{"id":6267,"date":"2021-07-21T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267///starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//www.aisd.net/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//starrett-elementary/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//about/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:23:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267///starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//www.aisd.net/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//starrett-elementary/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//about/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/t<h2></starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//h2>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n<ul>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n<li>(682) 867-0400</starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//li>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n<li><a href=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"https:/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267///starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//goo.gl/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//maps/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//LFWGmvws4622/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" target=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"_blank/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" rel=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"noopener/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/">2675 Fairmont Dr.<br /starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/nGrand Prairie, TX 75052</starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//a></starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//li>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n</starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//ul>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n<p><iframe frameborder=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"0/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" height=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"450/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" data-src=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"https:/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267///starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//www.google.com/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//maps/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3358.914663000275!2d-97.04922994890543!3d32.66171498091387!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x864e88f94676134f%3A0x83d6b28ab41ba45c!2sStarrett+Elementary+School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1562105766307!5m2!1sen!2sus/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" width=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"100%/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" src=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"data:image/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" class=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"lazyload/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/" data-load-mode=/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"1/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/"></starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//iframe></starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//p>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/t<h2>MISSION</starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267//h2>/starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/n<p>Starrett Elementary is driven to innovate instruction and prepare students socially, emotionally, and academically for the 21st century and beyond. /starrett-elementary/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/6267/u00a0We are a family that is stronger together; 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