New Master Facilities Plan has dramatically higher enrollment projections for Wilson, Key, Mann
In November 2018, the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education released a Master Facilities Plan with ten-year enrollment projections. On March 24 they released an updated plan. The 2027 projection for Wilson HS has been raised from 2,100 to 2,309. This is more in line with what the DC Auditor has been projecting, and…
Read MoreDCPS Hasn’t Even Looked into Using Old Hardy
We have often heard it said that “DCPS doesn’t want the building.” We’ve heard it from councilmembers, representatives of non-DCPS city agencies, and many times from representatives or supporters of the Lab School. But there’s one place we’ve never heard it from: DCPS. Last fall we set out to see if DCPS had ever really…
Read MoreWilson High School Feeder Pattern Focus Of March FCCA Meeting
Brian Doyle, Co-Chair, Wilson Feeder Education Network (W3EdNet), will be the featured guest speaker at the Foxhall Community Citizens Association on Wednesday, March 20. The meeting is at Hardy Recreation Center, 4500 Q Street NW, at 7:00 PM
Read MoreFCCA Board Backs Lab School Lease
The March, 2019, issue of the Foxhall Community Citizens Association newsletter has a letter from the FCCA Board to the Mayor, saying that they are “very concerned that the present ‘Keep Hardy Public’ effort will lead to driving the current occupant — the LAB School — out of the Hardy School property for no good…
Read MoreNext W3EdNet meeting on Monday, March 11: Hosting Council Chair Phil Mendelson
Thank you everyone for coming out to talk with Acting Chancellor Ferebee and Deputy Mayor Kihn. Our next Ward 3 – Wilson Feeder Education Network meeting is Monday, March 11th at 7pm at the Tenley-Friendship Library. We are very happy to host Council Chair Phil Mendelson. Our March meeting will be a great opportunity to…
Read MoreWard 3 EdNet and Spring Valley Neighborhood Association join KOHP coalition
It’s been a busy week. Two additional sponsors have joined the Keep Old Hardy Public coalition — the Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network, and the Spring Valley Neighborhood Association. That brings our list of sponsors up to eight: Palisades Citizens Association, Glover Park Citizens Association, Spring Valley Neighborhood Association, Key Elementary School PTO, Stoddert Elementary…
Read MoreANC 3D votes to join KOHP, send letter to Council opposing bill to dispose of Old Hardy
On Wednesday night, ANC 3D, which represents the area around the Old Hardy School, voted to join the Keep Old Hardy Public coalition. They are now listed on the website as a sponsor. They also voted to send a letter to all the members of the DC Council opposing the bill introduced this week by…
Read MoreWUSA (Channel 9) Story on School Crowding, Old Hardy
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/northwest-dc-parents-want-city-to-address-overcrowding-in-schools/65-3c6eeb47-0fb8-4403-ae6e-593346ec083d
Read More“As defined under District law, Old Hardy is not surplus” — Mary Cheh sends a “Dear Colleagues” letter to the Council.
In a dramatic turn of events, Mary Cheh sends a letter to her colleagues on the Council urging them to block the Mayor’s emergency legislation. Read it below.
Read MoreANC 3D to Vote Resolution Supporting Keeping Old Hardy Public
ANC 3D will convene its regular, monthly meeting on Wednesday at 7:00pm downstairs in the Kresge Building at Wesley Theological Seminary. Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh will be a guest speaker. Following Councilmember Cheh’s appearance, the Commission will discuss and vote on a resolution supporting keeping Old Hardy public, and will vote on becoming a co-sponsor…
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