DCPS Welcomes New Investments For School Modernization Projects

Georgetown DC

18 March, 2022

10:31 AM

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Press release from District of Columbia Public Schools : Thursday, March 17, 2022 (Washington, DC) — On Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her Fiscal Year 2023 proposed budget, which included over $2.5 billion in funding for DC Public Schools (DCPS) within the District's FY23-28 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The CIP outlines funds to design and construct modernized school buildings for DCPS, as well as improve school facilities through small capital construction projects. "We appreciate Mayor Bowser's continued effort to provide DCPS families with modernized state of the art facilities that help enhance the learning experience for our students," said Chancellor Lewis Ferebee. "The planned facility improvements will assist in the expansion of school enrollment capacity all across the district and provide state of the art facilities for our students to feel safe, loved, challenged and prepared." DC Public Schools modernizes schools in all eight wards to ensure that every school community has updated buildings. In alignment with the Planning Actively for Comprehensive Education Facilities Amendment Act (PACE), DCPS added four new modernization projects in the FY23-28 CIP: Langley and Bunker Hill Elementary schools in Ward 5, and Simon and Hendley Elementary schools in Ward 8. In addition, DCPS will utilize proposed funds for construction and infrastructure projects that will have a transformative effect on our ability to provide a high-quality education to all our students, such as: This school year, DCPS celebrated CIP-funded projects across the district such as the new construction of John Lewis Elementary School (Ward 4) and Banneker High School (Ward 2), and the modernization of Eaton Elementary School (Ward 3) and Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (Ward 6), where improvements were made to maximize outdoor classroom space for new learning experiences. This press release was produced by District of Columbia Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.