Middle School Planning
Garrison is getting a new feeder middle school! "Euclid" Middle School will open for SY2028 and will be located at the site of the old Banneker High School at 800 Euclid St NW. “Euclid” MS will replace Shaw Junior High School, which closed in 2013. Current 2nd graders will be the first class of Garrison students to enter “Euclid” in 6th grade, and will be joined by students from Seaton and Cleveland, along with some students from Tubman, H.D. Cooke, and Marie Reed.
Middle School Community Working Group (CWG)
As part of opening the new middle school, DCPS formed a Community Working Group (CWG). In opening schools in recent years, DCPS has consistently formed CWGs to serve in an advisory role during planning. Members of the CWG for “Euclid” have three primary roles:
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Help share updates on the planning of the new school with the members of their community.
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Collect general and specific feedback from members of their community.
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Based on collected feedback, provide insight into the priorities of prospective students, family members and community members during CWG meetings.
The CWG is composed of 23 representatives, including feeder school parents and staff, as well as community members. The group will meet regularly over the next three years.
Garrison currently has 2 representatives on the CWG—Mia Caras (2nd and 4th grade parent) and Andria Hill (2nd grade parent). A third Garrison parent is also on CWG as a representative of the Ward 2 Education Council (Sarah Dale, 1st and 3rd grade parent). Principal Kip is also a CWG member.
Click here for a full list of CWG members.
Look out for upcoming opportunities to talk with Garrison's CWG members to learn about their monthly meetings with DCPS and provide feedback. The CWG plans to meet regularly with the PTO Middle School committee, which everyone in our community is welcome to join!
To contact the CWG directly with feedback, please reach out to pto@garrisonelementary.org.
CWG Updates!
Please check back regularly for CWG/Middle School planning updates and meeting materials! Feel free to reach out to pto@garrisonelementary.org, or any of our Garrison CWG members directly, with any feedback or questions. You can also visit the DCPS school planning blog for additional information.
Upcoming CWG Meetings
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August 2025 CWG Meeting: August 27, 2025
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Topic: The design-build team will present design concept options and seek feedback from the group.
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CWG members will get their first peek at multiple design concept plans from the design-build team. Garrison's CWG members will seek input from the Garrison community after this meeting about the design concept options. Take a look at these helpful PDF resources to learn more about Euclid MS's design: education specification (“ed spec”) for the new middle school and New MS on Euclid St CWG - Intro to Fall Design concepts.
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Previous CWG Meetings
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June 2025 CWG Meeting Recap: June 11, 2025
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Topic: Debrief of school community meetings and feedback for DCPS report
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CWG members provided feedback from their individual communities on six key areas (school culture, world languages, CTE, athletics, academic focus, and arts) and to the entire CWG and DCPS leaders. Comments and information were added into a report that will be presented to DCPS. Councilmember Nadeau spoke about her efforts to name the new school after a Ward 1 resident.
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A tour of the current Euclid MS site was provided to CWG members on June 24 and 25, 2025, along with a chance to meet with the design-build team.
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May 2025 CWG Meeting Recap: May 14, 2025
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Topic: Debrief of CWG middle school visits and guidance to prepare for community meetings.
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CWG members debriefed their recent school visits to four schools: MacFarland MS, Cardozo EC, Eliot-Hine MS, and Columbia Heights EC.
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The DCPS School Planning team provided guidance to members to prepare to engage their communities.
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April 2025 CWG Meeting Recap: April 9, 2025
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Topic: Overview of the scope and timeline for the construction of the new middle school.
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Guest speaker(s): Presentation from the DCPS facilities team, as well as members of the design-build team.
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Documents shared include the new school's education specifications document, and you can click here to learn more about the modernization project.
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March 2025 CWG Meeting Recap: March 12, 2025
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Topic: DCPS Middle School offerings and scheduling options/limitations
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Guest speaker: Greg Dohmann, DCPS Senior Director of Graduation Success Initiatives
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Please click here for meeting recording and presentation materials.
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February 2025 CWG Meet and Greet: February 26, 2025
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Topic: Getting to know each other!
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Members of the CWG gathered to chat about their backgrounds, their kids, and thoughts on the new middle school.
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December Middle School Kickoff Meeting: December 3, 2024
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DCPS hosted its first community engagement meeting discussing plans for our new middle school. The event was held at the Shaw Library and attracted a full house, with about 35 community members plus representatives from DCPS. DCPS also opened the application for the Middle School Community Working Group (CWG).
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