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Donations Request!
With less than a month and a half to go until this year’s Murch Auction – Glitz, Glamour, Gatsby we are asking for your help with auction donations for the big night! The auction is our BIGGEST fundraiser, but we cannot do it without the support of our amazing parents, teachers, and school staff! Some of…
Read MoreDOH letter on School Nurse Plan
Builders have arrived–Murch@36th Street!
Construction will begin at Murch@36th Street! MCN Build, the contractor on the project, has begun securing the property. Demolition of the trailers and abatement work will take place over the next couple months as the plans for the new Murch move forward! This means that the playground now will be closed through construction. While we…
Read MoreIntroduction to DCPS RTI process
Learn more about the Response to Intervention process that is being used by DCPS and implemented at Murch.
Read MoreMayor's Budget Still Underfunds Murch Renovation
Mayor Bowser released her Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal on Thursday, March 24. The budget proposal includes $78 million for the Murch modernization, which still leaves the project $10 million underfunded for the design that was developed last year. In an email to Murch HSA and SIT leaders, Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles stated,…
Read MoreUDC and DCPS Reach Formal Agreement on Swing Space
At a meeting on March 22, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Board of Trustees and DCPS reached agreement on plans for UDC to host Murch for the next two school years. The Murch community is very grateful to the UDC staff and Board of Trustees for their hard work to give Murch students…
Read MoreLetter on Murch Renovation from Deputy Mayor for Education
Third Redesign Presented & Community Meeting Scheduled
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…
Read MoreCompare the Design Plans for Murch
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…
Read MoreMurch Blood Drive
The Fessenden Foundation – a group of civic-minded Murch students past and present – and The Murch Community Service Committee have joined forces with the American Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive on March 24th from 2pm – 730pm in the gym. If you would like to schedule your life-saving donation, please contact the American Red…
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