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Schools
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Sam Tasby Middle School |
7001 Fair Oaks Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (972) 502-1900
Fax: (972) 502-1901
School Scorecards Information 2008-2009
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Jose Cardenas
Principal
Gregory Jobe
Assistant Principal(s)
Tonya Anderson
Associate Principal-Teaching and Learning
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Grade levels:
6-8
Motto/Mission:
Mission
To meet the academic, emotional, and social needs of all students through a rigorous curriculum so each student may achieve growth.
Vision
The vision of Tasby Middle School is to become a premiere middle school.
Values
P.R.I.D.E.
P-Perseverance
R-Respect
I-Integrity
D-Determination
E-Effort
Uniform colors
- Top:
Maroon (6), Hunter Green (7), Navy Blue (8),
- Bottoms:
Khaki
School colors: Black and White
Mascot: Lions
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Enrollment: 850
Hours/Bell schedule: 8:15am-3:45pm
Students should be in their classroom by 8:10 am
Trustee district: District 3
Learning Community:
East Secondary -
Regina Jones
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Other Contacts
Librarian:
972-502-1907
Counselor:
972-502-1919
Clinic:
972-502-1914
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Extracurricular activities:
Band, Football, Soccer,Cheerleading, Drill Team, Basketball, Volleyball
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| The school is named for Sam Tasby, who played a prominent role in the desegregation of Dallas ISD schools. It is the only school in the district named for a living person. Tasby filed a lawsuit when his son his youngest son, Phillip, was denied admission to two all-white schools near his home and was forced to attend an all-black school located miles away.
Tasby's lawsuit made it possible for his son to attend a school in his own neighborhood. It paved the way for the creation of magnet schools, bilingual education programs, and other innovations to improve educational equity for all children.
Among many honors and accolades presented to Tasby are an NAACP award, resolutions from the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and the Texas House of Representatives, and an Arlington Park Elementary School library named in his honor. In 2005, Tasby was inducted into the African-American Education Archives and History Program Educators Hall of Fame in Dallas.
Retired since 1989, Sam Tasby still is a resident of the Arlington Park community. His neighbors, community leaders, and city officials consider him a trailblazer whose actions ensured educational equality for all Dallas ISD students.
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