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F.P. Caillet Elementary School

3033 Merrell Road, Dallas, TX 75229

Phone: (972) 794-3200
Fax: (972) 794-3201
rheffernan@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

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Richard Heffernan
Principal

Carolina Arreola
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-5

Motto/Mission:
Our mission is to prepare all students to achieve academic success through reading, basic skills, problem-solving, and character education in a safe and risk-free environment.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  Red or White
• Bottoms:
  Navy Blue or Khaki

School colors: Red and White

Mascot: Tiger

Enrollment: 763

Number of teachers: 43

Hours/Bell schedule: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Trustee district: District 1

Learning Community:
Northwest Elementary -
Ivonne Durant

Feeder pattern: W.T. White

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 794-3218/Oluyinka Sole

Counselor:
(972) 794-3206/Laura Bechtol (972) 794-3209/David Post

Clinic:
(972) 794-3204/Kim Stringfellow

After-school programs:
Academic tutoring, Orchestra, Clubs, Sports

Parent Involvement

PTA, Classroom volunteers, Site-Based Decision-Making Committee, AVANCE Classes, Rainbow Days Strengthening Families Program, Texas Extension Cooperative Nutrition Classes, English Classes

Major Awards and Honors

TEA Recognized Campus (2006, 2007) Gold Performance Acknowledgement,TEA: Attendance (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Reading (2004) Math (2005, 2007) Reading 1st Campus

F.P. Caillet Elementary was dedicated in 1956 and named for Fluery Paul Caillet, the son of French La Reunion colonists who settled on the sourthern side of the Trinity River. Caillet was a contractor who built many of the early residences on the once-fashionable east Dallas district along Ross Avenue. The famous Texas botanist, Julien Reverchon, for whom Reverchon Park is named, Caillet's uncle.