary School, located at 3200 6th St., SE.
Rationale for Consolidating MC Terrell-McGogney:
- MC Terrell-McGogney is under-enrolled with only 208 students and has had declining enrollment over the last three years.
- The school utilizes only 52 percent of the building.
- Less than 40 percent of the students live in-boundary.
- DCPS cannot sustain multiple under-enrolled and under-utilized schools in the nearby area.
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Prospect Learning Center
Assign the students from Prospect Learning Center to appropriate neighborhood schools.
Rationale for Relocating Prospect Learning Center:
- Build capacity in neighborhood schools to serve students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) who require intensive specialized instruction.
- Improve student outcomes by providing an appropriate educational setting in the least restrictive environment (LRE).
- Increase compliance with state and federal regulations by providing more inclusive environments.
- Decrease the number of due process complaints and nonpublic placements.
- Allow students to attend schools closer to their neighborhood of residence.
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Ron Brown Middle School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Ron Brown and its boundary to Kelly Miller Middle School, located at 301 49th St., NE.
Rationale for Closing Ron Brown:
- Ron Brown MS is extremely under-enrolled with only 204 students.
- The school utilizes only 23 percent of its building.
- Ron Brown MS cannot support a comprehensive middle school program with so few students.
- Kelly Miller MS has a modernized building a mile away and is less than 60 percent utilized.
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Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health
Beginning in August 2014, assign the students from Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health to River Terrace Campus.
Rationale for Relocating Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health:
- Create a model academic program for students with significant disabilities in DCPS.
- Provide a state-of-the-art program space to support the academic program for students of Sharpe and Lee.
- Effectively utilize resources by combining two schools with enrollments under 100 students.
- Allow students to attend school at a location closer to their homes.
- Increase compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Decrease number of due process complaints and nonpublic placements.
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Shaw at Garnet-Patterson Middle School
Shaw will merge with Cardozo HS to make a 6-12 campus in August of 2013. Should the population growth result in increased demand, DCPS can rebuild Shaw at its original location at Rhode Island Ave. and 10th St. N.W. and the Shaw students will move back to their original location.
Rationale for Consolidating Shaw at Garnet-Patterson:
- Shaw at Garnet-Patterson MS is extremely under-enrolled with only 131 students and declining enrollment for the past three years.
- The school only utilizes 27 percent of its building.
- Shaw at Garnet-Patterson MS cannot support a comprehensive middle school program with so few students.
- Cardozo HS is under-utilized, less than a half mile away and will open next year in a brand new state-of-the-art facility.
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Smothers Elementary School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Smothers and its boundary to Aiton Elementary School and Plummer Elementary School.
Rationale for Consolidating Smothers:
- Smothers ES is under-enrolled with 283 students.
- Smothers ES was considered among a cluster of nearby under-enrolled and under-utilized schools.
- Smothers ES already serves students from the Aiton and Plummer ES boundaries.
- The limitations of the Smothers site do not make it ideal for long-term growth.
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Spingarn High School
Beginning in August 2013, assign the students from Spingarn and its boundary to Eastern, Dunbar or Woodson High Schools. Spingarn STAY students would be reassigned to Ballou and Roosevelt STAY programs.
Rationale for Consolidating Spingarn:
- Spingarn is severely under-enrolled with only 377 students and declining enrollment for the past three years.
- When combined with the STAY program, the school uses only 55 percent of its building.
- Spingarn cannot support a comprehensive high school program with so few students.
- DCPS’ goal is to build and open a state-of-the-art career and technical education center at Spingarn.
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Winston Education Campus
Beginning in August 2013, assign the elementary students from Winston and its boundary to Stanton Elementary School. Middle school students will be assigned to Kramer Middle School.
Rationale for Consolidating Winston:
- Winston EC is under-enrolled with only 308 students across 11 grades and a declining enrollment.
- Winston EC cannot support a full PS–8 program with so few students.
- The school uses only 56 percent of its building.
- Winston EC is within one mile of two under-utilized schools.
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