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History –
Foundation for the Education of Young Women
In early 2001, Lee Posey, Chairman of Palm
Harbor Homes, read about a new single-sex
public school in New York City, The Young
Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem.
Founded in 1996 by philanthropists Ann and
Andrew Tisch in partnership with the New
York City Board of Education, the school had
achieved remarkable success, with 100% of
its graduating classes accepted to four-year
colleges and universities. Mr. Posey and his
wife, Sally, contacted Ann Tisch and visited
the school. They came back to Dallas
inspired by both the school and Ann Tisch,
by her vision, and her Young Women’s
Leadership Foundation.
In early 2002, the Posey’s created the
Foundation for the Education of Young Women
and began the effort to get a similar school
established in the Dallas Independent School
District, with the intention of founding
similar schools in other Texas cities.
In May of 2002,
they accompanied two senior Dallas
administrators to New York to visit the
Harlem school, and in November of that year
several DISD board members and community
leaders visited the school and met with Ms.
Tisch and the Foundation. In August 2004,
after thoughtful consideration by the
District and the Board, the Irma Rangel
Young Women’s Leadership School opened its
doors with the support of the Foundation for
the Education of Young Women.
Through grants the Foundation supports
programs to enhance the education experience
at Irma Rangel to support three core values:
College Preparation, Responsible Leadership
and Wellness Life Skills.
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The Irma L. Rangel
Young Women’s Leadership School is the First
All-Girls Public Magnet School in Texas.
Originally housed in the historic Stephen J.
Hay Building, located at 3801 Herschel Ave,
in the city's Oak Lawn district, it opened
its doors to students on August 16, 2004
under the leadership of Principal Vivian
Taylor-Samudio, with 125 girls.
In the 2005-2006 school year the school
expanded to receive 9th grade students.
In the 2006-2007 school year it has expanded
to receive 6th & 10th grade students with
additional grades to be added through Grade
12 by 2008-09.
The Irma L. Rangel
Young Women's Leadership school was
relocated to the Daniel “Chappie” James
Learning Center located near the Fair Park
Grounds at the beginning of the 2006 - 2007
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Irma L. Rangel is a
6-12 college preparatory public school which
capitalizes on the intellectual curiosity
and creative spirit inherent in all young
women. The school views learning as a
dynamic participatory process that must
allow young women to experience success upon
success because young people with the
confidence to learn want to learn more. The
school has developed a seamless
articulation of curriculum in English,
Social Studies, Math, Science, Foreign
Language, the Arts, Health, Physical
Education, and Technology based on a
structure of balanced learning, infusing and
integrating literacy into every course and
moving toward making every student an
independent, lifelong learner. |
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