Tubman Elementary School

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Harriet Tubman Elementary School
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Tubman Elementary School
Location
Tubman Elementary School
3101 13th Street Northwest [1]

Washington
,
DC
20010

United States
Coordinates 38°55′44″N77°1′46″W / 38.92889°N 77.02944°W / 38.92889; -77.02944
Information
School type Public school Elementary
Established1970
School district District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 1
PrincipalAmanda Delebar
Faculty52.0 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades PS to 5 [3]
Enrollment545 (2015-16) [4]
Student to teacher ratio8.88 [2]
Campus size3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Campus type Urban
MascotTubman Toad
Website http://teamtubman.com/

Harriet Tubman Elementary School is a public elementary school, named after Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the U.S. Civil War. It is located in Washington, DC and is under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia Public Schools. Over five hundred students are currently enrolled from pre-school to fifth grade. [3] Harriet Tubman Elementary School began renovation in 2024 and is due to be completed in the summer/spring of 2026. The school is currently located in the old Benjamin Banneker Academic High School at 800 Euclid St. N.W.

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History of Harriet Tubman and School

Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland; into slavery in 1820. Her original name was Araminta Ross. She changed her name later in life the Harriet Tubman after her mother. She escaped from slavery in 1849, and traveled north from Maryland. During this time, she gained her freedom and used that advantage to focus her efforts on freeing slaves. She led a team that helped free nearly 70-80 slaves. She used a group of safe houses called the "Underground Railroad." The team and the slaves worked and traveled at night and used coded language to communicate. She is noted as a legacy within the African-American historical community for her work in starting the underground railroad and her works during the civil war. Harriet Tubman Elementary School was built in 1970, shortly after the 1968 Washington, D.C. riots which ravaged its neighborhood of Columbia Heights.

Programs and students

The school has regular graffiti cleaning, [5] students have received free dental care, [6] and D.C. Discovery Days give them field trips out of the neighborhood. [7] Nevertheless, in 2007 a student from Tubman joined others in voicing concern over safety in the public school district. [8] 85% of the student body qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. [6] Harriet Tubman offers a variety of afterschool programming such as DC Scores, Math Matters tutoring, Girls on the run, Girls inc, Amazing Athletes, Soccer Stars, and Chess Wizards. The school has a basketball team and soccer team that compete against other elementary schools district wide. We offer specialized computer programming and coding as well.

Awards and recognition

First Lady Michelle Obama and Students from Harriet Tubman Elementary School Film an Episode of Puppy Bowl for Animal Planet First Lady Michelle Obama and Students from Harriet Tubman Elementary School.jpg
First Lady Michelle Obama and Students from Harriet Tubman Elementary School Film an Episode of Puppy Bowl for Animal Planet

Former principal Sadia M. White won a National Distinguished Principals award in 2004 for her work at Tubman. According to National Association of Elementary School Principals, under White, Tubman Elementary met all its goals for standardized test scores and White supervised the launch of an inclusion-teaching model featuring team-teaching by general education, special education teachers, and teachers of new English-language learners. The association also commended her institution of a comprehensive school-wide positive-approach discipline program that included a due process system for punishment referrals and intervention strategies for classroom teachers for preventing problems. [9] [10] [11] [12]

On November 27, 2001, First Lady Laura Bush hosted Tubman Elementary students at the White House for a screening of the film, Twice Upon a Christmas . [13]

In 2005, Cory Chimka, fourth grade teacher at Harriet Tubman, was named National Kind Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Humane & Environmental Education.

Notes

  1. ↑ GNIS entry for Tubman Elementary School.
  2. 1 2 National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 DCPS entry for Tubman Elementary School. Accessed December 6, 2011
  4. ↑ "Tubman ES". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Eric M. (June 23, 2005). "Fighting a Determined Battle Against Graffiti". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Levine, Susan (February 8, 2007). "Today, Class, A Lesson in Tooth Repair; Elementary Students Get Free Dental Care". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ Yodaiken, Ruth (August 5, 1993). "A Holiday From the Violence; City-Run Field Trips Give, Children a Needed Break". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ Stewart, Nikita (October 14, 2007). "Youths Air Grievances at City Hall Forum". The Washington Post. p. C12.
  9. ↑ Brown, Misty (December 1, 2004). "Tubman Elementary School Principal Receives National Recognition". Washington Informer. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ Hofius, Sarah (October 25, 2004). "Principles distinguish these school principals". USA Today.
  11. ↑ "Names in the News". The Washington Post. July 29, 2004. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2004 National Distinguished Principals". National Association of Elementary School Principals.
  13. ↑ "The White House Screens PAX TV's 'Twice Upon a Christmas'". Business Wire. November 28, 2001.

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