Barack Obama
Male Leadership Academy
at BF Darrell
BELIEVE. ACHIEVE.
SUCCEED.
Mission:
Develop young men into
impactful leaders through the
development of their intellectual,
moral, physical, social and
emotional skills for the global
society of tomorrow.
Vision:
“The School of Today for
Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Motto:
Believe. Achieve. Succeed.
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at
BF Darrell - Demographics
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At-Risk
Economically
Disadvantaged
Limited
English
Proficient
(LEP)
Special
Education
Talented and
Gifted
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at
BF Darrell (MS) -Demographics
Ethnicity/Race Enrollment Percentage
Black/African
American
2% 1%
American Indian
48%
Hispanic
48%
White
Multiple
1%
Motivation
Boys don’t value
pleasing adults but
rather raising their
status in the sight of
other boys. (Sax 25)
Communication and
Relationships
For males, conversation is
the way you negotiate your
status in the group and
keep people from pushing
you around… Activities,
doing things together, are
central. Just sitting and
talking is not an essential
part of friendship. They're
friends with the boys they
do things with" (Tannen
95)
The BOMLA House System is a
brotherhood within the Brotherhood
that offers each BOMLA student an
opportunity to motivate, compete
and be accountable to his brothers.
House of DECREE (Book)
House of
EXPEDITION
(Winged Foot)
House of JUSTICE (Scales)
House of
ALLIANCE
(Handshake)
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Brotherhood/Fraternity
Campus-wide discipline management
system
Intentional way to celebrate
achievement
Tool to introduce, guide and support
campus initiatives
Gives opportunity for real-world
application of the BOMLA Creed
Signature component of BOMLA
culture
Source of pride
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Advancement
Via Individual
Determination
(AVID)
Pre Advanced
Placement
(Pre AP)
Advanced
Placement (AP)
Project Based
Learning
Infusion of
Technology
Single
Gendered
Strategies
Application
Requirements:
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80 Grade Point
Average
40% on ITBS,
TAKS, or
Readistep
On-Site Math
Assessment
and Essay
Finalistcampus level
interview
Required of all Students:
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Digital Portfolios (MS
and US)
Three Semester Year
(Summer Enrichment)
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Saturday Academy
Attendance during
designated Cultural
Events
Required Leadership
Reading and Essay
Profiling Leaders
Community Service
Uniforms:
Mentor
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Attendance during
designated College
Tours and Fairs
Participation in at least
two extracurricular
activities
Navy Blue Blazer
Gray Slacks
Blue Oxford Shirt with Tie
Two Saturdays
each Month
Summer Campus and
Sessions
(2nd and 4th)
Academic Acceleration and
Collegiate Partnerships
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Leadership
Development
Field
Experiences
Academic
Extension
Community
Service
Princeton
Review: SAT /
ACT Prep
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Engineering
Math and Science
Medical STEM
Solar Car
Theater Arts
Mandarin
Orientation
Band
Leadership
Foreign Language Department:
-Taiwan, Italy and Costa Rica
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Aphorisms
Uniform Support
Recycling Project
Student Physicals
Brotherhood
Academic
Partnerships:
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Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Southern Methodist
University
Univ. of North Texas at
Dallas
Univ. of Texas at Arlington
Texas A&M – Commerce
Paul Quinn College
Dallas County
Community College
District (DCCCD)
Austin College
Tarleton State Univ.
Tzu Chi Univ.
Univ. Crossroads
Community Partnerships:
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Leadership Dallas
United Crew Program
Bridge Lacrosse Dallas
First Tee Golf Program
Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
Future Leader’s Program
Education is Freedom
Tzu Chi
State Farm Insurance
Mentor Matcher
Urban League – Young
Professionals
Cooper Institute
Intellivol
Trinity Audubon
Veteran’s Hospital
2011 – 2012
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1st Place (MS) Debate
Team
First Robotics
Emmitt and Pat Smith
Leadership
Recipients
1st Place Math
Olympiad
Band Performances:
- Perot Museum
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- Boy Scout’s
Luncheon
Lacrosse Team (4 – 6)
Summer Transition
Camp
Speaker Series
2012 – 2013
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100 Students attended the
Inauguration
City Champion - Debate
All City Band (A & B)
Choir UIL Sweepstakes
Bobby Bragan Scholarship
Recipient
Daughters of the American
Revolution Essay Winners
(MS)
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Essay Winners (MS & HS)
First Robotics - Finalists
BEST Robotics -
Band Performances
- House of Blues
- Perot Museum
- Omni Hotel
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Toy Drive –
Buckner
Children’s Home
Habitat for
Humanity
Community Fair
Trinity Audubon
Recycling Project
– Tzu Chi
Robotics / STEM –
H.I. Holland
Nets for Africa –
Basketball
Challenge
Can Food Drive –
Carver Heights
Bapt. Church
Men Against
Violence Rally
BOMLA has superior
parent involvement. They
support their child’s
education, school events,
activities and attend parent
conferences.
Friends of BOMLA’s focus is to
close the funding gap between
available school district funding
and the ambitious and creative
opportunities that students need
and deserve.
We focus on “friendraising” and
fundraising for the enrichment of
BOMLA students, professionals
and programs.
Kindles
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Jiv Daya Foundation
(2011 – 2012 school year)
Robotics
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FIRST in Texas
(2012 season)
Greater Texas Foundation
(2012 season)
Texas Workforce
(2013 season)
JC Penney
(2012 & 2013 season)
Junior League
(2012-2013 school year)
Orix Foundation
(2012-2013 school year)
Campus Support
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Tzu Chi
Uniforms (2011 – 2012 school year)
Taiwan
(2011 – 2012 school year)
General (2012 – 2013 school year)
Scholarships
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Todd Williams $4,000 (Each 2015 BOMLA Graduate)
Texas A & M Commerce Full 4 Year Scholarships
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Summer Enrichment Camps for
students
Professional Development for Faculty
and Staff
Campus Literacy Studies – Students
and Faculty & Staff
Fine Arts Department – Band, Choir
and Visual Arts Programs
College Tours
Non Traditional Sport Fees – Rowing,
Lacrosse, etc.
Continuing Educational Scholarships
for Faculty and Staff (Graduate
School)
Campus Expansion
• Community
Center
• Service
Learning
Center
• Classrooms
BOMLA seeks to work with
corporate partners who
value visionary alliances that
create real solutions while
increasing brand visibility
and equity in the
communities in which they do
business.
Questions and Next Steps