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On Monday, teachers and staff at Central Elementary School prepared hand-written letters and a fun STAAR video for their third- through fifth- grade students. Their goal was to let the students know that they are proud of them and their growth over the past school year. You can view the STAAR video featuring the staff and teachers above.
Over the weekend, generations of students who attended W.T. White gathered together to celebrate the school’s 50-year anniversary. The Dallas Morning News was at the event and wrote a great story about what happened. Click here to read the full story. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.
Alexis Bocanegra volunteers on a daily basis at William Lipscomb Elementary where her son attends kindergarten. Bocanegra helps his teacher and assists with school events and Parent-Teacher Association meetings. Bocanegra says she volunteers because she has fun doing it.
The Dallas Morning News published an editorial in support of the Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) plan, which incentivizes high-performing teachers to voluntarily transfer and work at one of six struggling schools in the district. Click here to read the full editorial.