We are excited that Bryan Adams High School is becoming an Innovation School under a
Leadership model beginning in the 2015-2016 school year! This new approach to further support
and accelerate student learning will be implemented school-wide, with some aspects affecting
incoming ninth graders only.
An Innovation School is a type of Dallas ISD Choice School. As an Innovation School, Bryan Adams
will remain a neighborhood school, keeping its traditional neighborhood attendance boundaries and
continuing to serve students living within those boundaries.
The Leadership model will be integrated into the traditional academic core content through inquirydriven
activities known as performance tasks. These activities will regularly be designed to ensure
that all students are supported in developing and applying the six essential leadership skills that will
come to define the Bryan Adams Leadership model. These skills will be known as the BASIX: 1)
Communicate Effectively and Persuasively; 2) Manage Projects Effectively; 3) Think
Critically; 4) Solve Problems Resourcefully; 5) Express Themselves Creatively; and 6)
Collaborate Productively.
As one of Dallas ISD’s first Choice Schools, Bryan Adams will continue to remain committed to
ensuring that ALL of our students, no matter where they may be in their social or academic
development, will be supported to succeed on a daily basis leading up to graduation and beyond.
With college and career readiness at the center, students will also participate in a culminating Senior
Portfolio Defense where they will communicate and elaborate on their growth as leaders by
showcasing their accomplishments to a committee made up of teachers, school leaders, and
community members that have mentored them leading up to graduation.
Ultimately, the staff at Bryan Adams believes that all of our students can become the front-runners
and change makers of tomorrow. We look forward to embarking upon this exciting journey together
with you as we make our school an exemplar Dallas ISD Choice School.