DC’s Department of General Services has proposed three site options for an arts-focused Ward 5 middle school in Brookland.  A few weeks ago, DGS proposed co-locating the middle school with Turkey Thicket rec center.  That idea was met with strong opposition.  Now, DGS has proposed three standalone site options, but the school would still be placed in close proximity to the rec center.  Visit the DGS Brookland middle school site to see a presentation on the options and a list of FAQs.  Embedded in the presentation is a link to let officials know what you think of the plans.

On a couple of Ward 5 listservs, there is still discussion about putting the middle school in a different location than Brookland (e.g. at UDC Community College Backus campus, which used to house a middle school), but it’s not clear if that is really a consideration at this point.

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