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Barbara Jordan Elementary School

1111 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas, TX 75224

Phone: (972) 925-8100
Fax: (972) 925-8101
lh4708@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Lucy Hopkins
Principal

Dora Karim
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-5

Motto/Mission:
Motto: Barbara Jordan is where dreams become reality and excellece is expected. Mission: The staff, parents, and community will nurture and promote productive students in a safe and secure learning environment.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  White, Navy blue
• Bottoms:
  Navy blue, black, khaki

School colors: Red and /Blue

Mascot: Mustangs

Enrollment: 612

Number of teachers: 58

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

Trustee district: District 6

Learning Community:
Southwest Elementary -
Gilberto Gonzalez

Other Contacts

Librarian:
Leesonia Rutledge (972)925-8102

Counselor:
Tajmah Bailey ( 972) 925-8121

Clinic:
Violet Jackson (972)925-8117

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
UIL competitions, Math Olympiad, Cheerfest, dance classes, safety patol, student council, Grandarent's Day, Bring your Parent to School Day, Muffins for Moms and Donuts for Dads, Mustang Reading Club, Meet the Tecaher Night, Jordan Family Night, Barbara Jordan Walk, adult English classes, and library club

After-school programs:
21st Century Community Learning Center tutoring and enrichment classes are held after school. St. Simon's Kids enrichment classes are held on campus after school.

Extracurricular activities:
Choir, band, cheerleading, basketball, track, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts

Parent Involvement

PTA, SBDM, Dad's Club, Spanish classes, volunteer and mentor opportunities. Week parent workshop, Tuesdays 8:00-10:30a.m. Parent center available.

Major Awards and Honors

Superior performance ratings for choir, Dancing Classrooms and Math Olympiad champions

Barbara Jordan was the first African-American woman to serve in the Texas State Senate and the first African-American woman from the south to serve in the U.S. Congress. Jordan captured the attention of the nation during the 1974 Richard Nixon impeachment hearings. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee she served on the committee charged with hearing and evaluating the evidence bearing the possible impeachment of Nixon.

In 1976, Barbara Jordan became the first woman and first African-American to give the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. In 1978, she announced that she would not seek re-election and returned to Texas as a full professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas. She remained there and became a counselor to Texas Gov. Ann Richards.