DCPS and DGS will hold their next community meeting on the renovation on Thursday, March 24 at 7 pm in the gym/cafeteria “bubble” at Lafayette Elementary, 5701 Broad Branch Rd NW. They will present the latest plans at that time and will take questions and comments from the community about the plans and the status of the project. We…

In July 2015, the SIT and the Murch community gave their support to a design plan for modernizing and expanding Murch. This design was also given preliminary approval by the Historic Preservation Review Board, the federal Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. That original design, which the community believes best meets the…

DCPS has asked Principal Cebrzynski to share the attached letter from Dr. Nathaniel Beers, Chief Operating Officer of DCPS. The Murch School Improvement Team (SIT) and HSA and outraged by the way that he portrays the cuts to the project in this letter. In the letter he minimizes the effects of the cuts on our children. Here…

On February 25, Murch HSA Co-President Martha McIntosh testified at the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment’s Hearing on performance oversight of the Department of General Services. Read the testimony here.

Below is the proposed redesign of the Murch modernization, as presented on February 24, 2016. Click here to see what the Reno Road entrance and raised gym might look like from street level.        

Check out stories in the news about the Murch modernization: The Washington Post, February 26, 2016 The Northwest Current, February 24, 2016  

This week, DC Public Schools (DCPS) and the Department of General Services (DGS) presented their latest attempt to design a new Murch and outlined the costs of the project. DCPS also participated in a community meeting on February 24 to answer questions about the process and show the newest proposed design. The shifting news about costs…

On February 24, DCPS and DGS presented new proposed design for Murch. This is an attempt to cut $10 million in costs out of the project to bring it within the current budget of $78 million. The newest design would: Move the cafeteria to the current multi-purpose room, with a kitchen between the cafeteria and the…

DCPS needs to hear from you! What: Come find out more about the renovation and ask DCPS your questions! When: 7pm, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Where: Murch Gym (babysitting will not be provided, but kids welcome) Why: Construction on our long-awaited construction project is supposed to start in June. But suddenly DCPS says the project…