7 Sep 2010
Operation Comeback Launches with Phone Bank Thursday, September 9; Neighborhood Walk Begins Saturday, September 11
DALLAS—School district and city officials are joining forces for Operation Comeback to canvass neighborhoods in hopes of connecting with middle and high school students who are listed as no-shows to encourage them to come back to school.
Operation Comeback kicks off with a phone bank Thursday, September 9, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., at the Administration Building, 3700 Ross Ave. Volunteers will man phones in several shifts to call the homes of no-show students to encourage them to enroll in school. Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa and City of Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert will roll up their sleeves to help make calls at the phone bank beginning at 11 a.m.
The two leaders will also hold a briefing at 9 a.m., Saturday, September 11, at L.G. Pinkston High School, 2200 Dennison St., after which they will lead a team of volunteers to homes in West Dallas to locate and speak with students.
Teams will be dispersed to neighborhoods throughout the city with one goal in mind—convincing potential dropouts to return to school. Dallas ISD middle and high schools will be open on that day, 9 a.m. until noon, to enroll students who want to return to school.
Last year, 82 students returned to school as a result of the Operation Comeback initiative.