As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 161,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,678 employees including 10,000 teachers in 218 schools.
17 Aug 2001
28 DISD Schools to Receive $12 Million in Federal After-School Funding
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Awards Presentation will be held Thursday, August 23, 2001 at the Lakewest Family YMCA, 3737 Goldman, Dallas. A representative from United States Senator Phil Gramm's office and Alex R. Janovsky from the U.S. Department of Education will award 28 DISD schools and community members with $12 million for after-school and community education programs. The 3 p.m. presentation will include performances from students attending two DISD schools.
The Afterschool Alliance and JCPenney Company will honor Thomas Tolbert Elementary School for outstanding after-school activities during the 2000-2001 school year by presenting the 21st Century Site Coordinator and Principal a grant of $1,000. Tolbert Elementary will use this grant to support a critical need for additional after-school staff development in the upcoming year.
The focus of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is to provide expanded activities beyond school hours for children and their families in a safe, drug-free and supervised environment. Through extensive collaborations with community-based organizations including Camp Fire USA, ArtsPartners, Junior Players, and YMCA, the district's program enables schools to stay open longer, providing enrichment and academic activities to school-age children.
"We are delighted that our district will be able to expand learning opportunities that benefit children and their families," said Dr. Rosemarie Allen, Associate Superintendent— Student Support and Special Services. "These grants will strengthen our efforts to provide outstanding after-school programs in the community."
Elementary schools participating in the new grant award include: Anderson, Bayles, Chavez, Cowart, Darrell, DeGolyer, Dunbar, Earhart, Jones, Kahn, Lanier, Lipscomb, Macon, Pease, Saldivar, Stemmons, Travis, Turner, Winnetka, Withers, and Zaragoza. The middle schools are Browne, Comstock, Florence, Greiner and Hill; Sunset High School. (The district already has 17 Community Learning Centers in operation through a grant awarded in 1999).