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Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary School

5640 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, TX 75241

Phone: (972) 749-3500
Fax: (972) 749-3501
KR2404@dallasisd.org

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Kimberly Richardson
Principal

Robert Jackson
Assistant Principal(s)

Grade levels:
Prekindergarten-5th

Motto/Mission:
Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary School - Creating Masterpieces of Academic Excellence

Uniform colors

• Top:
  White or Green
• Bottoms:
  Blue or Khaki

School colors: Kelly Green & Gold

Mascot: Mustang

Enrollment: 591

Number of teachers: 38

Hours/Bell schedule: * Opening Bell - 8 a.m. * Tardy Bell - 8:10 a.m. * Dismissal Bell - 3 p.m.

Trustee district: District 6

Learning Community:
Southwest Elementary -
Gilberto Gonzalez

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 749-3508

Counselor:
(972) 749-3503

Clinic:
(972) 749-3506

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
* Talented and Gifted Program * Young Strings * Orchestra Program

After-school programs:
We offer a fee-based Before and Afterschool Childcare Program for students in grades prekindergarten-5th. The program is available to our students and parents five days a week. Before-school activities began at 6 a.m. and After-school activities conclude at 6 p.m.

Extracurricular activities:
* Math Club * SO SMAART Girls Club * Boy Scouts * Student Council * Young Strings * Basketball

Parent Involvement

* Parent-Teacher Association * Site-Based Decision Making Committee * Marsalis Home Owners Association * Men of Marsalis

Major Awards and Honors

2006 Texas Education Agency Recognized Campus 2006-2007 Outstanding School Performance Award Recipient

Thomas L. Marsalis was born in Mississippi, near New Orleans, La., on Oct. 4, 1852. Marsalis moved to Dallas in 1872 and opened a wholesale grocery operation. By 1877, his business was making $750,00 worth of business annually.

Thomas L. Marsalis formed the Dallas Land and Loan Company in 1887. His initial real estate purchase was 2,000 acres of rocky cliffs and fields across the Trinity River from downtown Dallas, named Oak Cliff. Through this venture, Marsalis provided land to the city to construct what is now the Dallas Zoo. He also served as president of the Oak Cliff Hotel Company, Oak Cliff Light and Power Company, Oak Cliff Railroad Company, and the Oak Cliff Water Supply Company.