Dallas ISD to develop all-male leadership academy

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — A Dallas ISD task force has been formed to begin the developmental stages for the district’s first all male academy.

Currently, plans are underway to convert B.F. Darrell Elementary School into the B.F. Darrell Male Leadership Academy projected to open for the 2010-2011 school year.

"The development of an all male leadership academy for the students in the Dallas ISD signals another excellent offering to match the many outstanding programs we have such as the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, the Townview Magnet programs, the nationally recognized elementary programs and many, many others," said Southeast Learning Community Executive Director and task force chair Shirley Ison-Newsome. "I am honored to have been asked to facilitate the development of this program and look forward to the school's opening."

The task force will meet monthly to review national, state and local best practices related to all male schools and to provide collaborative opportunities for the district departments charged with specific responsibilities in the planning.

The all male academy was proposed as part of the 2008 bond program which voters approved in May.

The district’s only all girls school, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, opened in 2004 and serves grades six through 12. For more information on the Dallas ISD, visit the www.dallasisd.org.

Source: Dallas ISD