Mata PTA

School Closed - Good Friday
2024-03-29 | TX
School is closed for Good Friday

Student Dress Pass Day
2024-03-22, 2024-02-16, 2024-01-19, 2023-12-15, 2023-11-17 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
Students may purchase a dress pass and wear what they like on this day! Just $1 or a canned food donation to participate. Door sales on Friday morning at your Eagle’s regular entrance point. Funds will benefit Mata PTA programming and food donations will benefit Mt. Auburn Peace Pantry.
NOTE: Students should adhere to DISD dress code guidelines and not wear clothing with spaghetti straps, rips or holes, open toed shoes or high heels. We also ask that all bottoms be at least fingertip length.

DISD Board Meeting
2024-03-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Turney W. Leonard Governance & Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75228, United States
Dallas ISD will be having its regular board meeting starting at 6pm. You are welcome to join either by phone, in person, or you can live stream the meeting. If you have questions or concerns with district policy and decision making attending a board meeting is a great first step in taking action. A recording of the meeting will be made available to the public.
Members of the public will appear in person. Persons desiring to speak will call the Office of Board Services at 972-925-3720 during the registration period outlined in BED (Local). Only members of the public who are properly registered will be allowed to speak during the meeting. No substitutions will be allowed.

Board Services
Phone: (972) 925-3720
Live Stream

2023-2024 Board Members
District 1 – Edwin Flores
District 2 – Sarah Weinberg, Secretary
District 3 – Dan Micciche, 1st Vice President
District 4 – Camile White
District 5 – Maxie Johnson, 2nd Vice President
District 6 – Joyce Foreman
District 7 – Ben Mackey
District 8 – Joe Carreon
District 9 – Justin Henry, President

Spring Break
2024-03-11 - 2024-03-15 | TX
School closed for Spring Break

Class Picture Day
2024-03-07 | TX

Executive Board Meeting
2024-03-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-02-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-01-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 | TX
The Mata PTA executive board meeting is held on the first Tuesday of the month and is a closed meeting only for members of the executive board. Meeting minutes are available upon request.

International Festival
2024-02-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
Join us at Mata’s annual international festival! This free event allows students and families to take a tour around the globe as they experience different cultures. There will be performances from local community groups, art and crafts, food sampling, read alouds, and much more!

PTA General Meeting
2024-01-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-14 18:00 - 19:00 | TX
This general meeting will be held in the Mata auditorium starting at 6pm. We will discuss new business and what is slated to happen in the coming months. Snacks and food will be provided!

SCHOOL CLOSED - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2024-01-15 | TX
School is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Winter Break
2023-12-25 - 2024-01-05 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
School will be closed from December 25 through January 5 for winter break. Enjoy your time off!

Community Coffee
2023-12-01 08:30 - 09:30 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
More info to come.

Thanksgiving Break
2023-11-20 - 2023-11-24 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
School is closed the entire week of Thanksgiving. Enjoy your break!

SBDM Committee Meeting
2023-11-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
The Site Based Discussion Making (SBDM) committee will be meeting from 5 – 6pm in the Mata library.

The Mata Montessori SBDM Committee is comprised of school staff, parents and community members who serve in an advisory capacity to the principal.

SBDM members hear regular updates and provide feedback and advice on a wide range of issues related to school functioning. We seek to collaborate closely with the other schools in our shared feeder pattern, with an overall goal of helping to improve the educational experiences of all children in our community.

SBDM subcommittees provide a uniquely-focussed concentration of various areas of campus life and function. Subcommittees include Cultural Intelligence and Climate, Dual-Language, Evaluation and Modification, and Middle School committees.

School Picture Day
2023-11-15 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
Individual student picture day

No School - Professional Development
2023-11-07 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
School is closed for professional development.

Vocabulary Parade
2023-10-31 08:00 - 09:00 | Eduardo Mata Montessori School, 7420 La Vista Drive, Dallas, TX, 75214
Students may wear costumes if they are dressed as a vocabulary word. Their word and a definition must be visible on their costumes/a sign. No full-face masks, scary, violent, or inappropriate costumes allowed.
8:00 AM — Viewing areas open
8:30 AM — Parade begins
