DC Region School Profiles
The following is a list of schools led by Teach For America alumni in the D.C. Region and schools with which TFA has a strong partnership, as indicated by the name. The list is not complete but instead reflects schools whose leaders have expressed a strong interest in seeking alumni applications for open teaching and instructional leadership positions.
Elementary Schools
Claremont Immersion Elementary School Alumni Led PK-5 Arlington, VA District
Claremont Immersion Elementary School is a learning community where doors are opened and minds are immersed in the richness of learning in two languages, English and Spanish. In Claremont’s kindergarten through grade five dual language immersion program, children learn a second language in a natural way through everyday conversation and content instruction. Students spend half of their day in a Spanish-language classroom learning math, Spanish reading/writing, science and music or art, and the other portion of the day learning reading, writing, social studies, physical education and music or art in English. This learning environment develops fluency in two languages and fosters caring, respectful and supportive cross-cultural relationships.
DC Scholars Stanton Elementary Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC District
In 2010 DCPS partnered with Scholar Academies, a non-profit school management organization, to turn around Stanton Elementary School. As a DCPS Turnaround Partnership School, the new DC Scholars Stanton Elementary is working to become one of DC’s highest performing schools. It is a college-focused elementary school where student achievement is celebrated and every team member is committed to ensuring student success. The foundation of DC Scholars Stanton Elementary is rooted in a deep belief that all students can succeed when placed in a highly effective, well managed school environment. The school works to ensure that all DC Scholars will advance up to 1.5 grade levels in Reading and Math per year and graduate to go on to college-prep middle and high schools, including some of the top private schools in the area.
Democracy Prep Public Schools Partnership PK-5 Washington, DC Charter
Democracy Prep Public Schools is a network of open-enrollment, high performing, "no excuses" public charter schools operating in Harlem, New York and Camden, New Jersey. The mission of Democracy Prep is to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship. A simple philosophy guides Democracy Prep staff, students, and alumni alike: Work Hard. Go to College. Change the World! See more at www.democracyprep.org!
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Excel Academy Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC Charter
Excel Academy is Washington DC’s first public charter school for girls. Founded in 2007 and enrolling our first scholars in 2008, our mission is two-fold: educating girls for academic achievement, and empowering girls to make healthy lifestyle choices. In SY 2014-15, Excel will serve over 700 girls, Preschool through 6th grade. We are seeking dynamic candidates who are driven to make a difference in the lives of girls. Ideal applicants are committed to a culture of rigor and excellence, bringing joy to our learning, our school, and our community. Excel Academy employs teachers at all levels of experience in education: Lead Teachers, Co-Teachers, and Teaching Fellows. All Excel Academy teachers are responsible for ensuring students’ academic achievement and contributing to a dynamic and rigorous school culture.
Groveton Elementary School Alumni Led K-6 Alexandria, VA District
Groveton Elementary School creates a safe and positive environment in which the staff and administration teams together with students and parents to provide high quality instruction, both academically and socially, through best practices.
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC District
Tubman Elementary School is the highest achieving DCPS elementary school in Ward 1. From 2007–13, Tubman students had a growth of 54% in math and nearly 30% in reading. We offer a comprehensive and rigorous academic program serving the needs of all learners. We have a rich math and literacy program and also include rigorous science instruction with a science specialist and a wide array of specials where all students take Spanish, art, music and PE. We have a full-time librarian to support ongoing literacy. The Tubman community is hard-working, passionate about learning, committed to treating each other with compassion, and eager to partner with families to best support our children. Along with our community partners and families, we are putting students on a path to college.
