Believe, Achieve, Succeed!

May 16, 2021 Volume I

“The Best in the U.S.A”

Our Virtual Open House last week officially welcomed all the new Brothers to BOMLA! The students and the parents were all very excited and they had so many questions. It reminded me what a privilege it is for me to serve as the Principal of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. In addition to that privilege, there are many responsibilities. One of the most important responsibilities is living up to the expectations that the parents and students have of our school. In order to deliver those expectations, we have to get better every day!

We have a busy next few weeks before we end the school year. Next week, just like all of the rest will be eventful! We have STAAR testing and Senior Signing Day! Senior Signing Day will be modified due to COVID safety protocols, but Mrs. Ridgeway Turner, Ms. Johnson and the FRIENDS of Barack Obama have done a wonderful job to ensure that it will be an event that our Seniors will always remember!

We are focusing on Line 6 of our Creed for the month of May. “We are successful through honesty, humility, and the pursuit of intellectual excellence.” I had a conversation with one of our partners in Florida last week. We discussed not only being successful, but being significant. The Brothers must be able to financially support themselves and their families, but they must also continue to be impactful leaders making a positive contribution to their communities.

I enjoy speaking to parents, staff and students daily about what is working and what needs to be refined. If you would like to share any feedback, please feel free to contact me by email or phone!

This flyer has all the STAAR testing dates. If you have any questions about STAAR testing, please contact Mrs. Robinson.

The Dallas ISD Transportation department hasn't been perfect, but they have done a fantastic job getting our Brother to the campus and back home safely in a pandemic! The routes may be running late, sometimes, they may have a substitute driver, or they might have to combine routes. There is a service called the Bus Bulletin. You can register your son's route for any updates or changes to the route. As always, please call the school at 972-749-2100 to let us know if there is a problem with your route.

Any Brother who wants to come back to campus is welcome! Please contact the office (972) 749-2100 and let us know when you want to start!

We are still recruiting students for the upcoming school year. Please let any families and friends know that we have space available. They can apply online by using this link.

Enrollment is open for the upcoming school year. Please enroll if you have not already completed the process. You can also earn House points for your son! All the details are on this flyer!

Please complete this District return to campus survey if you have not already done so!

We have also sent our 8th grade parents a very brief intent to return to BOMLA survey. We want all the Brothers to return for their 9th grade year!

Thank you all for the support that you all provide to your sons and our staff!

I have included a link to a video of our Presidential Jazz Band below!

This is a link to the Fine Arts Newsletter!

Let’s make it another great week at BOMLA!

I am adding a link to the district calendar so that you can see all upcoming holidays and testing dates. https://www.dallasisd.org/calendars

Thank you very much!

Rashad Jackson

972-749-2100

Rajackson@dallasisd.org

3030 Stag Road