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Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary is a new, tuition-free public charter school open to all students in grade PK-3 and growing to ultimately serve grades PK-5 in Tarrant County. We strive to partner with our community and lift parent voices. Founded by leaders born and raised in Southeast Fort Worth, Rocketship Public Schools Texas strives to create a community school where children not only receive an excellent education but families get the resources they need outside of the classroom so their child can show up fully in the classroom.
Our flagship school, Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary, is located at 3520 E. Berry St., Fort Worth and offers free, bus transportation for families.
Our Principal
Shaunda Morrow is a native of Fort Worth, Texas with over 22 years’ of experience in education. Shaunda has had instrumental roles in school turnaround work that resulted in sustainable change in the performance of organizations which dramatically increased student achievement in academics and school culture and climate. Shaunda has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration and an Undergraduate degree in Child and Human Development and Family Studies with a Minor in Science. Her educational experiences include ten years as an elementary classroom teacher and three years of experience as a middle school science classroom teacher. Shaunda transitioned from the classroom to a District Instructional Learning Specialist where she provided leadership to ensure high standards in instructional services for all students, assisted in the effective and efficient operations in curriculum and instruction and staff development. Additionally, Shaunda was the founding team that launched Restorative Practices through the lens of Equity district wide in a district with over 100 schools. Shaunda firmly believes that the achievement gap is the direct result of the opportunity gap and once all students have equitable opportunities in education the achievement gap will be eliminated. She consults with schools all over the United States on culturally responsive pedagogy. Shaunda came to Rocketship last year as the founding Student Support Coordinator/Dean of Instruction to become the new Principal at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School. Shaunda embodies our core values and has already begun the work of eliminating barriers for our Rocketeers in Fort Worth and the Texas region.
A school culture founded upon H.O.P.E.
Having Opportunities Presented Every Day in Every Way!
Key Information
Grades: PK4 to 4th grade
Address: 3520 E Berry St, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Principal: Shaunda Morrow
Office Manager: Carla Venters
Email: cventers@rsed.org
Tel: 682-339-1300
Fax: 682-339-1339
High Quality, Personalized Education with Enrichment Classes in Theater Arts
Family Resources
- First day, last day, minimum days, holidays, conference days, see every day of the school year.
School Calendar > - Everything you need to know about school policies, procedures, operations, parent involvement, and more.
School Handbook > - Our after-school program will be on campus and ranges from $25-$55/week. Learn more from our partner, Tarrant County Kids!
Join our after-school program! > - Log into the PowerSchools Parent Portal to update your contact information, check your child's attendance, and access test scores.
Parent Information Sheet > - Everything you need to know about school policies, procedures, operations, parent involvement, and more.
School Handbook (Spanish) > - Take a look at your Rocketeer's bus route & find out which stop is closest to you.
Rocketship Bus Stops & Times > - See dismissal times for each grade here.
Bell Schedules > - Learn what uniforms are available and how to order them here.
Order Uniforms > - Find out what's on the menu this month!
Breakfast and Lunch Information >
Pre-K Breakfast and Lunch Information >
We want our school to represent not just the possibility of the future, but also to call upon the beautiful community we have here in Stop Six. That's why we named our school after Dennis Dunkins, a pioneer in local education. His courage, passion for excellent education, dedication to our community, and belief in developing talented, diverse educators inspired our parents to choose his legacy to honor.
— Rocketship Texas Leadership Team
Our School’s Core Values
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Empathy
- Persistence
- H.O.P.E
Join the Parent Organizing Committee
Are you interested in getting more involved with Dennis Dunkin’s school community? Join us for our next Parent Organizing Committee (POC) meeting where parents get to know each other, learn what local issues may be affecting their child and family, and learn new skills to help ensure parents’ voices are heard in the community. Learn more about our parent leadership work here.
Meet Our Board of Directors
The Rocketship Public Schools Texas Board of Directors is a diverse coalition of deeply respected Tarrant County community leaders seeking to expand on our existing efforts to support families with the greatest need. Our vision is to develop a network of community schools that eliminate barriers to student success by collaborating with community partners providing essential services to support student well-being and providing an excellent elementary education that meets the unique needs of every child. Bringing deep expertise in public education, community organizing, financial management, and parent engagement, the Rocketship Texas Board of Directors endeavors to establish an equitable and excellent educational environment that serves all children and raises the level of achievement across our public education system.