H.D Cooke Elementary School Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC District
As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we work to implement a rigorous and engaging program in which students are exposed to a multitude of ideas that foster global appreciation and an international mindset. Our students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including our instrumental and vocal music program, Spanish language instruction and many other experiences to bolster their exposure to the outside world. We capture this learning by using an inquiry-based curriculum where students are challenged to make real-world connections, think deeply and arrive at their own dispositions with guidance from a diverse and talented staff. While we maintain a focus on student achievement we also ensure that international mindedness is captured in a multitude of ways. Students write, create and articulate how they will construct meaning regarding the world around them. http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/H.D.+Cooke+Elementary+School
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Hyde-Addison Elementary School Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC District
The academic program at Hyde-Addison is driven by the District of Columbia Public School Standards in each of the content areas. The instructional content as delivered in the classroom is differentiated and rigorous and is grounded in the use of the Responsive Classroom Philosophy. Core instruction in literacy is delivered using a Reading and Writing Workshop Model. The core mathematics curriculum is based on the Common Core Standards and is supported by resources from Everyday Mathematics, Third Edition. Social Studies and Science instruction are project-based. All students experience fine arts instruction through the school's partnership with the Fillmore Arts Center.
Ingenuity Prep Alumni Led PK-1 Washington, DC Charter
Ingenuity Prep is driven by a mission-aligned commitment to prepare students to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. In this work, the school aspires to achieve among the best growth outcomes of any school in the country. At Ingenuity Prep, you’ll find a positive culture where teachers and staff exude enthusiasm for learning, promote student joy, and communicate in a way that upholds students’ dignity. You’ll also find a place where high expectations for student behavior and procedural efficiency are consistently reinforced with a warm/strict approach to student discipline. The culture we aspire to create within our classrooms and across the school is both positive and purposeful – both joyous and highly-efficient.
As we hire for the 2014-15 school year, we seek staff who are committed to further growing this culture, staff driven by high expectations of themselves and those around them, staff who believe with conviction that Ingenuity Prep’s students can succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. In selecting staff, we look for those who are highly intelligent – analytically, emotionally, socially, and culturally. We seek staff who have a strong achievement orientation, staff who’ve demonstrated an obsession with achieving ambitious outcomes, and those willing to work hard and make sacrifices in service of our students and families. Finally, we seek staff who are able to meet change, stress, and challenge with flexibility, solutions-focused initiative, and sunny optimism. These characteristics – paired with a critical problem-solving lens – make strong candidates for Ingenuity Prep’s executive, instructional, operational, and student support teams.
Monroe School Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC Charter
At the Monroe school we are committed to helping students learn in a safe, nurturing environment. Our classrooms are design to ignite ingenuity within our students and allow them to explore their interests at ease. In our computer lab our students have the ease of safely surfing the web, developing the school web page, graphic designing, practicing their keyboarding skills, researching topics for class or reports, or just enjoying a friendly game of solitaire, chess or many school appropriate games. Our library is inviting and cozy enough for students to enjoy a relaxing book or research from one.
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Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School Alumni Led PK-5 Washington, DC Charter
Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School is an Expeditionary Learning School and the District of Columbia’s first school dedicated to education for sustainability and biliteracy. Mundo Verde is a purposefully culturally inclusive school founded to empower students to reach their full potential and give them the skills they need to work together to solve sustainability challenges. Mundo Verde’s mission is to foster high levels of academic achievement among a diverse group of students by preparing them to be successful and compassionate stewards of their communities. Mundo Verde creates a nurturing environment that supports social and emotional development as well as academic excellence. The school was recently named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School and was awarded the 2013 Mayor’s Sustainability Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and commitment to sustainable practices. Mundo Verde is also anAshoka Changemaker School and a Flamboyan Foundation Family Engagement Partner School.
Mundo Verde, which opened its doors in August 2011, currently offers preschool through second grade (adding third grade in 2014) and will add one additional grade each year through fifth grade. As an Expeditionary Learning school Mundo Verde promotes self-discovery and critical thinking, encourages teamwork, builds character, and capitalizes on children’s innate spirit of adventure through hands-on, project-based learning. Mundo Verde prioritizes the education of the whole child and the inclusion and achievement of all children.
