Welcome to Mary Grimes
Mary Grimes Education Center is an integral part of our school district's commitment to serve all students from entry to graduation. Mary Grimes Education Center provides a setting for high school students whose needs are not met in the traditional school.
Mary Grimes has been recognized as an exemplary program. It has received the Governor's Award of Excellence and served as one of eighteen mentor high schools in Texas, the only alternative program chosen. In addition, the school helps Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD achieve one of the lowest dropout rates in the state.
Mary Grimes is quite different from the traditional high school. The program focuses on individualized, accelerated courses and flexible scheduling. Small classes and a small student body enable teachers to collaborate on methods to improve student achievement.
Classes at Mary Grimes are not delineated by grade level. Students enroll with a teacher who is responsible for multi-course instruction in a particular subject area. Students receive course outlines when they enroll in a class. Each course requires a minimum passing grade of 80% on all assignments.
Courses are designed to be completed in six weeks, the equivalent of a traditional school semester. However, since students work at their own pace, they may finish a course in less than six weeks. For those students who need more time to learn concepts, the process may take longer.
Student needs are met through flexible scheduling. School hours vary according to student work schedules. Students may attend school from 8:45am to 4:00 pm .
Final transcripts for seniors are NOT automatically mailed to colleges. Students are responsible for requesting a final transcript be sent to their college.
You may order a transcript online at www.parchment.com or come to the Records office, located at Creekview High School in Student Services, to order and pay for a transcript. The transcript fee is $5.00 per transcript in person or online. The transcript from Parchment does not include SAT or ACT scores. If you did not have your scores sent to the college at the time the test was taken, you may order SAT test scores from www.collegeboard.com and ACT test scores from www.actstudent.org
