Welcome back students and families!

Click here to download the Student & Family Handbook

Click to download the ​Communications Plan for Increasing Engagement, Equity, and Community

New! Virtual Learning Survey

Click here to read more about the survey, or click the button below to open the survey. Thank you for your feedback!

​The 2020-21 Bear Paw Fund donation drive is underway! Click a paw for details on how to help us reach our goal!

Term One through Friday, November 6 will be ALL VIRTUAL for students in PreK through 5th grade

​Visit the DCPS #ReopenStrong website for details

Download the Family Guide to Learning at Home

Need device or technical support?
Call the DCPS Technology Hotline at 202-442-5885

Upcoming Events
(Two-week look-ahead)


Tuesday, September 22
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM on Zoom // LSAT Meeting: All are welcome to observe the Local School Advisory Team’s discussions with Principal Jackson. More information about the LSAT here.

Thursday, September 24
  • 5:30 PM on Zoom // Administration/Family Townhall: All families are invited to join Principal Jackson and AP Lee in a discussion about current matters of interest.

​Saturday, September 26
  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Miner // Miner Community Day: Join us for a day of togetherness: garden tours, playground fun, a chance to drop off your hazardous and e-waste, and mutual aid support table.  Masks will be required and social distancing rules will be in place.
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Peace Garden // Garden Tour & Activities: Miner's Green Team will be offering tours of the incredible Peace Garden and have fun activities for the kids, including healthy snacks.
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Miner // Campus Cleanup:  Miner's recently renovated field and landscape need a little TLC to remove weeds, trash, and debris. Bring a pair of gloves to spruce up the grounds while your little ones enjoy the garden or playground.  PTO will provide trash bags. Thank you for helping keep Miner clean, green, and beautiful!
  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM by the loading dock // Hazardous Household & E-Waste Dropoff: Time to clean out your storage area or garage of paint, chemicals, old electronics and other items not fit to go into a landfill.  We'll have an area set aside to collect these items for transport up to the Fort Totten Transfer Station for proper disposal. Information on accepted/prohibited hazardous waste is here: dpw.dc.gov/node/466802. Information on accepted e-waste is here: dpw.dc.gov/node/414902.
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Miner Parking Lot // Miner Mutual Aid Network Community Table: Join us for the Miner Mutual Aid Network’s Monthly Community Table event for the Miner community to access food, PPE, household items, children's books and toys, and distance learning support. 

​​​Tuesday, September 29
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM via Zoom // PTO Leadership Team Meeting: The monthly meeting of the PTO Executive Board and Committee Chairs is open to anyone interested in attending and/or providing feedback to PTO leadership.

​Wednesday, September 30
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM on Zoom // Miner Equity Team meeting: All members of the Miner community are welcome to join the Equity Team as we build relationships and develop ideas and actions to improve racial equity and inclusion at Miner. Visit the Equity Team webpage for all the details. Email minerequityteam@gmail.com for the meeting login information.
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​Volunteer & Donation Opportunities​​

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Miner Spirit Store

Visit our Spirit Store to order t-shirts and MIner-branded apparel and other items. All spirit wear is​ approved for use as school uniforms.

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SY20-21 PTO General Meeting Dates

  • September 15
  • October 6
  • November 10
  • December 1
  • January 5
  • February 2
  • March 2
  • April 6
  • May 4
  • June 1
All meetings start at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria or on Zoom during virtual learning. For in-person meetings, free babysitting is provided.

Visit our PTO page for more information.

SY20-21 LSAT Meeting Dates

  • September 22
  • October 20
  • November 17
  • December 15
  • January 19
  • February 16
  • March 16
  • April 20
  • May 18
  • June 15
All in-person meetings start at 5:00 PM in the Large Group Instruction Room or on Zoom during virtual learning. All are welcome to attend, except during closed sessions.

Visit our LSAT page for more information.

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