Potomac Lighthouse Public Charter School Alumni Led PK-7 Washington, DC Charter
At Lighthouse Academies, we prepare our scholars through rigorous programs that provide them with a foundation that will allow them to succeed in and graduate from college. Our unique arts-infused curriculum, emphasis on social development and integration of diverse cultural opportunities augments learning and broadens horizons.
Rock Creek Forest Elementary Alumni Led PK-5 Chevy Chase, MD District
At Rock Creek Forest Elementary School we provide all students with the knowledge, skills, and habits that will empower them to become leaders of our society.
Scholar Academies Partnership PK-5 Washington, DC Charter
Scholar Academies is an independent, non-profit charter management organization that exists to close the achievement gap and strives to improve educational equity. We do this by operating schools that prepare every student for the path to college and for entry into the workforce, acting as a thought partner with organizations to advance our educational systems to positively impact every student, and challenging the status quo and embracing innovation as a way to improve outcomes for every student. Scholar Academies focuses on developing our teachers’ practice through comprehensive coaching and feedback, while allowing them the autonomy to make their classroom their own. We are fully dedicated to creating a career path for the employees we hire to reach their professional goals. Join us to make your mark on our future leaders with Scholar Academies. 4
Thomas Stone Elementary Alumni Led PK-6 Mount Rainier, MD District
Thomas Stone Elementary prepares students from diverse backgrounds to succeed in college and career by empowering them to build a strong character, achieve excellence, think critically and creatively, and interact sensibly and responsibly with the world around them. Serving about eight hundred students in grades Head Start through 6th, our school is located in the diverse community of Mount Rainier, Maryland. Thomas Stone is a diverse, multi-cultural neighborhood school, where the entire student population walks to and from school. School buses are provided for the 85 students that participate in the school’s Comprehensive Special Education Program (CSEP). One hundred two students are serviced through our Special Education Department, three hundred students are English Language Learners (ELL), and over twenty students participate in our Talented and Gifted pull-out program. Thomas Stone Elementary is a Title 1 school with over ninety percent of the student population receiving free or reduced price breakfast and lunch. Our staff consists of 100% highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals with experiences ranging from 1 year to over 30 years. The school’s dynamic staff includes the principal, assistant principal, CSEP coordinator, and seventy-three instructional staff members.
Middle Schools
Charles Hart Middle School Alumni Led 6-8 Washington, DC District
At Hart Middle School, we are proud to be a Full Service School where we merge leading practices of education and mental health services. At Hart, we value education above all else and uphold a culture of transparency, open communication and collaboration among all of our partners. We welcome our students into a positive culture where administrators, teachers and staff are committed to academic excellence and we aim to empower students with the skills they need to become lifelong learners.
Ernest Everett Just Middle School Partnership 7-8 Mitchellville, MD District
Ernest Everett Just Middle School’s mission is best accomplished through a structure of child-centered learning communities characterized by: equity and access to a quality education that includes strong instructional leadership; high expectations for the achievement of all students; a rigorous curriculum; frequent monitoring of student performance; extending learning opportunities for students failing to meet academic standards; well trained, certified teachers in all classrooms; enhanced resources; families who are empowered to assist in providing a quality education for every child; a school climate conducive to building positive relationship; a safe and orderly school environment fostering enhanced school pride.
Glasgow Middle School Alumni Led 6-8 Alexandria, VA District
Glasgow Middle School is an International Baccalaureate World School, authorized to deliver the prestigious IB Middle Years Program since 2003. Glasgow serves a richly diverse community. Students 5 and their families come from over sixty countries, speaking more than two dozen languages. Staff members are committed to providing a gifted-quality education to all of its students—regardless of income, ethnicity, race, or educational designation. An award-winning international staff provides rigorous, individually appropriate instruction to meet the extraordinarily different needs of students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and advanced academic readiness. Glasgow excels, however, at the challenge of opening the world of learning to students in the middle—those wonderful adolescents whose growing social, emotional, and intellectual powers have such great potential for creativity, inquiry, and action.
