More choices may be coming soon for parents of Dallas ISD students who test as talented and gifted.
The district's board of trustees is expected to vote Thursday night on adding an additional Vanguard Academy to an area of the district that is considered underserved when it comes to options for those students.
Sidney Lanier Elementary has been a Vanguard Academy for 16 years. Lanier specializes in performing arts. Its focus is to help children who test as talented and gifted prepare for a future of higher education.
"Being a student here benefited me a lot, being in the Vanguard Academy, because I was able to dance and participate in things like the Nutcracker, which is something that is still going on today," said Lanier teacher Darcelle Mitchell, a former student at the school. "Learning all of these different skills that you wouldn't ordinarily learn in like a regular non-Vanguard school."
If Dallas board members vote to approve the new school, an additional Vanguard Academy will open next year in Pleasant Grove.
The deadline for students to apply to compete for one of the 198 openings for fourth graders is Jan. 15.
