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Anson Jones Elementary School

3901 Meredith Ave., Dallas, TX 75211

Phone: (972) 794-4700
Fax: (972) 794-4701

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

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Alberto Herrera
Principal

Annitra Verrett
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK - 6

Motto/Mission:
To prepare all students to graduate with the knowledge and skills to become productive and responsible citizens.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  navy blue
• Bottoms:
  khaki

School colors: Blue and Gold

Mascot: Tiger

Enrollment: 979

Number of teachers: 66

Hours/Bell schedule: 7:55 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Trustee district: District 7

Learning Community:
Southwest Elementary -
Gilberto Gonzalez

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 794-4715

Counselor:
(972) 794-4712 & (972) 794-4713

Clinic:
(972) 794-4709

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Band, Hand Bell Choir, AVANCE, Dual Language (One Way), PPCD TAG

After-school programs:
21st Century/ACE After-school Program, Mad Science, Ballet, Balet Folklorico, Boy Scouts

Extracurricular activities:
America Scores! Soccer, Basketball

Parent Involvement

Coffee with the Principal, Bimonthly Parent Training Workshops, PTA, Moms and Tots, Mother/Daughter - Father/Son Program

Major Awards and Honors

Meets Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), 97.8 Average Daily Attendance (ADA), TEA Accountability: Exemplary, United Way Challenge Goal Award 2004, 2005

The school is named after Anson Jones, physician, statesman, and President of the Republic of Texas. Anson Jones was the last president of the Texas republic (1844–46). He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1798. He studied medicine and after an itinerant business and medical career went to Texas in 1833 and became a doctor. He joined the revolutionary forces in the war against Mexico and was present at the battle of San Jacinto (1836). Entering politics, Jones was a member of the Texas congress, was appointed by President Sam Houston as minister to the United States in 1838, was dismissed by President Mirabeau B. Lamar in 1839, and served as a senator. His appointment as secretary of state in the second Houston administration (1841–44) prepared the way for his election as president in 1844. Following the annexation of Texas, Jones resigned his authority to the new governor of the state. He passed away in 1858.