Glasgow's mission is to build a community of lifelong learners who are active, knowledgeable, and caring. Staff members teach young people as they prepare for the future by reaching new heights of academic achievement, growing in personal responsibility, and by making global connections, creating a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Glasgow's work is grounded on the fundamental principles of holistic learning, the importance of all forms of communication (including foreign languages and the arts), and multicultural education. Innovative programs, personal and group interventions, and networks of parent and community support help students to succeed to their highest level of ability and prepare them for advanced high school studies—and beyond that, for college, careers, and the real world
Jefferson Academy Alumni Led 6-8 Washington, DC District
Jefferson Academy is one of the most outstanding middle schools in Washington, DC. Recently boasting academic gains in both reading and math on the DC CAS, significant increases in partnerships, family engagement, extracurricular options and a rigorous but supportive learning environment, Jefferson is designed to meet the needs of students at all ability and interest levels. Over the next two years, Jefferson will engage in a challenging academic plan to integrate the International Baccalaureate curriculum and an extensive building renovation, making it a school of choice for DC families.
Paul Public Charter School Partnership 6-9 Washington, DC Charter
The philosophy of Paul PCS embodies the belief that all children can learn and benefit from our “Triple A Program,” offering high-quality Academics, Arts, and Athletics delivered within the context of a nurturing and structured school environment. The middle and high school years are among the most crucial in a child’s development, because it is then that the student generally chooses the directions, both academically and socially, that will influence the balance of his or her life. We provide each student with the wide-ranging opportunities and challenging experiences intended to expand each scholar’s world, a vast offering of academic and extra-curricular activities designed to increase each scholar’s knowledge, and leadership opportunities which will equip our scholars to take an active role in a global society.
Tilden Middle School Alumni Led 6-8 Rockville, MD District
During the 2001-2002 school year, the Tilden community studied the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence in order to utilize this system for school-wide planning, including the writing of the School Improvement Plan. The staff, with parent input, collaboratively studied the 2001-2002 plan in preparation for the writing of the 2002-2003 plan. The 2002-2003 School Improvement Plan, team plans 6 and department plans were written in the Baldrige Integrated Management System format, utilizing the current functional test results, CAT results and MCPS target goals. The school-wide focus is on grade level stance question responses with team scoring, team interpretation of data and school-wide display of data. Our goal is for all teams, departments, teachers, and students to write their own improvement plans in the Baldrige Integrated Management System format during the 2003-2004 school year.
High Schools
Academies at Anacostia Partnership 9-12 Washington, DC District
Anacostia High School underwent an academic restructuring in 2009–10 that resulted in the creation of four distinct learning academies that are now divided by grade level, within the greater Anacostia body. To provide students personalized, comprehensive instruction and greater individual support, each learning academy is equipped with its own administrator (Principal or Assistant Principal), dean, counselor, staff and teachers. All Anacostia students have the opportunity to enroll in Advanced Placement courses. In addition, beginning in the fall of 2011, students will have the opportunity to enroll in one of two career pathway programs: an Allied Health and certificate program in Emergency Management Technician (EMT), as well as a program in Homeland Security and Law Enforcement. Anacostia is in its final stage of a complete modernization, which includes a fully updated building with state-of-the-art science and computer labs.
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School-Capitol Hill Campus Partnership 9-12 Washington, DC Charter
The Chavez Schools' mission is to prepare scholars to succeed in competitive colleges and to empower them to use public policy to create a more just, free, and equal world. Our vision is that all Chavez alumni have college degrees and lead lives of personal achievement and productive engagement in local and national public policy challenges. Further, Chavez scholars are sought out by elected officials, civic leaders, community organizers and the media when they are seeking student voices on public policy issues. We accomplish our mission by challenging our students with a rigorous college prep and public policy curriculum – focusing on real-world public policy experiences – that foster critical and disciplinary thinking, deep knowledge of our country’s founding principles, and strong advocacy skills.
