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INFORMATION

ACADEMICS

State Accountability

Overall School Rating for Hale Elementary:
  • B (85)
Distinction Designations:
  • Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading
  • Postsecondary Readiness

TEA School Report Card:

House Bill 3:

PROGRAMS

  • Gifted and Talented
  • Pre-Kindergarten (PreK 4, PreK 3)

Hale Elementary

MISSION

Lynn Hale Elementary exists to serve and enrich the lives of our students and community by providing a unique and challenging learning culture that fosters risk-taking, authentic relationships, leadership, and cultivates a love for learning and growth.

VISION

Lynn Hale Elementary is a DESTINATION school recognized for developing high-achieving, well-rounded, responsible, and caring children that will have a positive impact on our community.

History

Lynn Hale Elementary opened in August of 1998. Our school was named after Lynn Hale, former superintendent of Arlington ISD.

Lynn Hale came to Arlington as superintendent in January 1993 from Deer Park ISD, near Houston. Immediately upon her arrival, Superintendent Hale focused on improving communication between the district and the community. Mrs. Hale was a highly visible superintendent, who rarely turned down a speaking engagement and tried to meet with everyone who appeared at her office. She retired from education in January 1998.

Among the innovations taking place under her leadership were the development of a minority hiring plan, changes to the district’s discipline plan in response to minority concerns, and the restructuring of the district’s Career and Technology Education program.

Mrs. Hale graduated as valedictorian from Deer Park ISD. After completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Sam Houston State University, she taught first grade in the Aldine school district. Her career includes assignments as education diagnostician and special education coordinator. She eventually returned to Deer Park as assistant superintendent and was named superintendent there in 1988.

Mrs. Hale’s long list of community service included serving as a director of the Downtown Rotary Club and as an advisor to Arlington Junior League, Arlington Night Shelter, and Welcome House. She also served on the boards of the Texas Business Education Coalition, Arlington YMCA, Tarrant County Youth Collaboration, and the River Legacy Foundation. She was president of the Texas Academic Decathlon and chaired the Tejas Executive Boy Scout Council.

Widely recognized for her contributions, Mrs. Hale was named a 1996 Legacy of Women honoree, the 1997 Woman of the Year by the Arlington Star-Telegram, and the 1997 Citizen of the Year by the Boys and Girls Club.

Mrs. Hale has five grown children and lives in Kemah, Texas, and in the mountains near Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband, Dr. Jim Hale.