Woodson Collegiate Academy🎓Launches

Congrats are in order! The inaugural cohort of our newly formed Collegiate Academy🎓 through a partnership with @xqamerica celebrated the publishing of their first piece of literature! Students are currently enrolled in “Social Problems” through Morehouse College🙌🏾 facilitated by Ms. Eldredge. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive college credit as...Read More

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

At DC Public Schools, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is about recognizing and honoring Latinos in school communities and throughout the city. It is also a time to learn from cultures and traditions outside of your own, immerse yourself in a rich history, and work collectively to shift mindsets and remove barriers affecting Latino students. Whether you identify as Hispanic,...Read More

Childhood Immunization Appointments

Pediatric Vaccination Pre-Registration To pre-register for a vaccinations, please click the button above to complete the required questionnaire so that DC Health can gather information for your child’s vaccine appointment. You can also call the Vaccination Call Center at 1-855-363-0333 to make an appointment.Registro anticipado de vacunación pediátrica Para preinscribirse para las...Read More

School Immunization Clinics Open

Dear DCPS Community, This month, we are asking families to put vaccines on your back-to-school list! All DC Public Schools students must have their childhood immunizations up to date to attend school. The COVID-19 vaccine is also highly encouraged for ages 12 and up. We recognize the weeks leading up to the start of school is a busy time, so DCPS is partnering with DC Health to open...Read More

School Health & Safety Update

Dear DCPS Community, As we approach the end of July, we are now 30 days until the start of the new school year. The coming month is going to consist of traditional back-to-school activities, such as students getting school supplies and teachers preparing their classrooms. But there will also be some new things for many of...Read More

#RecoverStrong and Social Emotional Learning

Dear DCPS Community, For the past year, we have navigated learning in the age of COVID-19 together, and as we turn the page on what’s next, DC Public Schools is centering our recovery work around what’s the most critical: that every student feels loved, challenged, and prepared to positively influence society and thrive in life. You are invited to join us for a community roundtable...Read More

COVID-19 Asymptomatic Testing for Students 

In early December, we announced that the DC Public Schools, in partnership DC Health and following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, would provide free asymptomatic at-school testing for COVID-19 for students attending in-person programming. Under this plan, teams of roving nurses from DC Health provide onsite, at-school asymptomatic testing for DCPS...Read More