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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just know that SWS will be in swing location [b]during modernization in 2020-1 and 2021-2 school years[/b].  Site is not yet known but school community is pushing DCPS hard for something either on or near Cap Hill.   There's some speculation that the shuttered Monument Academy building (Kingman Park) could be in play but it's hard to project -- Monument enrollment was around 115  but it also had a residential component which could be converted to classrooms (no idea of square footage or feasibility).  The swing space will serve (consecutively not concurrently) SWS, Browne EC, and JO Wilson, so it needs to accommodate at least 500 students.  DCPS has informed school community that the swing space will not be in the existing site of Maury Village.[/quote]

Really?  But SWS refurbished their building by Sherwood not five years back.  It seems so soon for a two-year modernization on top of a recent modernization.
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SWS has definitely never been modernized. Have you been inside? They've had a desperately needed elevator replacement and a new AC system but that's it.[/quote]

^^This

Goding was supposed to be refurbished before SWS was relocated there in 2013 but DCPS made minor cosmetic changes instead.  DCPS flat-out lied in promising in 2013 phase 1 modernization that never came.

The building conditions are appalling.  New HVAC was installed two years ago because the old system was well beyond useful life and indoor temperatures were hitting mid 90s in warm months.  There have been repeated flooding/plumbing issues, rodent infestation etc.  The class rooms are divided awkwardly resulting in inefficient space usage -- both underused and overcrowded spaces.

The building has good natural light and the windows were updated at some point pre 2013 (ie not original) I looks better cosmetically than it actually is.  Sherwood playground is newish but it's a DPR facility and shared with community.  Sherwood/DPR oversight of the playground and field is pretty blah.[/quote]

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