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    New Tech High School (Dallas)

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    New Tech High School at B. F. Darrell
    The previous campus, the former A. Maceo Smith High School (as A. Maceo Smith New Tech), in Dallas, Texas
    Address
    Map
    4730 Lancaster Rd.

    Dallas
    ,
    Texas
    75216

    United States
    Coordinates32°41′30″N 96°47′24″W / 32.691723°N 96.790015°W / 32.691723; -96.790015
    Information
    Funding typePublic
    Opened2011
    StatusOpen
    School districtDallas Independent School District
    SuperintendentMr. Floyd Michael Miles
    Area trusteeDr.Lew Blackburn
    PrincipalChanel Hutchinson
    Teaching staff23.11 (FTE)[1]
    Grades9-12
    Enrollment363 (2017-18)[1]
    Student to teacher ratio15.71[1]
    Color(s)Royal Blue and Silver
       
    MascotFalcon
    WebsiteOfficial 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

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    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 the district's first "school of choice", A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School.[4] Since Smith was reconstituted as a school of choice, 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 High School at B.F. Darrell started making significant academic gains under new leadership and with a completely new staff. They implemented project based learning and focused on teaching the school-wide learning outcomes: oral communication, written communication, agency, collaboration, and knowledge and thinking. The school went from a "C" rating in 2017 to "B" rating after the covid pandemic, and then to an "A" rating in 2023 and 2024. New Tech High School at B.F. Darrell in Dallas ISD was the only Gold Ribbon School in 2023 and 2024 from the organization Children at Risk. They were also the only school in Dallas ISD to have an A rating across all 3 domains in TEA's accountability rating system for the 2023-2024 school year.

    New Tech in the news

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    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]

    References

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    1. ^ a b c "NEW TECH H S AT B F DARRELL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
    2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
    3. ^ a b 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 Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine." The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
    5. ^ Rado, Diane (May 13, 2010). "High-tech upgrade eyed for DISD's low-performing A. Maceo Smith High School". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
    6. ^ Fernandez, Demond (June 6, 2018). "Three Dallas ISD campuses prepare for moves to new buildings". WFAA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
    7. ^ "School's incredible Uptown Funk dance goes viral as teacher turns pupils into flashmob" Archived 2017-12-27 at the Wayback Machine U.K. Mirror. January 29, 2015
    8. ^ "UN PROF (SEXY) EMBARQUE SES ÉLÈVES POUR UNE FLASHMOB DÉJANTÉE" Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Be.com. January 29, 2015
    9. ^ "High school's 'Uptown Funk' made Bruno Mars cry" Archived 2015-01-30 at the Wayback Machine CNN. January 29, 2015
    10. ^ 'Just watch!' Teacher leads dozens of students in perfect 'Uptown Funk' routine" Archived 2015-01-30 at the Wayback Machine NBC. Today Show. January 29, 2015
    11. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School - Uptown Funk Dance". YouTube.
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