Arturo Salazar Elementary

Arturo Salazar Elementary School

Launched school-wide implementation in 2019-2020

Quick Facts:

School Website: Arturo Salazar Elementary Home Page
Twitter: SalazarEagles
Instagram: ArturoSalazarElementary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SalazarEagles/
Molina Vertical Team
Grades Served: PreK-5th Grade
Year(s) of implementation: 4

Principal: Maria Castillo, mariarodriguez7@dallasisd.org
Assistant Principal: Melissa Clay, mclay@dallasisd.org

What We Do:
Our vision is for students to be Innovative lifelong learners who lead in the global community.

How We Do It:

At Salazar our mission is to ensure an engaging, rigorous, and personalized learning environment that embraces the unique strengths and interests of all scholars and empowers them to graduate college & career strong.

Core Values:

Curiosity
Creativity
Empathy
Grit

Key Components of Our Personalized Learning Model:

Blended Learning station rotation model
Differentiated Learning Pathways
Social-Emotional Learning including daily morning meetings using the Responsive Classroom model
Flexible learning spaces and seating
Extracurriculars including Robotics, UIL, and Destination Imagine, Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts

Proudest Accomplishments:

Recognized as Breakthrough for the 2018-2019 School Performance Framework Rating
TEA Closing the Gaps 100% in 2018-2019
TEA School Progress 90% in 2018-2019
Teacher retention rate in 2018-2019 increase to 86%