(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Thursday, May 25, at 10 am., Mayor Muriel Bowser will celebrate the groundbreaking of Benjamin Orr Elementary School, a new 77,000 square-foot building that will include a new computer lab, furniture, a gym, a library, an outdoor learning terrace, and a playground in Ward 8. Designed to meet the LEED Gold Certification for an eco-friendly and energy-efficient environment, the $47 million modernized facility will be ready for students and teachers to occupy for the 2018-2019 school year.
As the fastest improving urban school district in the country, Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal makes the largest investment in public education in history by spending $1.3 billion for school modernization over six years and an additional $112 million to increase the per student rate to meet the needs of a growing student body.
WHEN:
Thursday, May 25 at 10 am
WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Trayon White, Ward 8
Councilmember David Grosso, At-Large
Chancellor Antwan Wilson, DC Public Schools
Greer Gillis, Director, Department of General Services
Carolyn Jackson-King, Principal, Benjamin Orr Elementary School
WHERE:
Benjamin Orr Elementary School
2200 Minnesota Avenue, SE, Gym
*Bus Lines: B2, V2*
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).