Thurgood Marshall Academy Alumni Led 9-12 Washington, DC Charter
Thurgood Marshall Academy is a college-preparatory public charter high school located in ward 8’s historic Anacostia neighborhood. The school upholds Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s legacy of equal opportunity through our commitment to providing an excellent education for all students. Opened in 2001, Thurgood Marshall Academy prepares students to succeed in college and instills in students an understanding of democracy and advocacy for themselves and for others through a law themed curricular program. Thurgood Marshall Academy serves nearly 400 students, over 90% of whom live in Wards 7 and 8. The education students receive at Thurgood Marshall Academy extends far beyond the classroom. Enrichment opportunities include tutoring and law- based programs at the District’s leading law firms, recreational and educational activities with adult mentors, engaging afterschool programs and service projects to improve our local community. 7
Thurgood Marshall has the highest Median Growth Percentile—a measure of students’ academic gains—in math and reading in DC and for the past three years, our students’ scores on DC city-wide standardized tests were amongst the highest in the city for all non-selective high schools. Our expectation of excellence and our steadfast commitment to the success of each student are at the heart of our success at Thurgood Marshall Academy.
Multiple Grade-Level Schools
Achievement Preparatory Academy Alumni Led 4-8 Washington, DC Charter
Achievement Prep, currently operating an elementary school campus with grades kindergarten through 3 and a middle school campus with grades 4 through 8, with plans to expand, prepares students to excel as high-achieving scholars and leaders in high school, college and beyond. Since our founding in 2008, Achievement Prep has been proving that our scholars, regardless of races, socioeconomic status, and prior educational experiences can master rigorous college-preparatory materials and develop into young men and women who consistently display our school’s DREAM (Determination, Respect, Enthusiasm, Accountability, Mastery) values. Our team of dedicated, hard-working Platinum Teachers use every minute purposefully, maintain high expectations, and create a joyous culture to ensure that our scholars get their brain stronger, so they can be smarter, so they can go to college and do whatever they want! Because of these actions Achievement Prep is an award-winning, high-performing charter school, closing the achievement gap in the nation's capitol. To learn more about our program, our results, and see videos of our scholars visit our website at www.aprepacademy.org.
AppleTree Early Learning PCS Alumni Led Preschool Washington, DC Charter
AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School (AELPCS) is a public charter school authorized by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board open to all three- and four-year olds in the District of Columbia. AELPCS’s mission is to provide young children with the social, emotional, and cognitive foundations that will enable them to succeed in school. AELPCS implements a research-based instructional program that supports the development of young children’s language, literacy, and behavioral skills as well as their understanding of the world around them. The school uses a comprehensive, integrated curriculum designed to engage young children in playful activities and to build on their natural eagerness to learn. AELCPS strives to create classrooms that nurture children and maximize their learning. All AELPCS staff members are committed to the goals of the charter and to ongoing improvement as educators. Three-person instructional teams staff each classroom: a lead teacher and teaching fellow, both of whom have four-year degrees, and a teaching assistant.
Center City PCS – Pentworth Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC Charter
The Center City Public Charter Schools (Center City PCS) empower our children for success through a rigorous academic program and strong character education while challenging students to pursue personal excellence in character, conduct, and scholarship in order to develop the skills necessary to both serve and lead others in the 21st century. 8
Center City PCS teaches a broad liberal arts and humanities curriculum, PreKindergarten-Eighth Grade, we believe, teach, and live Character, Excellence, and Service. We commit to the intellectual, physical, moral and emotional well-being of each scholar and believe every child can learn, lead and serve.
