Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts explained

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Address:2501 Flora Street
Zipcode:75201
Country:USA
Principal:Gary Williams[1]
Faculty:79[2]
Staff:54.89 (FTE)
Ratio:18.25
Students:1,002 (2017-18)[3]
Motto:To provide intensive training in the arts and academics.
Free Label:Trustee dist. 
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Website:http://www.dallasisd.org/bookert

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) is a public secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Booker T. Washington HSPVA enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is the Dallas Independent School District's arts magnet school (thus, it is often locally referred to simply as Arts Magnet). Many accomplished performers and artists have been educated in the school, including Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Adario Strange, Valarie Rae Miller, Edie Brickell, Kennedy Davenport, Sandra St. Victor, Roy Hargrove, and Scott Westerfeld. Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks is among the most notable graduates of the school previous to its conversion to the Arts Magnet.

History

In 1892, Dallas established its first high school for African-American pupils. In 1911, the school was enlarged and named the Dallas Colored High School. The school was moved in 1922 to larger quarters, designed by famed Dallas architects Lang and Witchell, and renamed Booker T. Washington High School, after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington. For many years, it was the only Dallas high school that allowed students of color.

In 1939, Wilmer-Hutchins Colored High School of the Wilmer-Hutchins ISD burned down in a fire. Afterwards, African-American WHISD students were sent to DISD high schools for "colored" people such as Washington.[4]

In 1942, teacher Thelma Paige Richardson sued the Dallas School District, demanding equalization of pay based upon tenure and merit; the school district denied that any discrimination was taking place. Richardson, with the help of the NAACP, won the case, increasing general awareness of discrimination in the public school system.

In 1952, it was enlarged yet again, and given the new name as Booker T. Washington Technical High School.

In 1976, the school was repurposed as the Arts Magnet at Booker T. Washington High School, inheriting and expanding the magnet-school curricula that had been in place in the Performing Arts and Visual Arts clusters of Skyline High School's Career Development Center since 1970. The Arts Magnet became a prototype for magnet schools across the country. The repurposing was part of the federal court desegregation orders that created the magnet school system in Dallas ISD (Tasby v. Estes[5]). Paul Baker was selected by Superintendent Estes as founding director of the school.

The neighborhood surrounding Washington has evolved into the Dallas Arts District. The main school building was designated an official Dallas Landmark in 2006.[6]

In 2008, the building was enlarged a third time when a new $65-million facility designed by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture, was completed. The expansion preserved the historic main building.[7]

Statistics

The attendance rate for students at the school is 96%, equal with the state average; 32% of the students at Washington are economically disadvantaged, 2% enroll in special education, 31% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 1% are considered "limited English proficient."[8] The class of 2017 managed to receive over $60 million in offered scholarships and grants.

The ethnic makeup of the school is 39% White American, 23% African American, 32% Hispanic American, 3% Asian American/Pacific Islander American, 3% multiracial, and 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native.[8]

The average class sizes at Washington are 20 students for English, 27 for foreign language, 19 for math, 22 for science, and 25 for social studies.[8]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administration: Principal, Gary Willams . Dallas Independent School District . Blackboard Inc. . 21 October 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts . Dallas Independent School District . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060519005954/http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=173 . 19 May 2006 . 4 October 2006.
  3. Web site: BOOKER T WASHINGTON SPVA MAGNET. National Center for Education Statistics. March 25, 2020.
  4. News: Benton . Joshua . A family on both sides of district's demise; Pioneer fought to save W-H; granddaughter cast key vote to close it . . 1A . 15 July 2005 . 22 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928054515/http://www.clipfile.org/2005/07/15/797/ . 28 September 2007 .
  5. Web site: DISD Desegregation Litigation Archives: Background Info. Underwood Law Library . . 3 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Booker T. Washington School . Dallas Landmarks, Structures, and Sites . City of Dallas . 3 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts / Allied Works Architecture . ArchDaily.com . 7 March 2011 . ArchDaily . 24 February 2019.
  8. Web site: GreatSchools.org . Booker T. Washington High School - Dallas, Texas . 4 October 2006.
  9. Web site: Artists A-Z Biography: Erykah Badu . . MTV Networks . 7 April 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070402052445/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/badu_erykah/bio.jhtml . 2 April 2007.
  10. Web site: 2007-09-30. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas WFAA.com Arts & Entertainment. 2022-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185543/http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-sidemen_0531gl.State.Edition1.187c41b0.html . 2007-09-30 .
  11. News: Fete for Banks Here Tuesday . subscription . . 9 October 1955 . 14 June 2011.
  12. https://amhs.bandcamp.com/album/milestones Milestones
  13. Web site: Arlo Eisenberg: Burgers, Hookers and Art . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214204944/http://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/news/arlo-eisenberg-_-burgers%2C-hookers-and-art.aspx . 14 February 2012 . 7 April 2012.
  14. Web site: Biography . DariusHolbert.com . 11 December 2012.
  15. News: Dallas performing, visual arts school set for Taste of the Arts . 16 February 2008 . J. Louise . Larson . . 1 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122223725/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-ocfocus_16met.ART.West.Edition1.45648b9.html . 22 January 2009.
  16. Web site: Artists A-Z Biography: Norah Jones . . MTV Networks . 23 March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323220150/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/jones_norah/bio.jhtml . 23 March 2007.
  17. Four-Time Grammy Award Winning Oak Cliff Native Shaun Martin Headlines Dallas Jazz Piano Society Showcase: Booker T Washington Alum's Concert to Benefit Key for Kids Music Education Program . 26 September 2017 . Dallas Jazz Piano Society . 15 September 2018 . dead . 15 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915225708/https://www.dallasobserver.com/event/music-of-shaun-martin-9914147.
  18. Web site: Collar . Matt . Shaun Martin: Biography . AllMusic . en-us . 3 January 2020.
  19. Web site: Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070404112545/http://www.elizabethmitchellcentral.com/homeem/biography.htm . 4 April 2007 . Elizabeth Mitchell Central . 7 April 2007.
  20. Web site: BLUES JUNCTION Productions - Shawn Pittman: The BLUES JUNCTION Interview. Bluesjunctionproductions.com. January 13, 2020.
  21. Web site: Electronic Provocateur Marc Rebillet Returns Home to Dallas with an International Following.

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