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ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà and the  announced plans to establish a new Pre-K-12 academy for students who seek academic challenge with greater depth and complexity and opportunities for acceleration.

The academy will also serve as a new professional development school and learning laboratory for ÐÔ°®ÌìÌÃ’s aspiring teachers and principals through the University’s nationally recognized Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education in School Leadership programs.

"We are excited about the opportunity to add a dynamic, new school to our professional

development school family. Together ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà and SAISD support enhanced learning and teaching for students across the city of San Antonio as well as leadership development of teachers and principals," ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà President Danny Anderson said.

The model school will create a pipeline of highly trained teachers for SAISD campuses to support all students eager for advance learning. All interns and faculty at the new school will be provided with the professional learning to enable them to earn the state certification in serving gifted and talented learners.

"We are pleased to partner with ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà to help fill a critical need in our District," Superintendent Pedro Martinez said. The new academy will help SAISD better serve students seeking advanced learning opportunities.

A new San Antonio nonprofit, City Education Partners (CEP), is providing grants to SAISD and ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà for the new teacher and innovative school design. The grant funds to ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà include scholarships for eligible MAT and School Leadership candidates.

"We are so pleased to partner with the San Antonio Independent School District to have the opportunity to help develop a new school filled with best practices and enriched learning for all students, creating an ideal site for the training of our next generation of teachers and principals. We are also grateful for the generous support of the City Education Partners in this new initiative," explains Shari Albright, chair of ÐÔ°®ÌìÌÃ’s Department of Education and Murchison Professor of Practice in Education.

The new academy will be located across two SAISD campuses, the Fox Tech campus and the Austin Academy facility. The school will be open to any student who has the interest and desire to take on creative and academic challenges.