Columbia Heights Education Campus Partnership 6-12 Washington, DC District
Columbia Heights Educational Campus is a unique globally themed bilingual campus that serves grades 6 through 12 and prepares all of its students for success in college and the careers. CHEC has been recognized as one of the top schools in the area and country on the Advanced Placement Challenge Index for offering Advanced Placement to all students. It also has the only Spanish language dual immersion high school program in Washington, DC. Students can take a full bilingual program through the 12th grade. In 2013, CHEC was selected by Fight For Children as the winner of the Quality Schools Initiative Award for innovation in education. CHEC students come from over 20 countries and we use this diversity to complement our globally themed curriculum. Every grade explores a global theme, which ties together their learning and builds their global awareness.
Beginning in middle school, all students become articulate communicators in English and Spanish through our dual language immersion program. The middle school also develops the students' full potential through music and visual art for all students. In the eighth grade, students can transition early to high school by taking high school courses for credit, and in high school as early as the ninth grade, students can take college courses for both high school and college credit through our early college program. Once in high school, students can choose one of two career paths, Math, Science and Business, or Multilingual Communication and the Arts. In addition to Spanish, students can take French, Italian, or Arabic. Students are engaged in exploration and inquiry through our project based learning and portfolio assessment process. All students collect their work for all classes and present it to their classmates, teachers and parents in a portfolio presentation process. CHEC has a full athletic program at both the middle school and high school level with a variety of sports for boys and girls. In addition to athletics, there are numerous clubs and extracurricular activities. CHEC offers a globally themed after school program which includes both academics and enrichment. We are also a Flamboyan Parent Partnership School and conduct home visits for all parents who wish to participate.
DC Prep Alumni Led PK-3 Washington, DC Charter
DC Prep is committed to improving public education in the nation’s capital and helping to turn one of the lowest-performing public school districts in the nation, into one of the best. In its first decade, DC Prep has shown what can be done. Since 2003, our talented teachers and school leaders, culture of high expectations, rigorous academic program, and emphasis on character development have been producing exceptional results for students, making DC Prep the highest-performing network of charter schools in Washington for the second consecutive year. Over the next five years, DC Prep will open three additional schools and, ultimately, grow to ten campuses enrolling 3,300 students. As part of this growth, we are committed to expanding the intensive professional development that has been a cornerstone of the DC Prep model to not only ensure success in current positions but to prepare teachers and leaders for positions of increased responsibility as DC Prep expands.
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E.L. Haynes Public Charter School Alumni Led PK-12 Washington, DC Charter
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School was founded in 2004 and has an award-winning program based on effective practices for advancing student achievement. E.L. Haynes is recognized locally and nationally as a model and for our exceptional student achievement gains. The school currently serves over 1,000 students from Pre-K through Grade 11, and will continue to grow to serve more than 1,100 students through Grade 12. The diversity of our students is one of the most unique traits of the school – 51% African American, 35% Latino, 9% Caucasian, 4% Multi-race, 1% Asian, 68% free and reduced price lunch, 23% English Language Learners, and 18% special education. E.L. Haynes provides a rigorous, college-preparatory education, typically reserved for an elite few, to students from all backgrounds in our nation’s capital.
Every E.L. Haynes student of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. Every E.L. Haynes student will be adept at mathematical reasoning, will use scientific methods effectively to frame and solve problems, and will develop the lifelong skills needed to be successful individuals, active community members, and responsible citizens.
Our Vision: E.L. Haynes will be a model of educational excellence and make a lasting impact on urban education in Washington, D.C. and across the nation. To apply and learn more please visit the E.L. Haynes website (www.elhaynes.org) to learn more and submit an application.
Friendship Blow-Pierce PCS Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC Charter
The mission of Friendship Public Charter School is to provide a world-class education that motivates students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning, and develop as ethical, literate, well- rounded and self-sufficient citizens who contribute actively to their communities.
KIPP DC Alumni Led PK-12 Washington, DC Charter
KIPP DC is a network of high-performing, public, college-preparatory charter schools in Washington, D.C. With outstanding educators, more time in school, a rigorous curriculum, and a strong culture of achievement and support, our students make significant academic gains and continue to excel in high school and college. Currently, KIPP DC serves more than 3,600 students in twelve schools at four campuses in D.C.’s Shaw, Marshall Heights, Anacostia, and Trinidad neighborhoods.
