Banneker High School
DC Public Schools
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1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5885
Fax: (202) 442-5026
TTY: 711
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Project Update: Banneker HS Project Update 07-12-2019
Banneker HS Mod Overall Site Plan (July 2019)
Please email Joi.Ruffin@k12.dc.gov to receive project updates!
Next SIT Meeting: TBA
Next Community Meeting: July 25 6:00PM @ Shaw Library (Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001) Flyer! / Flyer! (Spanish)
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Project Overview
Banneker High School, currently located at 800 Euclid Street, NW currently serves students in grade 9 through grade 12 and is one of DCPS’ International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program sites. Banneker HS will receive a full modernization at the former Shaw Junior High School site at 925 Rhode Island Ave, NW in Ward 6 and after modernization will be able to accommodate an enrollment of 800 students by SY2025. The modernization will achieve LEED BD+C Schools - Gold certification upon completion at the modernized site in 2021.
During the modernization, the school will remain at its current location (800 Euclid Street, NW). Construction will begin in Fall 2019 and will be completed SY2021.
Project Details
Project Updates
Project Resources
Letter announcing the Banneker-Shaw Feasibility Study
Banneker Educational Specifications
Banneker HS Mod Overall Site Plan (July 2019)
Construction Resources
Site Asbestos Safety Program Info
Meeting Materials
SIT Meeting 06/25/19
Community Meeting 06/20/19
SIT Meeting 06/18/19
Community Meeting 05/08/19
SIT Meeting 05/01/19
SIT Meeting 04/24/19
Community Meeting 02/28/19
SIT Meeting 12/18/18
Cardozo Feeder Pattern- MS Engagement (Shared by DCPS School Planning)
SIT Meeting 08/15/18
SIT Meeting 06/14/18
Project Location: 925 Rhode Island Ave, NW (new location)
Ward: 6
Start Date: Fall 2017
Completion Date: August 2021
DGS PM: Sarah Pearlstein
Feasibility Study Architects: Bell Architects
Project Status: Pre Design
DCPS Contact: Joi Ruffin
Education Specification (EdSpec): Banneker Educational Specifications