Billy Earl Dade Middle School

South Dallas community leaders, residents, and DISD staff gathered to bid farewell to the old Billy Earl Dade Middle School Learning Center, which is being demolished to make way for the proposed $50 million Adelio Williams Career Institute East.

The most powerful way to impact decisions on public school campuses is a site-based decision-making, or SBDM, committee, which directly advises the campus principal. Both Texas law and local Dallas ISD policy require an SBDM at every school with rules to ensure both staff and community representation on the committee.

Lincoln High School welcomes a new principal, Lance Williams. Dallas Free Press sat down for a conversation with Williams to learn more about his vision for the 2023-24 school year.