Thomas Elementary School
Next SIT Meeting: To be Announced
Project Overview
Thomas Elementary School is a DC Public School located in Ward 7. The modernization will be roughly 74,000 square feet. The redesign will be a combination of renovation of the existing and new construction. Throughout the building, the modernization will address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Learning, instruction, and support technology will be brought up to cutting-edge standards and capacity. The Project shall be designed in such a way to incorporate, at a minimum, LEED for Schools – Gold principles. In addition, the Department is requiring the Project to become a Net Zero energy building. The new modernized design shall allow for physical education (gym) and dining services (cafeteria) to take place simultaneously during the school day. Discovery commons spaces, small group rooms, and resource rooms will be integrated into design to accommodate special projects, collaborative work, and individual pull-out instruction. The project will place the building in-line with the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) Educational Specification district-wide standard which requires "all schools and campuses to have the space and resources necessary for effective instruction."
Project Details
Thomas Elementary School Modernization Project
Location: 650 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019
Ward: 7
Design-Build Team: Smoot Construction Co. (General Contractor) / Quinn Evans (Architect)
DCPS Project Manager: Chris Jenkins
DGS Project Manager: Paul Keene & Monet Williams
Start Date: Spring 2023
Project Completion: Summer 2026
Status: Design
Project Resources
Capital Improvement Plan Letter (March 2023)
Meeting Materials
Schematic Design SIT Meeting - January 30, 2024
Conceptual Design SIT Meeting - October 17, 2023
Conceptual Design SIT Meeting - October 10, 2023
Project Kickoff SIT Meeting - September 26, 2023
Community Meeting - June 13, 2023