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5555 Bridlewood Blvd.
Flower Mound, TX 75028
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Phone: 469-713-5962
Fax: 972-350-9176
Principal: Lisa Lingren
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BACK TO SCHOOL 2009-10 INFORMATION
OFFICE OPEN TO REGISTER NEW STUDENTS: August 3 / Hours: 9-11 a.m. & 1-4 p.m.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ORIENTATION: Wrap-Paks will be sold. Parent attendance is very beneficial.
6th: August 14, 2009 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
7th: August 14, 2009 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
8th: August 14, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
FALL OPEN HOUSE: September 23 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m.)
SUPPLY LIST: Will be posted soon.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Students may pick up their schedules on August 14.
School supplies can be dropped off at school on August 19 between 9-11 a.m. & 1-4 p.m. |
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Downing Middle School opened its doors in the fall of 2002. Downing offers a full continuum of educational opportunities for sixth through eighth grade students. Special populations are served through Special Education, LEAP for gifted students, career and technology education, and 504 programs. As one of the newer middle school campuses, Downing has the latest technology, which is utilized daily by the teachers. The school philosophy is based on traditional values and strives to educate the total student. Downing MS received Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the Texas Education Agency in 2006-07 for: Attendance (2005-06); Commended on Reading/ELA; Commended on Mathematics; Commended on Writing; Commended on Social Studies; and Comparable Improvement: Mathematics. |
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SCHOOL
INFORMATION
(Last
updated January 2009) |
BASIC
DATA |
School
Hours |
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Assistant
Principals |
Michele Jacobsen
Will Skelton
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Counselors |
Dale Boehnke
Natalie Melton
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Registered
Nurse |
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School
Colors |
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School
Mascot |
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Grades |
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Total
Enrollment |
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231 |
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208 |
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213 |
Average
Class Size |
22:1 (Core Subjects) |
%
of Attendance (2005-06) |
97.3% |
PTA
President |
Laura Bakken/817-430-9339 |
School
Bus Transportation |
School
bus transportation is provided to all students
living two or more miles from
the school. |
FACULTY DATA |
Teacher Education Status |
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31 |
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8 |
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less than 1 |
Teachers
by Years
of Experience |
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0 |
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14 |
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Avg.
Actual Teaching Experience |
10 Years |
Avg.
Teaching Experience in LISD |
6 Years |
Avg.
Teacher Salary |
$47,766 |
2008 Teacher of the Year |
Kim Phan |
STUDENT DATA |
Student
Ethnicity |
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2% |
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4% |
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91% |
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3% |
%
of Students in Gifted Programs |
18.5% |
Texas Assessment of Knowledge & Skills 2008
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Downing Middle School |
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Reading |
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Mathematics |
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Writing |
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Science |
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Social Studies |
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Lewisville ISD |
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Reading |
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Mathematics |
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Writing |
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Science |
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Social Studies |
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OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS |
• Learning Enrichment Academic Program (LEAP)
• Pre-AP Math, Social Studies and Science
• Special Education: Inclusion, S.O.S., ALS and Resource
• Student Council
• National Junior Honor Society
• UIL
• Variety of clubs
• Athletics Program: Cross country, tennis, football, basketball, swimming, soccer and track for boys. Basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball for girls.
• Cheerleading
• Outdoor Education
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COURSE OFFERINGS |
English/Language Arts, Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science, Physical Education, Special Education, Band, Music, Art, LEAP, Athletics, Choir, Home Economics, Spanish, Industrial Arts, Yearbook. |
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