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Highland Meadows Elementary School

8939 Whitewing Lane, Dallas, TX 75238

Phone: (972) 502-5200
Fax: (972) 502-5201
highlandes@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Jan Jones
Principal

Bernard Hart
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-5

Motto/Mission:
"Where Expectations are High!"

Uniform colors

• Top:
  White, Orange, Navy
• Bottoms:
  Navy, Black, Khaki

School colors: Navy, Orange, and Cobalt Blue

Mascot: Mavericks

Enrollment: 757

Number of teachers: 37

Hours/Bell schedule: Breakfast: 7:15-7:50 a.m. School Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tardy bell rings at 8:10 a.m.

Trustee district: District 3

Learning Community:
Northeast Elementary -
Lisa DeVeaux

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 502-5214

Counselor:
(972) 502-5216

Clinic:
(972) 502-5208

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Science lab, art, Science Adventures, student council, safety patrols, TAG, two computer labs, band/orchestra

After-school programs:
Mavericks Club (3-6 p.m., Monday-Friday) Dallas Parks and Recreation after-school program (3-6 p.m., Monday-Friday)

Extracurricular activities:
Boys and girls basketball, Boys and girls soccer, Boys and girls track, Cheerleaders/Spirit Squad

Parent Involvement

PTA, Site Based Decision Making Committee, parent education programs scheduled throughout the year, ESL adult alasses with integrated computer technology (Monday and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.; childcare provided)

Major Awards and Honors

2005 - Second Place in DISD for School Safety Award, All Star School Award, Anita Bivins, School Safety Coordinator, named Safety Coordinator of the Year, 2005

The school is named for the neighborhood. Highland Meadows opened in the fall of 2004 as one of the first new schools under the 2002 Bond Program.