Considered the best place for a writer to volunteer their time and talent by a local newspaper, a unique program helps encourage kids to hone their craft.
At the Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center in Dallas, TX, there have been ten years of writing and illustration competitions to help make a difference in the lives of students at this mostly minority school. The East Dallas facility has a program that matches students with professionals who mentor them through a semester-long project.
Principal Carolina Leon oversees grades K-6 with a staff of 66 teachers and five Special Education ones. The student ratio is 25.8 percent male and 74.2 female. Hispanic students make up 31.8 percent of the population, Caucasians 33.3, African-Americans 16.7, and Asians 18.2.
The Hispanic population seems to have the highest enrollment and attendance with 733 children while the state's average is 44 percent. Ninety-eight percent of students participate at JFK in the free or reduced-price lunch program. At the state level it's 53 percent. Sixty-three percent of JFK students were learning English for the first time in the 2002-2003 school year while the state had an average figure of 15 percent.
Sixty-six kids are in special education classes at JFK. In some testing of all grades, 131 (the highest number) scored at the Beginning level, representing a percentage of 32. The Hispanic and Asian teachers there appear to have the most experience according to stats with an overall mean year experience for all the teachers of 13 and 9.5 with the district. Students at JFK are typically absent 7 days out of the school year.
Average class size for JFK for 2003-2004 was nineteen with a state average of 22. The statistics come from the Texas Education Agency. According to Third Floor Publishing, children who read are better writers. "Our family's journey raising a gifted daughter began about 16 years ago," said Sally Bartha, author. "Since Laura is a very verbal person discussion was and is routine at our house on a broad variety of subjects."
At the Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center in Dallas, TX, there have been ten years of writing and illustration competitions to help make a difference in the lives of students at this mostly minority school. The East Dallas facility has a program that matches students with professionals who mentor them through a semester-long project.
Principal Carolina Leon oversees grades K-6 with a staff of 66 teachers and five Special Education ones. The student ratio is 25.8 percent male and 74.2 female. Hispanic students make up 31.8 percent of the population, Caucasians 33.3, African-Americans 16.7, and Asians 18.2.
The Hispanic population seems to have the highest enrollment and attendance with 733 children while the state's average is 44 percent. Ninety-eight percent of students participate at JFK in the free or reduced-price lunch program. At the state level it's 53 percent. Sixty-three percent of JFK students were learning English for the first time in the 2002-2003 school year while the state had an average figure of 15 percent.
Sixty-six kids are in special education classes at JFK. In some testing of all grades, 131 (the highest number) scored at the Beginning level, representing a percentage of 32. The Hispanic and Asian teachers there appear to have the most experience according to stats with an overall mean year experience for all the teachers of 13 and 9.5 with the district. Students at JFK are typically absent 7 days out of the school year.
Average class size for JFK for 2003-2004 was nineteen with a state average of 22. The statistics come from the Texas Education Agency. According to Third Floor Publishing, children who read are better writers. "Our family's journey raising a gifted daughter began about 16 years ago," said Sally Bartha, author. "Since Laura is a very verbal person discussion was and is routine at our house on a broad variety of subjects."
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