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11 2 2 33 4 4 5 5 6 6 KK 1 2 3 4 5 6 K Dear Parent or Guardian, 77 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12AA 1200 L St. NW, Washing7ton, 8DC 920005 10 11 12 A Phone: (202) 898-4660 | Fax: (202) 442-8706 You are your child’s first teacher Principal: Albert DuPont | [email protected] and our most important partner Web Site: www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/thomson in your child’s education. We un- School Hours: 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. derstand, though, that for you to Thomson Elementary School is renowned for our academics, arts be an effective partner, you need and diversity. Our students are often called upon to perform information. This school profile around the city. In addition, Thomson was also the first DCPS is designed to give you what you school to apply to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme school. Our staff is need to make the best decisions very diverse and is committed to implementing school-wide initiatives based on staff collaboration. At for your child. Thomson, our commitment to excellence means we treat our students with respect and provide them with a challengingacademic program designed to prepareMthemM for their futuresboth inside and outside of the M In this profile, you will find impor- classroom. tant facts about school perfor- ProgrAmS (2010–11) mance, facilities, and academic and extracurricular programs. ACAdEmiC EnriCHmEnt WEllnESS And FitnESS ArtS And CulturE You also will find practical details •OST Academic Power Hour •DC SCORES (soccer and poetry) •City Dance that will help you better com- •Asian American LEAD •W orld Languages: FLES (Chinese) municate and be involved in the •IB (International Baccalaureate) school — including the principal’s •Three-Year-Old Program name, the front office phone •Four-Year-Old Program number and what public trans- portation gets you to the school.

This information is compiled first and foremost to help you support and advocate for your child. But it is also my hope that you will use it to hold prin- cipals, school staff and my office accountable at getting better at StudEnt PErFormAnCE what we do every day. Percentage of students meeting or exceeding Percentage of students meeting or exceeding math standards on the DC CAS reading standards on the DC CAS Our goal is for every child in DCPS 2009 44% 2009 44% to succeed. We look forward to 2010 51% 2010 46% working with you to make this goal a reality for your child. School improvement status In Need of Improvement Year 2 — Teachers at this school receive training on how to improve their instruction. In Sincerely, addition to offering parents the option of transferring to a higher performing school, this school must offer Supplemental Educational Services to eligible student StudEnt dEmogrAPHiCS (2009–10) Kaya Henderson Enrollment: 398 English language learners: 52% Interim Chancellor n Asian/Pacific: 21% Free and reduced-price lunch: 75% n Black: 32% n Hispanic: 42% Special education: 6% n American Indian: — In-boundary: 46% n White: 5% n Other: — 2010–11 School profile Thomson Elementary School

Facilities: Destination School(s): Community Partnerships: Art room Jefferson Middle School Asbury United Methodist Church Auditorium DC Dance Collective Computer lab Everybody Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gym Junior Achievement Media center National Women's Museum Music room Booz Allen Hamilton Outdoor recreation space Choral Arts Society of Washington 1 2 3 4 5 6 K Science lab DC Reads 7 8 9 10 11 12 A Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Other: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP Parent organization School uniform Title I

Getting to School  64 (Fort Totten - Federal Triangle) D1 (Federal Triangle - ) G8M(Avondale) D3 ( - Ivy City) DC Circulator to Georgetown 42 (Mt Pleasant - Metro Center) DC Circulator to Union Station P6 ( - Rhode Island) 63 (Takoma - Federal Triangle) P17, P19 (Fort Washington) D4 (Ivy City - Franklin Sq) 80 (Fort Totten - Kennedy Center) M Red Line: Metro Center Station; Green/Yellow Lines: /7th Street-Convention Center

What you can do Parents and community members play an important role in ensuring that every child, in every classroom Where Can I find across the district, receives the high-quality education he or she deserves. information on other Schools? Volunteer at school. Volunteers are key to helping what kind of classroom behavior they expect and students succeed. Many schools need volunteers how they reward positive behavior. Ask what your If you are interested in seeing the who can work directly with students on reading and child should be learning, how well he or she is information contained here for math, but volunteers also can provide support in doing, and what you can do to help. Parent-teacher every DCPS school, please visit classrooms, the office and the library, as well as help conferences will be held at school on Oct. 18, 2010; www.dcps.dc.gov/profiles. You will plan and staff events, write grants, and much more. Feb. 28, 2011; and May 16, 2011. be able to search for DCPS schools For more information, check with the principal or based on the information that you Work with or run for the school advisory visit www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/volunteer. care about, and you will also be able board. This group advises the principal on the to compare schools side by side. Join the school’s parent organization. Parent comprehensive school plan — including specific organizations are an important part of every school programs and activities that strengthen student community. They provide ways to support students performance, create safe and effective schools, How can I stay up to date through community events, fundraising and other and involve parents and families. For more on what’s happening? activities. Joining a parent organization helps parents information, check with the principal. meet other parents who are engaged in their child’s Be sure to let your school know if education. For more information, contact the school. Talk to your child about school. Your opinion your contact information changes. matters to your child. Ask your child about one Visit www.dcps.dc.gov regularly, Attend parent-teacher conferences. Stay in touch thing he or she learned at school, and keep asking and sign up to receive regular with your child’s teachers and ask that they be in every day! For more information, visit e-mail updates from DCPS at touch with you. Ask your child’s teachers about www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/studentsuccess. www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/enews.