Barnard Elementary

Barnard Elementary is located in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. Barnard serves students from PK-3 through 5th grade. Barnard has a four star STAR rating and recently won the Bold improvement award.Our School motto is "Only The Best Is Good Enough." Our strong community involvement and dedicated staff are reasons that Barnard has been recognized twice with the Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) Award. High expectations for all students resulting in academic excellence are central to Barnard's philosophy. We have strong programs that appeal to our students, like our Early Financial Literacy program that teaches age-appropriate financial skills. Barnard also hosts the Flagship Autism Program for DCPS, and students from all over the city are enrolled in this program.

One of our parents summarized it best -- Barnard accepts all children where they are and takes them to unbelievable levels!

Before Care

Before care registration is open for the coming school year at Barnard. Before care is run by Flex Academies, and is available Monday-Friday from 7:15-8:15am. Students in Before care are transitioned by staff to breakfast (1st-5th) or classrooms (ECE-K) at 8:10am.

Families can sign up for 3, 4 or 5 days per week of before care, or can register on an as-needed basis by the day. To register, use the link below. Costs are as follows:

3 days/week: $77.00 per month

4 days/week: $95.00 per month

5 days/week: $115.00 per month

Sign up here: Flex Before and After Care - Flex @ Barnard Elementary School - Flex (eleyo.com)

Contact info@flexacademies.com for more information and availability.

After Care

Barnard offers free after care through DCPS Out of School Time Programming. Aftercare runs from 3:15 - 6 pm for all enrolled students. ECE students stay in their classrooms or an adjoining one, and K-5 meet in various locations around the school. Spots are limited and have filled up in recent years, so enroll early (enrollment begins in the spring of the prior school year).

Learn more at https://dcps.dc.gov/afterschool. Your student must be enrolled at Barnard to participate in aftercare. Go to dcps.dc.gov/asp to complete aftercare signup.

Uniforms

Barnard Bears at all grades wear uniforms in the colors white and navy blue. There are no basic style restrictions - shorts, jumpers, skirts, dresses or pants can all be worn as long as they are in those colors.

Uniforms can be purchased new from any children’s clothing retailer; or at local thrift stores; and are often exchanged in neighborhood listservs or Facebook groups. When possible, the PTA organizes uniform swaps and donations of clothes in good condition.

Contact the PTA Board for assistance in getting uniforms for your children, we are happy to help connect you to resources!

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Barnard provides free lunch to all students, as well as breakfast to those who arrive between 8:10-8:30 am. ECE students eat in their classrooms, while K-5 eat in the cafeteria.

Menus:

• Barnard Sodexo Magic Menus

• Main DCPS Menu Page

School Supplies

The official school supplies list is here: Barnard SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST 2023-2024.pdf. Note: This list is comprehensive of what students and teachers might need all year, but in our (PTA Board’s) experience very few classrooms need their students to arrive with all these materials on day 1. We recommend waiting to see if your classroom teacher sends a more targeted list of school supplies or specific requests before purchasing anything.

Family and Academic Support

Front Office phone: (202) 576-1100

Communicate with the staff below via email (click on their names), phone through the front office, or over the Class Dojo app on your phone (available for download for iPhone and Android, and note you do NOT need to pay for the subscription version).

Enrollment, Paperwork, Schedules, Anything Else

Ms. Blanchard (speaks English) and Ms. Salamanca (speaks English & Spanish) operate the front office and are a primary point of contact. In addition to enrollment, before- and after-care registration questions, paperwork, schedules, teacher assignments, or other administrative questions, they can help you figure out who to contact if you have other questions.

Staff at the school also speak Amharic, French, and Polish and can support families in those languages as needed.

Wellness Team and Family Services

Ms. Montgomery (speaks English & Spanish) is the bilingual school counselor. Ms. Beaty-Browne (call the school, extension x251) is the school social worker. Either one can connect families to needed resources of all kinds available through the city and school system, including housing, healthcare, food, clothing, and more. They can help any family or student in any grade, please reach out!

Dr. Bush (speaks English) is the school psychologist, and she teaches the students Life Skills classes in addition to providing guidance and mental-health support.

Ms. Carballo (speaks English & Spanish) is the ECE Family Services Specialist. She works with Early Childhood (PreK - Kindergarten) families individually by providing support to help you meet any urgent needs or develop long-term goals. She also plans activities, workshops, informational sessions, and other events on topics that interest you most. She works collaboratively with your child’s teacher, the school administration, and community partners in doing this work.

Barnard is fortunate to have a partnership with Mary’s Center to provide in-school mental health support for students. Miss Tia Cook (speaks English & Spanish) (phone (202) 855-1623) can provide free individual, group, and family therapy to Barnard students. She can help treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, adjustment challenges related to life changes, trauma, grief and loss, and emotional regulation. She can also connect you with other resources provided by Mary’s Center, including food and housing support, legal support, insurance enrollment, medical or dental services, and other community resources. Please reach out to Miss Tia if any of these services would be of assistance to you and your family.

School Nurse Ms. Sali Mallam can be reached at extension 156.

Academic Support

• Ms. Moorefield is the ELA (English/Language Arts) and social studies instructional coach.

• Ms. Freeman is the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) instructional coach.

• Dr. Hetherington (Assistant Principal) oversees Early Childhood Education through grade 1.

• Dr. Vargas (Assistant Principal) oversees the Special Education and CES (formerly autism) programs.

• Ms. West is the point of contact for civil rights issues and the student incident reporting system.

Special Education Hub

specialeducation.dc.gov 

202-671-2890