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Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School

1665 Duncanville Road, Dallas, TX 75211

Phone: (972) 502-1300
Fax: (972) 502-1301

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Rocio Bernal
Principal

Sofia Villarreal
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-6

Motto/Mission:
Motto: "Enter to Learn. Exit to Serve."

Uniform colors

• Top:
  white (red on Fridays)
• Bottoms:
  black, navy, khaki

School colors: Red and Black

Mascot: Bulls

Enrollment: 908

Number of teachers: 65

Hours/Bell schedule: 7:45 a.m. -- first bell; 8 a.m. -- tardy bell; 3 p.m. -- dismissal

Trustee district: District 7

Learning Community:
Southwest Elementary -
Gilberto Gonzalez

Feeder pattern: Molina High School

Other Contacts

Librarian:
Carla Braxton (972) 502-1313

Counselor:
Angela Preston (972) 502-1308

Clinic:
Aundrel Givens (972) 502-1306

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Band (4-6), Orchestra (4-6)

After-school programs:
Extended Day Program, After-school tutoring

Extracurricular activities:
Choir, Ballet Folklorico, Art Club, Lego City

Parent Involvement

PTA, SBDM, Monthly-Coffee with the Principal

Major Awards and Honors

TEA Recognized Campus 2008

Mary M. Bethune (1875-1955) was the 15th of 17 children of former slaves. Though she grew up amid the poverty and oppression of the Reconstruction South, she rose to prominence as an educator, presidential advisor, and political analyst. In 1904, she founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school later merged with the Cookman Institute to become Bethune-Cookman College. Bethune continued to be a voice for human rights until her death in 1955 at the age of 79.

(Information from The Mary Mcleod Bethune Council House National Historic Site)