SUPERINTENDENT GREETINGS FROM THE

Dear Parents and Students:

Thank you for choosing the DeSoto Independent School District! I am extremely excited about the year ahead for our school community. We have worked incredibly hard over the past school year to ensure we are positioned to SOAR FORWARD in DeSoto ISD.

We streamlined focal points to more clearly align with the district’s board goals and are working hard to support the success of committed, quality teachers in every classroom for the upcoming school year. We understand that success is more than a test score or an accountability rating; it is our ability to grow and develop the students we serve. Our ultimate measure of success emerges in how we serve the whole child academically, socially, and emotionally — a nod to the DeSoto ISD vision and mission which guide us into a successful future.

As we strive to Soar Forward, we aim to personify these statements in our daily work in this very special school community. This is what truly makes DeSoto ISD so incredibly unique — that we, as leaders, teachers, parents, and community members, are as committed to growing and improving as we ask our scholars to be by building on our foundations and strengths to become the best version of ourselves that we can be each and every day.

This year, parent involvement will be essential to student success. That is why we are working to encourage continued parent engagement opportunities at both the district and campus levels, ensuring DeSoto ISD parents have the information and access they need to support student success and achievement.

We will continue to expand and diversify college- and career-focused educational options designed to propel students toward their full potential. As we embark on a new and exciting school year, we aim to make DeSoto ISD a shining light in southern Dallas County.

DeSoto ISD looks forward to working collaboratively with our families and stakeholders to support student achievement through the Triple-A Experience. Let’s show the world what it means to Soar Forward!

Super Proud Superintendent, Usamah Rodgers, Ed.D, DeSoto ISD Superintendent of Schools

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VISION

The Vision of DeSoto ISD is to inspire curiosity and consciousness, develop character, build courage and nurture compassion.

MISSION

The Mission of DeSoto ISD is to ensure students, without exception, learn and grow at their highest levels.

VALUES

• Every Student

• Relentless Equity

• Unconditional Belonging

• Collective Excellence

• Courageous Learning

• Community Greatness