MUSTANG PARENT ALERT

Hello Mustang Families!

Welcome Back! As I return for my 19th year as the principal at Marsalis, the staff and I are delighted to begin a new year of learning with our "Marvelous" Mustangs and value our partnership with all of you. As we begin this year, please know that your child will be receiving a high quality education from extremely talented teachers who are committed to academic excellence. Each month, you will receive our Mustang Parent Alert filled with important information, dates and tips to help you partner with us. Please take time to review the newsletter and make sure you meet your child's teacher(s), provide a consistent form of communication to ask questions or share any concerns you may have throughout the year. We are here to help your child and your family be successful.

I have also included our Dallas ISD projected accountability rating for the 2023-2024 school year. We are super excited that we are projected to be a "B" campus and are proud of the hard work both our students and teachers completed last year that resulted in this accomplishment. Our schoolwide theme this year is "The Gold Standard" and we are focused on ensuring that we continue to be a premier campus in the city of Dallas!

Kimberly M. Richardson, Principal

Mustang Parents:

Welcome to Marsalis! I am excited about this school year and am enjoying meeting all of our new and returning students and families. In the first weeks of the school year, I am focused solely on student safety. In my observations over this first week, I want to remind everyone of the following:

- Please follow the school zone speed limits when traveling Marsalis Avenue in front of our campus.

- Please follow our crossing guard's directions and allow them to escort your child safety across our main streets.

- Please refrain from turning around in the middle of the street to ensure that no child is injured when they are getting dropped off or picked up.

Lastly, Scottsboro Drive is our bus zone area and is also a ONE-WAY street during school hours. We are requesting that you do not double-park in our loading zone areas or obstruct our buses ability to exit the campus safely in the afternoons.

TESTING DATES:

• August 16 - 23: I- Ready Diagnostic Assessments in reading / math for K-5 students
• August 26: Testing for Gifted/Talented Program for Grades 1-5 Begins (See Flyer Below)

SCHOOL EVENTS:

• Mustang Cheer Tryouts (August 20-22)
• Upcoming: September Attendance Awareness Month Activities
• Upcoming: September Education "Go Get It!" Week Activities

SCHOOL HOLIDAY/NO SCHOOL:

• September 2: Labor Day / No School for Students and Staff

Greetings Marsalis Mustang,

I am honored to serve as your school counselor for the 2024-2025 school year. It has been a complete joy to serve in the position as a school counselor for over 10 years in Dallas Independent School District. I have been married to my amazing husband for 20 plus years and we have 3 awesome daughters. Hanging out with my sister and watching Hallmark is one of my most favorite pastimes. Serving and supporting young scholars, families, campus faculty and staff, and the community at large is my why for this wonderful work I am privileged to do each day. Let's have an marvelous school year Mustangs!

~ Kristi B. Coleman

Arrival Reminders

- Our school opens at 7:30 a.m. Only bus riders and PK3 students need to enter at the Scottsboro (bus lane) door. All other students must enter at the front entrance.

- School begins at 8:00 a.m. and a student is tardy at 8:15 a.m.

- Students begin picking up breakfast from the cafeteria with their teachers at 7:45 a.m. and eat in their classrooms. Breakfast concludes at 8:15 a.m. All students who arrive after this time will miss the breakfast period.

Dismissal Reminders

- Dismissal begins at 3:20 p.m. If you would like to pick your child up early, they will need to be picked up prior to 3:00 p.m. Please understand that your child will be missing valuable instruction and parent conferences will be held for students who have frequent early releases.

- If your child is a bus rider or is being picked up by a daycare facility, please be sure to notify your child's teacher.

PARENT PICKUP PROCEDURES

- All persons picking up students will need to have photo ID ready to show. Our scholars will only be released to the persons listed on their enrollment history. If you need to update this information, please contact Mrs. Garcia, CRC, at 972-749-3512.

- Make sure to download the Class DoJo app to your phones or other technology devices and join your child's class to receive real-time communication and alerts with your child's teachers.

- Our Marsalis grade level Google sites are officially live now. Check out our school website (www.dallasisd.org/marsalis) for access. These sites will provide you with specific information and resources for your child's specific grade level. Click on our "Academics" tab and select "Grade Level Classes" to locate the teachers' pages.

Parents,

Please share with your child(ren) the importance of bus safety. Students are to wear seatbelts, if applicable, obey the bus drivers' directives, keep their hands and belongings to themselves and most importantly, stay seated while on the bus. Parents, also remember to be at the appropriate bus pickup locations on time. Our bus drivers routes do not service Marsalis only and must stay on schedule.

Email: KR2404@dallasisd.org
Website: dallasisd.org/marsalis
Location: 5640 South Marsalis Avenue, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 972-749-3500
Twitter: @marsalis_l