Michael Gonzalez
Retired Educator, All Saints Episcopal School
Loretta Burns
Executive Director, AB Christian Learning
Walter Dansby
VP, Dikita Enterprises
Peter Philpott
Vice President, Robert W Baird and Co.
Victoria Puente
Long Game Consulting, LLC
Alex Jimenez
Retd. Vice President TXU Corp.
Vincent Davila
CPA, Sproles Woodard
MiShon Landry, CDP
CEO Culture Consultants
Derek Carson
Partner Cantey Hanger LLP
Michael Gonzalez
Retired Educator, All Saints Episcopal School
More information coming soon!
Loretta Burns
Executive Director, AB Christian Learning
Resident of Tarrant County for over 40 years
Loretta Burns has served as Executive Director of a Fort Worth non-profit for 15 years. Loretta brings over 35 years of experience as an educator at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels. Loretta Burns is the Founder and Executive Director of AB Christian Learning Center, and has held that position since 2006. She also serves on the Executive Council of Read Fort Worth, is a member of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Delta Omega Society and duly enrolled in its honorary public health society, and an active volunteer in the community.
Why I support Rocketship: "I support Rocketship Public Schools in our community because it provides a quality alternative for educating low-income students, with enhanced opportunities for for students from disadvantaged families. In addition, parent engagement is one of three key pillars of Rocketship’s model. I believe that Rocketship not only supports authentic parent engagement, but also provides the infrastructure to support parent partnerships."
Walter Dansby
VP, Dikita Enterprises
Resident of Fort Worth for 70 years
Walter D. Dansby brings over 41 years of experience in Education. Walter D. Dansby is also the Founder and Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Young Men’s Leadership Academy in Ft. Worth, Chair of the Education Committee for the NAACP in Ft. Worth, Board Member for the Ft. Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, Board Member for Ft. Worth Parks and Recreation, and a Board Member of the Regional Black Contractor’s Association.
Why I support Rocketship: "Children from so many disadvantaged neighborhoods are getting caught up in schools or school systems that are under-performing and are not meeting their needs. I am convinced that to educate today’s youth one must be very passionate, creative, and informed/aware of new, innovative approaches to learning. I believe Rocketship’s leadership will provide the necessary environment to offer every child a positive learning experience."
Peter Philpott
Vice President, Robert W Baird and Co.
Fort Worth resident of 35 years
Peter Philpott is the board chair of Rocketship Texas and a longtime advisor in the financial sector. He serves on several non-profit boards all focused on children’s issues, including: Cook Children’s Healthcare System, ACH Child and Family Services, and Union Gospel Mission, a homeless transition shelter. He brings experience in financial management and governance to these boards, as well as Rocketship Texas.
Why I support Rocketship: "Rocketship Texas is an innovative K-5 school system that will put high-achieving students and engaged parents back into the neighboring school district after they graduate from Rocketship. This will be the first step in no longer relying on the ‘safety net’ organizations' I have been involved with for the past twenty-plus years."
Victoria Puente
Long Game Consulting, LLC
Victoria is a strategy consultant and founder of Long Game Consulting. Her independent consulting firm works with executives and board members of non-profit and for-profit businesses to develop strategic plans, strengthen community connections, and build sustainable, cohesive teams.
She holds a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from TCU and is a recent graduate of the UTA Executive MBA program.
Victoria has been recognized as the Better Business Bureau’s 25 Women to Watch. She was also the recipient of Girls Inc’s Strong, Smart, and Bold Award and the American Red Cross Volunteer Spirit award. She currently serves on the board of the McDonald YMCA and Rocketship Public Schools.
Alex Jimenez
Retd. Vice President TXU Corp.
