11 Mar 2005
16 Exemplary and 55 Recognized Schools To Be Honored March 10
DALLAS— Dallas Independent School District Interim Superintendent Larry Groppel on Thursday honored the 71 district schools that have been rated exemplary and recognized on the rigorous Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.
The 2003-2004 Exemplary and Recognized award dinner, sponsored by IBM, was held March 10 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel.
"It is my honor tonight to salute 16 schools that have hurdled the bar and earned the privilege of being named exemplary schools. Another 55 schools have distinguished themselves as recognized schools," Groppel said. "Although the bar keeps rising for schools to achieve these ratings, our students, teachers and principals keep meeting and exceeding that challenge. We are proud of the honor they have achieved."
To achieve Exemplary status, the highest rating, a school is required to have a 90 passing rate for all students for reading/English language arts, writing, mathematics, social studies and science. The second highest rating is called Recognized, a rating that requires a 70 percent passing rate on all parts of the TAKS for all students and student groups.
• The district's Exemplary Schools are:
School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
William B. Travis Academy 7-8
William B. Travis Academy Vanguard 4-6
James B. Bonham Elementary School
C.F. Carr Elementary School
Billy Earl Dade Learning Center
Lorenzo de Zavala Elementary School
Julia C. Frazier Elementary School
Fannie C. Harris Elementary School
Mount Auburn Elementary School
Jose Navarro Elementary School
Charles Rice Learning Center
Priscilla L. Tyler Elementary School
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
• Recognized Schools are:
School of Government, Law, and Law Enforcement at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dallas Environmental Science Academy
George Bannerman Dealey Montessori School PK - 6
George Bannerman Dealey Montessori School 7-8
W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities, Communications Academy
Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Harry Stone Montessori School PK-6
Harry Stone Montessori School 7-8
Sarah Zumwalt Middle School
Gabe P. Allen Elementary School
Arcadia Park Elementary School
Robert Cooke Buckner Elementary School
John Neely Bryan Elementary School
Harrell Budd Elementary School
George Washington Carver Elementary School
Cesar Chavez Learning Center
B.F. Darrell Elementary School
Everette Lee DeGolyer Elementary School
Julius Dorsey Elementary School
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Paul Laurence Dunbar Learning Center
Amelia Earhart Learning Center
James W. Fannin Elementary School
Tom W. Field Elementary School
Stephen C. Foster Elementary School
Anne Frank Elementary School
Lida Hooe Elementary School
Maynard H. Jackson Math, Science and Technology Vanguard
Stonewall Jackson Elementary School
Daniel "Chappie" James Learning Center
Albert Sidney Johnston Elementary School
John F. Kennedy Learning Center
Lakewood Elementary School
William Lipscomb Elementary School
Lisbon Elementary School
B. H. Macon Elementary School
T.D. Marshall Elementary School
Joseph J. McMillan Elementary School
George Peabody Elementary School
Elisha M. Pease Elementary School
John H. Reagan Elementary School
O.M. Roberts Elementary School
Clinton P. Russell Elementary School
Seagoville Elementary School
Erasmo Seguin Elementary School
Sequoyah Learning Center
J.P. Starks Elementary School
Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard
Sudie Williams Elementary School
Winnetka Elementary School
Whitney M. Young Elementary School