Military Family Resources

Welcome to Lake Dallas Elementary

Within the first week of enrollment at Lake Dallas Elementary School, a military-connected student can expect to be welcomed by our administrative or faculty liaison.  During that first week, all military-connected students receive a "new student brochure" to get acquainted with the campus during their student-led campus tour.  We will also spend time during lunch getting to know our new students, answering any questions and helping them to feel comfortable in their new campus home.

Our campus will periodically host events for military-connected students.  This provides our students with an opportunity to spend time with campus liaisons and build relationships with staff members on campus, as well as other military-connected students.

We encourage students to become involved in our extracurricular activities and clubs.  For more information about our extracurricular clubs and activities, please visit LDE Activities.

Your student's teacher may also offer after-school tutorials.  We encourage you to contact your child's teacher regarding tutorial opportunities:  LDE Staff Directory

For more information on Lake Dallas Elementary School's Student Code of Conduct, please click here:  LDISD Student Code of Conduct

Campus Administrator Liaison:  Diana Calderon

Campus Faculty Liaison:  Adriana McNellie

Academic Planning

At Lake Dallas Elementary, we inspire, educate, and empower our students.  We encourage you to visit our academic departments to learn more.

Future Falcons will find online enrollment and registration information for K-12 student.

LDISD uses an ONLINE ENROLLMENT system.  The first step to enrolling your new student online is to complete the "Request an account" form. After completing the request form, you will receive information that you will use to log in to a secure system.

For New K-12 Student enrollment, you will be asked to upload or bring to campus the following items:

• Birth certificate (original)
• Complete, up-to-date, Immunization Record that is verified by a physician or health clinic 
• Proof of residency (Ex. Utility bill, rental contract, proof of home purchase)
• Social Security Card (original)

Counseling and Support Services

Providing counseling and support services to our military-connected families is important to us here at Lake Dallas Elementary.  We want to partner and assist our military families however we can.  Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if there is anything we can do.  We are very grateful to the men and women who serve our country.

School Counselor:  Adriana McNellie, amcnellie@ldisd.net, 940-497-2222

Please visit the LDISD Counseling Department webpage for additional resources and supports:  LDISD Counseling Support

Denton County Veterans Resource Guide for Families

The Denton County Veterans Guide is one way to thank and support our families who have served and are currently serving in the military. This page has links to helpful military resources and ways to help local families.

Texas Military Department Family Support Services

Our Family Support programs are designed to teach Texas’ Service Members and Families to be “good fishermen” – knowledgeable, aware of resources, adaptable, and networked to succeed and grow from the experiences unique to military culture.

Military Family Resources

Our Military Kids

Our Military Kids supports military children (ages 3 - 18) by funding sports, arts, and other extracurricular activities while a parent is deployed with the National Guard, deployed with the Reserve, or recovering from severe injuries sustained in a post-9/11 overseas mission. Participation in these activities helps military children cope with stress and build self-confidence during an otherwise difficult time in their lives.

Texas Education Agency: Supporting Texas' Military Families Tutoring Assistance

Frequent moves and family separations through deployments, as well as reintegration issues, make life especially challenging. The state of Texas offers a number of programs to assist military families.

Free Tutorial Assistance

Tutor.com/military offers free, personalized 24/7 online academic support to the military-
connected children. This Department of Defense-funded program is provided at no cost to grades K-12 children.

Denton County Veteran Services

The State of Texas recognizes veterans as a valuable, talented and skilled workforce, and to that end is committed to increasing the number of military service members and veterans living and working in Denton County.

Military Child Education Coalition

The MCEC’s work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation and transition.

Center for Parent Information & Resources

Parentcenterhub.org/military helps make the military family’s transition from one location to another go a bit more smoothly.

Campus-based Military Liaison

Our military liaisons serve as the point of contact between military-connected students/families and the school campus.  Our liaisons are happy to assist our military-connected families in any way that we can.  Please don't hesitate to reach out to let us know how we can best support you.

Campus Administrator Liaison:

• Diana Calderon, Assistant Principal
• dicalderon@ldisd.net

Campus Faculty Liaison:

• Adriana McNellie, Counselor
• amcnellie@ldisd.net

To be eligible for enrollment in a free prekindergarten class, a child must be at least three years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year (if a 3-year-old program is available) or four years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year and meet at least one of the following eligibility requirements:

• unable to speak and comprehend the English language
• is educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the national school lunch program... guidelines about NSLP eligibility can be found in sections 4 and 6 of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Administrators Reference Manual)
• is homeless, as defined by 42 USC, §11434a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful control of the child
• is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority
• is the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
• is or has ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Family Code §262.201 or has been in foster care in another state or territory, but currently lives in Texas
• is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as:
  • a peace officer under Texas Government Code §3106.002
  • a firefighter under Texas Government Code §3106.003
  • an emergency medical first responder under Texas Government Code §3106.004