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Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

2908 Metropolitan Ave. Dallas, TX 75215

Phone: (972) 749-1300
Fax: (972) 749-1301

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Nanette Weeks-Watts
Principal

Grade levels:
PK- 3rd

Motto/Mission:
"Excellence for a Lifetime"

Uniform colors

• Top:
  white and pastel yellow
• Bottoms:
  solid navy blue, black, or khaki

School colors: Purple and Gold

Mascot: Spartan

Enrollment: 195

Number of teachers: 13

Hours/Bell schedule: Students: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Teachers: 7:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Afterschool Program: 3- 5:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.

Trustee district: District 9

Learning Community:
Southeast Elementary -
Shirley Ison-Newsome

Other Contacts

Librarian:
Aundrea Young - (972) 749-1315

Counselor:
Tiphanie Paige - (972) 749-1316

Clinic:
Sandra Hall and Larke McNeil (972) 749-1307

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Choir - Show tunes, gospel, classic, Career Day, Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Earning by Learning

After-school programs:
The After School Program offers the following classes: Art Club, Etiquette, Math Explorers, Organized Sports, Science Club, Spanish Club, Spartans Book Club, Student Council, TEKS Enrichment, Tutoring/Homework Assistance, Vocabulary Development

Extracurricular activities:
Spartan Track & Field, Technology Club

Parent Involvement

Parent-Teacher Association, Wheatley Academic Family Night, Campus Improvement Plan Committee, Site-Based Decision Making Team

Major Awards and Honors

2008-2009 TEA Exemplary School, 2008 Kwanza Poster Contest Winner, 2007-2008 TEA Recognized School, 2008 TBEC/JFTK Honor Roll, 2007 TBEC/JFTK Honor Roll, 2006 TBEC/JFTK Honor Roll, 2005 TBEC/JFTK Honor Roll, 2006-2007 TEA Exemplary School, 2005-2006 TEA Exemplary School, 2004-2005 TEA Recognized School, 2002-2004 TEA Exemplary School

Phillis Wheatley was a young African woman who endured numerous forms of oppression to become the first black woman poet in America.

Phillis Wheatley opposed silence and chose to have a voice that people could identify with. On Jan. 24, 1774, the first book of poetry by a black author was published entitled, "Poems on Various Subjects-Religious and Moral." Phillis Wheatley had indeed made a mark on American literature.