1. Dulles Middle School Home of the Dulles Vikings

2. Dulles Middle School Mission Statement: Dulles Middle School encompasses students, staff, and community in an environment that strives for excellence in educating students academically, physically, and morally. Through the use of updated, as well as current curriculum and technology, this excellence will occur while providing meaningful communication in a safe, calm, and orderly environment.

3. Viking History John Foster Dulles Junior High was opened in 1965 and became part of Dulles High School in 1975-76. Due to rapid growth in the area, it officially reopened in 1983 as a junior high. The name was officially changed to Dulles Middle School in the fall of 1989, and it serves grades 6 through 8. Our school is centrally located in FBISD and is part of the Dulles complex which also houses a high school, elementary school, and Rodgers Auditorium. Because of the proximity to DHS, several of our students are enrolled in high school courses, such as Spanish, Latin, French, German, and Geometry. The oldest middle school in the district, Dulles is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in FBISD.

4. Meet the Administrative Team Michael Heinzen Principal Bob Banks Assistant Principal 8 th grade Greg Foulds Assistant Principal 6 th grade Sylvia Salinas Associate Principal 7 th grade

5. Demographics African Americans – 21.7% American Indian – 0.6% Asians – 27.3% Hispanics – 19.6% Pacific Islanders – 0.1% White – 27.2% 2 or more races – 3.6% DMS Enrollment – 1, 298 students

6. Experienced Teaching Staff

7. Highly Qualified Leaders The definition of a “highly qualified teacher” is found in Title 1, Part A of NCLB. To meet the highly qualified standard, all public school teachers teaching a core academic subject must:  Hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher);  Have obtained full state teaching certification; and  Demonstrate subject competency in the core academic subject(s) they teach

8. TEA Recognized Campus 2012 STAAR preliminary test results Overall Math - 61% passing rate Overall Reading – 73% passing rate 8 th Grade Science – 69% passing rate 8 th grade Social Studies – 64% passing rate

9. Technologically Advanced SMART Board Labs And Wireless Slates Classroom Clicker Response systems Digital voice recorders and cameras 2 main computer labs 2 mini computer labs iPads in Science class Data Projectors

10. DMS offers a variety of Enrichment Classes and High School Level Credits Enrichment Gifted and Talented / PreAP classes STAAR math and reading classes Viking Round-Up High School Credit Courses Algebra I Spanish IA and IB LMS I and II Tech Ed I and II

11. High Standard of Excellence ProgramsClubs Band Orchestra Kick Start / Demo Team PALS Yearbook Choir Speech / Theater The Zone Competitive Sports  Football  Basketball  Volleyball  Tennis  Track and Field Guitar Club Book club Cheerleading Singing / Songwriting club Student Fellowship Hallway Hero NJHS ( restrictions apply)

12. Dulles Middle School Library Welcome to the new school year! We are excited to share what's new in our library. We will be rolling out our first fiction eBooks this semester. You can access them anywhere you have an internet connection! We are open from 9:00 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library is also open to students before school at 8:10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our mission is to support all DMS students in achieving success in all areas of the curriculum. We strive to develop a love of learning that will remain with our students throughout their lives. Our focus is on the promotion of reading and teaching our students to find information, evaluate it, and utilize it in productive ways. The library program also provides access to thousands of sources from our databases. Students may visit the DMS library to obtain the passwords that allow these sources to be accessed from home.

13. No Place for Hate Campus FBISD strives to provide a safe and civil environment to ensure that all students are successful. Each year every campus develops and implements a Character Education and Cultural Diversity Plan to promote and celebrate diversity. The No Place for Hate program helps us set a standard of respect for diversity and anti-bias efforts in our schools. Dulles High School became the 1 st No Place for Hate campus in Fort Bend ISD in 2001. Since that time, we have 69 campuses who were designated as No Place for Hate campuses this year. Working collaboratively with the Anti-Defamation League has helped us broaden the spectrum of character education in our schools

14. “It’s a Great Day to be a Viking!”