Bushman Elementary students to attend Pease Elementary as Dallas ISD builds new campus
By JAVIER GIRIBET-VARGAS DallasISD.net Approximately 300 students and 18 staffers from W.W. Bushman Elementary will start the 2022-23 school year at Elisha M. Pease Elementary School. Pease Elementary will serve as a temporary [...] The post Bushman Elementary students to attend Pease Elementary as Dallas ISD builds new campus appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Approximately 300 students and 18 staffers from W.W. Bushman Elementary will start the 2022-23 school year at Elisha M. Pease Elementary School.
Pease Elementary will serve as a temporary school for students from both campuses while Dallas ISD builds a new school that will host 1,000 students.
“I am excited to see new faces because the students bring us joy,” said Pease Elementary Principal Sharri Zachary. “We have a phenomenal team of teachers who are committed, not only to the students but to our community. They’re looking forward to receiving all of their students in their classrooms. They’ve been planning for their return and they’ll be here for them throughout the year.”
Because Pease Elementary is using the Intersession calendar, the elementaries will start school on Aug. 8.
This week, the school will host August Accelerator Days & Back-to-School/Meet The Teacher meetings for Bush and Pease families. Parents of students in grades third through fifth can attend the Aug. 4 event, and parents of students in Pre-K through fifth grade can attend the one on Aug. 5.
“Our whole goal is to welcome everyone in our communities to the campus so that families can familiarize themselves with our school and our systems, ask questions and get clarity in any of the things that they’ve been wanting to know,” Zachary said. “At the end of the day we’ll have community vendors here on site. Our clubs and activities will also be here for parents if they’re interested in signing their students up.”
Under the Intersession calendar, school starts Aug. 8 and ends June 23. This creates time for five additional intersession weeks spread throughout the year. Not all students will be asked to attend the extra intersession weeks.
The future campus, Albert C. Black Elementary School, will stand at the existing site of Bushman Elementary. The budget to build and equip the new campus is almost $31 million. The new elementary is scheduled to open its doors to all students from both schools in August 2024.
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