Monday was the first day back to school for Dallas ISD campuses that elected to be on a redesigned school calendar.
Balloons, beats and big crowds were on hand at Edna Rowe Elementary School for Dallas ISD's Day One of the new school year.
Math, reading, writing: it's all on the table at Edna Rowe which voluntarily signed up for a redesigned school calendar. There are now more days in the classroom and more time with students. "We're able to embed club days where we stop instruction and work on enrichment. There's cooking clubs and sewing clubs, providing students the opportunity they may not be exposed to," said Aaron Joseph, principal.
They tried this redesigned schedule last year as one part of the changes aimed at helping students. The campus test scores shot up from a low C to an A. It's a huge turnaround, and parents say the new calendar had a lot to do with it.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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