Primary documents
CHML modernization specifications
The educational specifications describing the Montessori program and the building designed to support it.
Read the specifications DCPS · Contract GAGA-2026-C-0089Eureka Math Squared curriculum contract
The District’s published contract record for the K–5 curriculum.
View the contract AMI/USA · StandardsWhat a Montessori classroom requires
Published standards covering uninterrupted work periods, teacher training, and mixed-age classrooms.
Read the standardsAdditional context
These sources provide background. They are distinct from DCPS’s own documents.
- Reporting on the February 2026 reading-instruction hearing (WJLA).
- Langdon Montessori parent campaign archive (a contemporaneous parent account).
- Langdon’s My School DC profile (school listing).
About Montessori recognition
The campaign is seeking documentation of CHML’s current AMI Recognition. A school’s Montessori description is not, on its own, confirmation of a recognition designation.
What we have done
This timeline reflects the campaign’s draft account. Dates and supporting records are being confirmed.
Specialty school community meeting
A first meeting of Save DC Specialty Schools is planned. This is an upcoming event, not an established coalition announcement.
Community meeting at CHML
The campaign’s account records a discussion with school and district leadership about Montessori programming.
- Start of the 2026–27 school year
Families learn of classroom changes
Parents report shorter work periods and the addition of district curricula. The exact first-day date is being confirmed.