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Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School

8915 Greenmound Ave., Dallas, TX 75227

Phone: (972) 794-1700
Fax: (972) 794-1701

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

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Kathryn Carter
Principal

Maria Cruz
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
PK-5

Motto/Mission:
Motto: It Takes a TEAM to EDUCATE a Child Mission Statement: Our Mission is to provide a quality instructional program which prepares our students to be successful at the secondary level.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  White or Navy Blue
• Bottoms:
  Black, Navy, or Khaki

School colors: Royal Blue and Gold

Mascot: Lion

Enrollment: 841

Number of teachers: 50

Hours/Bell schedule: 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., grades K-5; 8:00 - 11:30 a.m., morning PK; 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., afternoon PK

Trustee district: District 4

Learning Community:
Southeast Elementary -
Shirley Ison-Newsome

Feeder pattern: Samuell

Other Contacts

Librarian:
Deniece Smith, (972) 794-1708

Counselor:
Diane Cockrill, (972) 794-1706

Clinic:
Paula Rios, (972) 794-1703

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Monthly Lion Labs, Accelerated Reader, Writing Wednesdays, Blanton Garden, Student Council, Math Olympiad

After-school programs:
After school tutoring and open library

Extracurricular activities:
Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Steppers, Dance, UIL, Art, Music, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Safety Patrol.

Parent Involvement

"Lion-backers" Parent Booster Club: Site-Based Decision Making Committee: Monthly student performances; AVANCE Birth to 3 Parent Education Program; Lions Learning Saturdays; Library, Classroom and Lunch volunteers

Major Awards and Honors

Music Memory 2009-10 and 2010-11, All City Choir 2009-10 and 2010-11; Dallas ISD Teacher Assistant of the Year 2009, Youlonda Fuller

Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) was an educator, suffragist, and the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas. She taught at the elementary, secondary and college levels during her 53 years in education. In 1916, Annie Webb Blanton was the elected president of the Texas State Teachers Association. She was the first woman to hold this position. In 1918, at the request of the governor of Texas, she ran for and was elected as the State Superintendent of Public Education. As State Superintendent, Blanton established a system of free textbooks, revised teacher certification laws and raised teachers' salaries. Always a promoter for women’s rights and the education profession, she founded the Delta Kappa Gamma Society in 1929. This honorary society for women educators now has an international membership of over 160,000.