Mr. Jimenez was Vice President of Administrative Services with TXU Corp. During his successful 34 year career, he has held various management and leadership positions in Engineering, Distribution Operations, Customer Service, Human Resources and Call Center Operations before being elected Vice President. As Vice President he was responsible for Corporate Real Estate, Aviation, Right of Way, Land and Minerals, Corporate Facilities and the Transportation Operations for the corporation. He was accountable for a $50m annual operating budget and oversaw $300m in commercial real estate developments and transactions.
He led teams that were successful in acquiring TXU Corps first corporate office, maximizing the sale price of the company’s phone company and acquiring thousands of acres for the company’s mining operation and selling the company’s oil and gas well assets. In addition, he implemented programs to reduce the number of unscheduled transformer outages, he oversaw the design and construction of distribution electrical lines and feeders and the monitoring of electrical substation loads.
In addition to his corporate accomplishments, Mr. Jimenez has been extremely active in both the Fort Worth and Dallas communities. He currently serves on the Tarrant County Civil Service Commission and the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum Board of Directors. He also serves on East Fort Worth Inc.'s Board of Directors as President, as a Board member of Southeast Fort Worth Inc. and was a member of Leadership ISD initial class.
He is the only person to have served as Chairman of both the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jimenez has served as chairman of the Fort Worth Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, the City of Fort Worth’s Affordable Housing Task Force, the Osteopathic Health Foundation, and United Centers, Inc. and also served on the board of the President’s Hispanic Advisory Council of the University of Texas at Arlington.
As Chairman of the Fort Worth Housing Authority Board, he led the collaborative effort to sell the 268 unit Ripley Arnold public housing complex and leveraged the proceeds to acquire, build and renovate approximately 8000 apartments embedded in 40 complexes dispersed throughout the city. All of the Ripley Arnold residents were successfully relocated to more modern, market rate and mixed income housing developments.
Mr. Jimenez is a Past Chairman of the Leadership Dallas Alumni Association and the Downtown Dallas Improvement District Board of Directors. Moreover, he has served on the Junior League of Dallas Advisory Board and the Dallas Mayors’ Task Force on Homelessness.
Mr. Jimenez recently completed a three year term as Chairman of TAMACC, the leading Hispanic Business organization in Texas, where he formed several partnerships to help small businesses in Texas improve their opportunities.
Vincent Davila
CPA, Sproles Woodard
Lifelong Fort Worth resident
Vincent brings over 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing in public, private the and nonprofit sectors. He's also a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee, a Junior Achievement teacher at local high schools, and a Sunday School teacher.
Why I support Rocketship: "Rocketship Texas knows the importance of getting the parents involved and engages students and parents to offer a superior learning environment. Living and growing up in Fort Worth all my life I know the importance of a good education and being able to have great choices like Rocketship gives me pride that we are strengthening our city by investing in our Fort Worth youth.”
MiShon Landry, CDP
CEO Culture Consultants
Resident of Fort Worth for more than 40 years
MiShon Landry brings over two decades of experience in people, program, project management and entrepreneurial expertise with a laser focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and leadership. She is CEO of Inclusive Leadership Institute certifying company created to equip participants as a catalyst for change in today’s organizational culture with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Leadership skills and global competencies & Culture Consultants, consulting arm of Inclusive Leadership Institute designed to bridge the gap between inclusion and leadership. MiShon is also Board Member for the City of North Richland Hills, Keep NRH Beautiful Commission, Alumni of LEADERSHIP ISD of Tarrant County, STEM volunteer for Black Girls Code, Organizer for 1 Million Cups NE Tarrant County, Executive Board Member for TEXAS CASA. Mishon is also a former member of the Tarrant County Food Policy, Children’s Committee, former Volunteer Lead for the Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival, and served as an Advisory Board Member for Iron Dallas.
Why I support Rocketship: "I support Rocketship because I believe that children's possibilities and success should never be defined by their zip code."
Derek Carson
Partner Cantey Hanger LLP
Resident of Fort Worth for over 10 years
Derek brings over 10 years of experience as an attorney and is also a co-founder of Community Frontline of Fort Worth, Inc., an elder at Pillar Church, and a volunteer and supporter of various community initiatives.
Why I support Rocketship: “I support Rocketship Public Schools in our community because I believe they have an innovative model that will increase school choice and parent power, while at the same time complementing and supporting the public school system at large.”
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