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Museum School of East Dallas pitches community-built ‘museum’ model and extended-day program to TEA
Summary
Founders of the proposed Museum School of East Dallas told TEA reviewers the school was built through a two‑year community co‑design process, will use museum‑style exhibitions and daily community partnerships to deepen TEKS instruction, and piloted camps that produced measurable gains on short pre/post checks.
Museum School of East Dallas founders described to Texas Education Agency staff and State Board of Education members on May 14 how a two‑year community co‑design process and summer pilots shaped a proposed K–8 charter that centers immersive, museum‑style learning.
“Today we have a team that’s laser focused on sustainability and accountability,” said Lauren Coleman, founder and proposed superintendent, who told the panel the school was designed “with and for the community” after engaging more than 300 families and roughly 250 school‑age children during the co‑design process.
The school would run core instruction in the morning and an extended afternoon “explore”…
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