As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 160,000 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,613 employees including 10,000 teachers in 220 schools.
26 Jan 2001
College graduate students are returning to a high school classroom to help tutor approximately 100 district seniors and out-of-school seniors in math, reading and writing.
The graduate students of Parker College of Chiropractic are tutoring Dallas Independent School students who have not yet passed the Texas Academic Assessment Skills (TAAS) test. These DISD students only need to pass the TAAS to receive their high school diploma.
Ongoing until Feb. 17, the one-on-one tutorials are free. The Monday through Thursday classes are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday classes are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The TAAS tutorial initiative gives the students the support they need to complete their high school career and move on to college or the workplace, said H. B. Bell, associate superintendent–Dropout Prevention, Intervention and Recovery.
The tutorials are being held at six DISD campuses:
•H. Grady Spruce High School, 9733 Old Seagoville Road, (MapscoŽ key 59X)
•Thomas Jefferson High School, 4001 Walnut Hill Lane, (MapscoŽ key 24P)
•Justin F. Kimball High School, 3606 S. Westmoreland Road, (MapscoŽ key 63B)
•North Dallas High School, 3120 N. Haskell Avenue, (MapscoŽ key 35Y)
•Barbara M. Manns High School, 912 S. Ervay, (MapscoŽ key 45Q)
•Metropolitan Educational Center, 1403 Corinth, (MapscoŽ key 45U)
For information about the tutorial initiative, call the Dropout Prevention Department at (972) 925-4878.
For news and information about the Dallas Independent School District, visit www.dallasisd.org