We are looking for dedicated teachers who are committed to doing “whatever it takes” to see their students succeed. To read more, please click here.
Mary McLeod Bethune PCS Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC Charter
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School's curriculum is standards-based as required by the District of Columbia Board of Education. A special program focus is a half day language immersion program for primary grade students in prekindergarten through second grade. 10
We believe that Foreign Language, Art, and Music are critical subjects for developing well rounded, creative, thoughtful and intelligent children. We believe that a high-quality education is an inherent right and one of the most important things that we can provide a child. Further, we believe that Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School will ensure that the right of high-quality education will be actualized. Our Board of Trustees, faculty and staff are committed to fulfilling the responsibility of providing a high-quality educational program that will produce children who possess the ability to think critically, creatively, and analytically.
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC District
For more than 30 years, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School has served as a model for dual language education programs (English and Spanish) in the District of Columbia and all over the world. Children learn 50% of the core academics in Spanish and 50% in English. Students are supported by two certified teachers in every classroom who are native speakers of the target language of instruction. The cultural diversity within Oyster-Adams forges long-lasting friendships among students and families from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, nationalities and socioeconomic levels.
Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School Partnership PK-12 Washington, DC Charter
Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School, located in NE D.C., serves students in PreK-grade 12. Our mission is to be a community of diverse learners that builds relationships with families to empower students to become college-ready and to thrive in a global society.
Perry Street Prep serves students from every ward in the District. We offer a safe and secure learning environment that adheres to academic rigor. Our core values are Respect, Responsibility and Perseverance. We prepare our students to be ready to enter college, to succeed in college and to graduate college.
Prince George’s County Public Schools Partnership PK-12 Washington, DC District
Welcome to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), one of the nation’s 25 largest school districts, having 204 schools, approximately 124,000 students and nearly 18,000 employees. The district serves a diverse student population from urban, suburban and rural communities.
PGCPS is nationally recognized for its innovative programs and initiatives, including the expansion of Advanced Placement courses and partnerships with businesses and institutions of higher learning. It is our mission to advance the achievement of its diverse student body through community engagement, sound policy governance, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.
Truesdell Education Campus Partnership PK-8 Washington, DC District
Our goal at Truesdell Education Campus is for every child we serve to receive the character, education and academic development necessary to be successful in college, in their careers and in life. We start talking about college with our three-year-old preschool students. The educators in the building are 11 extremely committed to helping children develop in all areas, with many volunteering to stay after school and on weekends to work with children. The staff truly goes above and beyond.
West Education Campus Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC District
West Education Campus supports the development of creative and innovative thinkers from preschool through 8th grade. Our learning environment focuses on a personalized educational experience while challenging each student with an interdisciplinary curriculum. West students have universal access to Internet resources, with computers located in every classroom as well as in the computer lab/media center. Our dedicated teachers are committed to ensuring optimal success for all students by supporting their academic development with differentiated approaches as well as social and emotional supports.
Wheatley Education Campus Alumni Led PK-8 Washington, DC District
Housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, Wheatley Education Campus is a school with caring teachers and staff who believe that every child can succeed inside and outside of the classroom. We believe that the mental health and wellbeing of our students is essential, so we have social workers and a psychologist on staff to meet our students' needs. At Wheatley, the key to our success is the quality of our teachers and dedicated staff who work incredibly hard to ensure that every child is successful and growing both academically and socially.
William W. Hall Academy Alumni Led PK-8 Capitol Heights, MD District
We, the William Hall Family, develop lifelong scholars and leaders, instilled with the virtues of respect, responsibility, hard work, and fun. We provide a safe, positive, and nurturing learning environment and continually hold the highest expectations for the academic success of all students.
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