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I. M. Terrell High School Building The I. M. Terrell High School building that served as the experimental site for the Secondary School Study was opened in 1938. As described in Secondary School Study documents, “Terrell is a city high school serving 900 pupils in grades 9, 10 and 11. The school plant, consisting of 26 modern rooms and a spacious campus, is outstanding in every regard. Curriculum advisors, provided by the city board of education, serve the 26 members of the school’s faculty. The unusual facilities at Terrell enable it to offer its pupils a wide range of general education as well as vocational activities.” |
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In 1882, public education for black students was organized in Fort Worth with Isaiah Milligan Terrell (1859-1931) serving as one of the first teachers. Terrell was subsequently appointed principal and superintendent for black schools in Fort Worth, serving in this role until 1915 when he left to accept the presidency of what is now Prairie View A&M University. In 1921, Fort Worth’s secondary school was named the I. M. Terrell High School, receiving regional accreditment in 1934. Beginning in 1936, a structure on East 18th Street was converted to the high school with a 1937 addition expanding the building. Construction was funded by the Works Progress Administration with the full school facility opening in 1938. The I. M. Terrell High School was closed in 1973 and, in 1998, the building, through the efforts of Norma Johnson, was reopened as an elementary school. |
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 Since 1998, the Terrell School building has served as an elementary school. |
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I. M. Terrell Alumni Center |
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