Welcome to Shirley Chisholm Elementary | Bienvenidos a Escuela Primaria de Shirley Chisholm
A Bilingual-Arts DC Public School
Formerly John Tyler Elementary School
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Please fill out this form to document your student's tardiness or absence from school: SY 24-25 Absent & Tardy Form
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Stop by and visit us at Chisholm every Wednesday from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM!
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Prepare for SY 2024-2025 with class supply lists.
Shirley Chisholm Elementary
A Great Day to Love & Learn
Welcome to Shirley Chisholm Elementary School! ¡Bienvenidos a la Escuela Primaria de Shirley Chisholm! We are grateful you are here.
Led by our families and PTA leaders, our school community engaged in a transformational process to dismantle former slave owner, John Tyler, as our school’s namesake. With bold initiative and a spirit of unity, we committed to affirm our diverse identity and our true values.
On January 9th, 2024, the DC Council voted and approved our school name change from John Tyler to Shirley Chisholm Elementary School.
We recognize this is history in the making. This name change course-corrects our school’s story, which started in 1890. This name change offers hope for the realities of social justice.
Learn more about our story here: Shirley Chisholm Elementary: A Great Day to Love & Learn.
