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Dulles Middle SchoolMission 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.

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.

Meet the Administrative Team Michael Heinzen Principal

Bob BanksAssistant Principal 8th grade

Greg Foulds Assistant Principal 6th grade

Sylvia SalinasAssociate Principal 7th grade

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

Experienced Teaching Staff

New (0 years)8%

1-5 years18%

5-10 years22%

11-15 years10%

16-20 years12%

21-25 years10%

26-30 years14%

31+ years6%

Teaching Experience of Dulles Middle School Staff

Highly Qualified Leaders

Undergraduate Degree

Some Master Level Work

Master Teachers Some Doctoral Work

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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

TEA Recognized Campus 2012 STAAR preliminary test results

Overall Math - 61% passing rateOverall Reading – 73% passing rate8th Grade Science – 69% passing rate8th grade Social Studies – 64% passing rate

Technologically Advanced

SMART Board LabsAnd

Wireless Slates

Classroom Clicker Response systems

Digital voice recorders and

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Data Projectors

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

High Standard of ExcellencePrograms Clubs

• 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)

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.

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 1st 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

“It’s a Great Day to be a Viking!”