by: Samantha Bradley, Cool Schools Program Director
Texas Trees Foundation's Cool Schools Program is designed to provide green strategies at identified Dallas ISD schools
Below are highlights of the Dallas ISD Cool Schools campuses that have been completed from 2020-2023. Cool School Neighborhood Parks, in partnership with Dallas ISD, Dallas Parks and Recreation Department, and Trust for Public Land, aim to increase park access in the City of Dallas by converting the schoolyard into a public park after hours and on weekends. A Cool School Neighborhood Park has all the features of a Cool School Park as well as a community entrance, allowing the community to enjoy the new playground, walking trail and benches. Cool School Neighborhood Parks also have community engagement opportunities, park activation events, and art and placemaking elements.
![Salazar_OLA Salazar Outdoor Learning Area](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Salazar_OLA.jpg)
Arturo Salazar Elementary School
![DJI_0005-web Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DJI_0005-web.jpg)
![DJI_0005-web Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DJI_0005-web.jpg)
Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard
![Reinhardt_Mural Reinhardt Elementary School - mural](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Reinhardt_Mural.jpg)
![Reinhardt_Mural Reinhardt Elementary School - mural](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Reinhardt_Mural.jpg)
Reinhardt Elementary School
![Sylvia Mendez (8) Sylvia Mendez CREW Leadership Academy](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sylvia-Mendez-8-scaled.jpg)
![Sylvia Mendez (8) Sylvia Mendez CREW Leadership Academy](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sylvia-Mendez-8-scaled.jpg)
Sylvia Mendez CREW Leadership Academy
![20210923_174932178_iOS-1-web Anne Frank Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20210923_174932178_iOS-1-web.jpg)
![20210923_174932178_iOS-1-web Anne Frank Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20210923_174932178_iOS-1-web.jpg)
Anne Frank Elementary
![Medrano-Play-web Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Medrano-Play-web.jpg)
![Medrano-Play-web Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Medrano-Play-web.jpg)
Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary School
![20210817_164839401_iOS-web Leila P. Cowart Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20210817_164839401_iOS-web.jpg)
![20210817_164839401_iOS-web Leila P. Cowart Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20210817_164839401_iOS-web.jpg)
Leila P. Cowart Elementary School
![Caillet_Ariel Playground F.P. Caillet Elemntary - Aerial](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Caillet_Ariel-Playground-scaled.jpg)
![Caillet_Ariel Playground F.P. Caillet Elemntary - Aerial](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Caillet_Ariel-Playground-scaled.jpg)
F.P. Caillet Elementary School, Aerial View
![Mosely_Mural Moseley mural](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mosely_Mural-scaled.jpg)
![Mosely_Mural Moseley mural](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mosely_Mural-scaled.jpg)
Nancy Moseley Elementary School mural. Every elementary school receives a custom mural.
![52939829807_80aa6d439e_c Walnut Hill Leadership Academy](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52939829807_80aa6d439e_c.jpg)
![52939829807_80aa6d439e_c Walnut Hill Leadership Academy](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52939829807_80aa6d439e_c.jpg)
Walnut Hill Leadership Academy
![IMG_2374 L.O. Donald planting](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2374-scaled.jpg)
![IMG_2374 L.O. Donald planting](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2374-scaled.jpg)
TTF Forester Tara McCain assists children at the Cool Schools planting. With every tree planting, the students assist.
![Burnet_Portal David G. Burnet Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Burnet_Portal-scaled.jpg)
![Burnet_Portal David G. Burnet Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Burnet_Portal-scaled.jpg)
David G. Burnet Elementary School
![Guzick (10) Frank Guzick Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Guzick-10-scaled.jpg)
![Guzick (10) Frank Guzick Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Guzick-10-scaled.jpg)
Frank Guzick Elementary School
![Sam Houston (2) Sam Houston Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sam-Houston-2-scaled.jpg)
![Sam Houston (2) Sam Houston Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sam-Houston-2-scaled.jpg)
Sam Houston Elementary
![Spence_Playground2 Alex W. Spence Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Spence_Playground2-scaled.jpg)
![Spence_Playground2 Alex W. Spence Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Spence_Playground2-scaled.jpg)
Alex W. Spence Elementary School
![Jones-SEL-web Anson Jones - Social Emotional Learning area](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jones-SEL-web.jpg)
![Jones-SEL-web Anson Jones - Social Emotional Learning area](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jones-SEL-web.jpg)
Anson Jones - Social Emotional Learning area
![51629946013_03949149d8_c Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/51629946013_03949149d8_c.jpg)
![51629946013_03949149d8_c Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/51629946013_03949149d8_c.jpg)
Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School
![20210824_182416227_iOS-web Mockingbird Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20210824_182416227_iOS-web.jpg)
![20210824_182416227_iOS-web Mockingbird Elementary School](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20210824_182416227_iOS-web.jpg)
Mockingbird Elementary School
![52376573901_77aa88c368_c San Jacinto Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52376573901_77aa88c368_c.jpg)
![52376573901_77aa88c368_c San Jacinto Elementary](https://texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52376573901_77aa88c368_c.jpg)
San Jacinto Elementary