James B. Bonham Elementary School To Receive National Excellence In Urban Education Award

20 Apr 2009

Bonham is the Only Texas School Honored

ALLAS—James B. Bonham Elementary School has been awarded the National Excellence in Urban Education Award by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) at San Diego State University.

Bonham is among 12 schools nationwide to receive the award and is the only Texas school on the list.

At the winning schools, researchers found impressive evidence of:

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• Students learning challenging academic content
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• Students learning reading, writing, science, mathematics, and social studies content and skills to a level that often exceeded typical grade level expectations
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• Students benefitting from excellent support structures that helped ensure their success in learning the challenging content
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• Teachers using engaging instructional methods that helped students perceive learning as interesting, relevant to their lives, and fun
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• Students (and their parents) reporting that they felt respected and valued by the schools' teachers
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Award winners will travel to the NCUST High Performing Urban Schools Symposium, May 7-8, in San Diego where they will present and discuss their strategies for success.

For more information on the award, visit http://www.ncust.org/.

As part of the Reform Governance in Action training program, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees has developed its vision and a set of core beliefs and commitments. The vision of the board is to be the best urban district in the United States. The seventh of their beliefs is: We believe that a supportive community is fundamental to achieving and sustaining our success.

For a complete list of core beliefs, visit the Web site at http://www.dallasisd.org/about/vision.htm.