NDCC Partners with Dallas Mayor for Operation Front Door

Operation Front Door is a project to transform the "Front Doors" of DISD schools in all parts of Dallas. It will create a welcome environment for learning, and a campus that students, parents, faculty and staff - as well as the surrounding community - are all proud to be a part of.

Operation Front Door is the fourth of Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert's education initatives. This one will match businesses with specific DISD schools all over Dallas. Many schools in Dallas are in desparate need of a face-lift, of new plants and trees. They need paved walkways to replace muddy paths and lights to brighten the façade. In short, they need to present a welcome environment for students to learn. Children learn better in a school they're proud of and incidents of vandalism and graffiti are dramatically reduced.

That's where Operation Front Door steps in. Mayor Tom Leppert is asking businesses large and small to become partners in Operation Front Door, to help transform schools, improve education and change children's lives. Leading the way is Atmos Energy, who partnered with "the Great" James Madison High School to help enhance the lawns and frontage leading up to its classic 1916 façade. Atmos employees added new irrigation, the company funded new landscaping, sidewalks, paving and a new statue of the school's mascot. See photos of the transformation.

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce has stepped up to be the facilitator and recruiter for the project. The NDCC will work to find matches for the more than 20 DISD schools across the city, with needs ranging from small to very large. New schools will be added to the list as partners are found. Download the Operation Front Door Agreement.

Below is a list of schools in the DISD that need their Front Doors transformed. Once a business sees a school they'd be interested in partnering with, contact the North Dallas Chamber or at DISD, contact Deylan Walker, Specialist, Facilities Services with DISD at dwalker@dallasisd.org or 972.925.5066.

Arlington Park Community Learning Center
5606 Wayside Drive Dallas, TX 75235

W.H. Atwell Law Academy
1303 Reynoldston Ln., Dallas, TX 75232

John Neely Bryan Elementary School
2001 Deer Path Drive, Dallas, TX 75216

S.S. Conner Elementary School
3037 Greenmeadow Drive, Dallas, TX 75228

James Hogg Elementary School
1144 N. Madison Ave., Dallas, TX 75208

O.W. Holmes Middle School and Classical Academy
2001 E. Kiest Blvd. Dallas, TX 75216

Thomas Jefferson High School
4001 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75229
Partnered with Deloitte & Touche. See photos of the transformation.

Louise Kahn Elementary School
610 N. Franklin St., Dallas, TX 75211

Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet
2826 Hatcher Street, Dallas, TX 75215

James Madison High School
3000 Martin L. King Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215
Partnered with Atmos Energy. See photos of the transformation.

Roger Q. Mills Elementary School
1515 Lynn Haven Ave. Dallas, TX 75216

Nancy Moseley Elementary School
10400 Rylie Road, Dallas, TX 75217

North Dallas High School
3120 N. Haskell Ave. Dallas, TX 75204
Partnered with CityPlace TIF District

O.M. Roberts Elementary School
4919 E. Grand Ave. Dallas, TX 75223

Dan D. Rogers Elementary School
5314 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75214

T.J. Rusk Middle School
2929 Inwood Road Dallas, TX 75235

Seagoville High School
15920 Seagoville Rd. Seagoville, TX 75253

South Oak Cliff High School
3601 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, TX 75216
Partnered with ValleyCrest Landscaping Development. See photos of the transformation.

H.S. Thompson Elementary School
5700 Bexar St., Dallas, TX 75215

Robert L. Thornton Elementary School
6011 Old Ox Road Dallas, TX 75241

William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted
3001 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX 75204
Partnered with The Gables

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