Schools-Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School

Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School

11230 Lippitt Ave., Dallas, TX 75218

Phone: (972) 749-7800
Fax: (972) 749-7801
amcphaul@dallasisd.org

School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English	En Español

Ada McPhaul, Principal
Ada McPhaul
Principal

Grade levels:
PK-5

Motto/Mission:
Be the best that you can be.

Uniform colors

Top:
White or red
Bottoms:
Navy blue

School colors: red and blue

Mascot: Ram

Enrollment: 526

Number of teachers: 37

Hours/Bell schedule: 8 a.m. (school begins, first bell), 8:10 a.m. (tardy bell), 3 p.m. (dismissal)

Trustee district: District 9

Learning Community:
Northeast Elementary -
Lisa DeVeaux

Feeder pattern: John T. Hill M.S and Bryan Adams H.S.

Other Contacts

Librarian:
Sue Popejoy (972) 749-7813

Counselor:
Sharon Evans (972) 749-7826

Clinic:
Lillian Tasui (972) 749-7811

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Ram's Club after-school care, Gifted and Talented, Dallas Arts Partners, and Dallas Museum's Go VanGogh,choir, Dad's club, Family Fun and Fitness Fair, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts

After-school programs:
Rams club after school care, Before and after school tutoring opportunities, Dance

Extracurricular activities:
Soccer, basketball, orchestra, choir, student council, Drama club

Parent Involvement

PTA, SBDM, grandparents group, parenting presentations, volunteers, Butterfly sale ,Fall carnival,Field Day, Book Fair, Family Fun and Fitness Fair, Parent Learning Center where parents may volunteer or attend classes designed to assist them in becoming more proficient in speaking English as well as life skills.

Major Awards and Honors

2007-2008 - TEA Recognized school 2008-2009 - TEA Recognized school 2009-2010 - TEA Recognized school

Mrs. Martha Turner Reilly was born on a southern plantation in Enterprise, Miss., on March 12, 1866, and died February 5, 1949. Her father was a captain in the Confederate Army, a Methodist minister, and a circuit rider. She moved to Texas when she was a young girl. She married William Madison Reilly and had three children -- Wallace, Ruth, and Marie.

Reilly was a very active worker in study and cultural clubs throughtout her life. She was a member of the state as well as local Parent Teacher Association. She was the president of the Congress of Mothers Clubs at Colonial School.In 1906, she founded the organization that was the forerunner of the Parent Teachers Association in Dallas. Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School was dedicated in March 1956, the anniversary of Reilly's birth.