January 30, 2016

A look at a new Roosevelt: a long-overdue renovation

January 30, 2016/ Drew

Theodore Roosevelt High School has been closed since 2013 to undergo a $136.1 million renovation that replaces the crumbling sections of the building, restores historic architecture, and expands the facilities and technology, all revolving around a new central atrium. It’s pretty impressive. Read the article and see a large photo gallery >

December 17, 2015

DCPS Chancellor to discuss Roosevelt high school at MacFarland tonight

December 17, 2015/ Drew

Roosevelt High School has been going through major renovations, with plans to open in August 2016. There's been ANC and community pushback to open earlier and allow high schooler's to start in January.

As one Roosevelt teach said to me, "I think it's really important the community comes out and has their voice heard." If you're interested in hearing what DCPS is planning on doing, this meeting is for you.

July 14, 2015

DCPS sends update on Roosevelt and MacFarland

July 14, 2015/ Drew

DCPS sent out an email update on Roosevelt High School and MacFarland Middle School, what they've accomplished so far and the names of their new Roosevelt Community Cabinet.

At the community meeting on June 18th, DC Public Schools (DCPS) and the Department of General Services (DGS) committed to looking into improvements to the MacFarland building to ensure it will provide a warm and welcoming learning environment for Roosevelt Senior High School students as they await the completion of their new state-of-the-art facility. Together, we conducted a walk-through of MacFarland with several community members to identify specific concerns, and we are happy to announce that we have been able to address those concerns with the following improvements...

Read their full message after the break:

June 04, 2015

MacFarland Middle School is looking for advisors

June 04, 2015/ Drew

MacFarland Middle School is looking for volunteers to join their Community Cabinet. The school, adjacent to Roosevelt Senior High School, is scheduled to open for the 2018-2019 school year.

The middle school will align with Roosevelt's global studies focus, and offer a dual language pathway for qualified students. The feeder elementary schools will be Powell, Bruce Monroe and Barnard, in addition to Truesdell and West Education Campuses.

The school is looking to put together a group of parents and community members to serve as an advisory committee, making recommendations to the Chancellor about things like school programming, extracurricular activities, and community partnerships. The Community Cabinet will meet once every three months beginning in September.

You can apply online, and if you have any questions, contact Julienne.Vinson@dc.gov or call (202) 507-0164.