Michael Hinojosa

Superintendent of Schools
Educating All Students For Success

January 24, 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,
The health and safety of students is our top priority at Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School. When
issues of concern occur, we believe it is important to share them with you.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Dallas Independent School District voluntarily began water
quality testing following the national discussion on lead found in drinking water.
The district took a proactive approach to review the environmental concerns. In October 2016, water
fountains were tested by two independent, third-party vendors at each campus.
First-round results showed seven campuses had elevated levels of either lead or copper. Our campus
was one of the seven and action has been taken to address the fountain(s) with elevated levels. We
are replacing filters, retrofitting units with a new filter, or replacing the units altogether. Following these
actions, each of the seven campuses will be re-tested to ensure the measures taken have returned
levels to a normal range.
We will continue to monitor the sampling efforts, and for updates please feel free to review the
webpage where you can access campus reports as they become available at
www.dallasisd.org/watertesting.
Thank you for your continued support of Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to call my office at 972-925-2600.
Sincerely,

Michael Gipson
Principal
Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School

3700 Ross Ave.

Dallas, TX 75204
(972) 925-3700
www.dallasisd.org