New Tech High School (Dallas) Explained

New Tech High School at B. F. Darrell
Streetaddress:4730 Lancaster Rd.
City:Dallas
State:Texas
Zipcode:75216
Country:United States
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
District:Dallas Independent School District
Superintendent:Mr. Floyd Michael Miles
Trustee:Dr.Lew Blackburn
Principal:Chanel Hutchinson
Teaching Staff:23.11 (FTE)
Ratio:15.71
Fundingtype:Public
Grades:9-12
Mascot:Falcon
Colors:Royal Blue and Silver
Opened:2011
Status:Open
Enrollment:363 (2017-18)[1]
Homepage:Official website

New Tech High School at B. F. Darrell, formerly A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School, is a four-year public high school serving grades 9–12 in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). It is part of the Dallas Independent School District. It is a technology magnet school established in 2011 in the former A. Maceo Smith High School; it now occupies the former B. F. Darrell Elementary School. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

The school in its initial campus was named for Antonio Maceo Smith (1903–1977), a pioneer civil rights leader in Dallas.

History

For several years, while it served as a zoned school, A. Maceo Smith High School was a Texas Education Agency "unacceptable" ranked school.[3] In 2011 the district converted A. Maceo Smith into a technology magnet, A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School.[4] Since Smith was reconstituted as a magnet school, it avoided the possibility of the TEA reconstituting or closing the school itself due to its poor performance as a zoned school.[3] A part of the New Tech School Network, the conversion was funded by a $2 million bond.[5]

Sarah Zumwalt Middle School temporarily shared the Smith building with New Tech while the permanent Zumwalt campus was being fixed. In 2018 A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School's name changed to New Tech High School at B.F. Darrell as the school swapped buildings with Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, with the latter now at A. Maceo Smith, so New Tech now occupies the former B. F. Darrell Elementary Building.[6]

New Tech in the news

In early 2015, drama teacher Scot Pankey, with a cast of students, made national and international headlines by performing a choreographed dance to the song "Uptown Funk" performed by Bruno Mars.[7] [8] [9] [10] As of March 11, 2019, the viral YouTube video had amassed over 14.4 million views.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S. National Center for Education Statistics. March 25, 2020. December 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005112/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4816230&ID=481623001204. live.
  2. Web site: 2015 Accountability Rating System . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422073218/https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport//account/2015/srch.html?srch=C . dead . 2016-04-22 . Texas Education Agency .
  3. Wilonsky, Robert. "Before Dallas ISD Sends TEA Its Plan to Save Unacceptable Schools, Your Input's Needed." (Archive) Dallas Observer. Wednesday September 7, 2011. Retrieved on September 15, 2011.
  4. Hobbs, Tawnell D. "Dallas school district to open 3 Wilmer-Hutchins campuses, close 2 others ." The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
  5. Web site: Rado, Diane. High-tech upgrade eyed for DISD's low-performing A. Maceo Smith High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20100515150636/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/051410dnmetdisdboard.3bf960e.html. dead. 2010-05-15. The Dallas Morning News. 2010-05-13. 2019-07-05.
  6. Web site: Fernandez, Demond. Three Dallas ISD campuses prepare for moves to new buildings. WFAA. 2018-06-06. 2019-07-05. 2019-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705014316/https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/three-dallas-isd-campuses-prepare-for-moves-to-new-buildings/287-562044807. live.
  7. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/schools-incredible-uptown-funk-dance-5057039 "School's incredible Uptown Funk dance goes viral as teacher turns pupils into flashmob"
  8. http://WWW.BE.COM/BLOGS/REDACTION-LIFESTYLE/BUZZ-1545106/EMBARQUE-FLASHMOB-DEJANTEE-1707019.HTML "UN PROF (SEXY) EMBARQUE SES ÉLÈVES POUR UNE FLASHMOB DÉJANTÉE"
  9. http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/28/entertainment/feat-uptown-funk-high-school-dance-video/ "High school's 'Uptown Funk' made Bruno Mars cry"
  10. http://www.today.com/parents/teacher-leads-dozens-students-perfect-uptown-funk-routine-2D80452002 'Just watch!' Teacher leads dozens of students in perfect 'Uptown Funk' routine"
  11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School - Uptown Funk Dance . YouTube.

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