Open House Set For Several Dallas ISD Schools

19 Feb 2010

The Public is Invited to Visit Neighborhood Schools

DALLAS—Several schools in the Dallas Independent School District will host an open house to allow parents, students and the community to see what their neighborhood school has to offer.

Schools have scheduled open houses throughout the remainder of February, and the public is encouraged to attend for a chance to meet the principals and talk to teachers. Visitors will get a chance to talk with other parents; review the curriculum; and hear about extended learning opportunities and award-winning extracurricular programs

Dallas ISD schools holding an open house are:

• Hillcrest High School, 9924 Hillcrest Road – Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.
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• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 6920 Meadow Road – Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
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• Arthur Kramer Elementary School, 7131 Midbury Drive – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, 5314 Abrams Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• John J. Pershing Elementary School, 5715 Meaders Lane – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Preston Hollow Elementary School, 6423 Walnut Hill Lane – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Thomas Jefferson High School, 4001 Walnut Hill Lane – Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.
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• Francisco F. "Pancho" Medrano Middle School, 9815 Brockbank Drive – Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
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• David G. Burnet Elementary School, 3200 Kinkaid Drive – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Leonides Cigarroa Elementary School, 9990 Webb Chapel Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Tom W. Field Elementary School, 2151 Royal Lane – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Stephen C. Foster Elementary School, 3700 Clover Lane – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Obadiah Knight Elementary School, 2615 Anson Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Walnut Hill Elementary School, 10115 Midway Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• W.T. White High School, 4505 Ridgeside Drive – Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.
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• Thomas C. Marsh Middle School, 3838 Crown Shore Drive – Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
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• E.D. Walker Middle School, 12532 Nuestra Drive – Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m.
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• Nathan Adams Elementary School, 12600 Welch Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• William L. Cabell Elementary School, 12701 Templeton Trail – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• F.P. Caillet Elementary School, 3033 Merrell Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Tom C. Gooch Elementary School, 4030 Calculus Road – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Jerry Junkins Elementary School, 2808 Running Duke Drive, Carrollton – Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
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• Everette Lee DeGolyer Elementary School, 3453 Flair Drive – Feb. 23, 5:30 p.m.

To see what neighborhood school your child can attend, please visit www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/FindSchools.cfm.

"Dallas ISD principals and their teachers are no longer focusing on teaching to the test but rather creating academically challenging assignments that will better prepare students for college and the world of work. Dallas ISD has become an exemplar for urban schools as an effort based district that focuses on high achievement for all students."

-Institute for Learning
University of Pittsburgh
June 2009