Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Academics
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Approval To Name A New Building At Barbara Jordan Career Center The Northside Launchpad At Barbara Jordan Career Center
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This agenda item is to request approval from the Houston Independent School District School Board to name a new building at the Barbara Jordan Career Center, which will be constructed as part of an expansion, the Northside Launchpad At Barbara Jordan Career Center. The new career center building will be built at the site of the Barbara Jordan Career Center (5800 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77033) with an intended opening no later than fall 2027. The overall facility will continue to be called the Barbara Jordan Career Center. Only the new building will have the name Northside Launchpad at Barbara Jordan Career Center.
Consistent with Board Policy CW(LOCAL), Naming Facilities, the superintendent’s designee appointed a committee of appropriate individuals to recommend a name for the career center’s new building. The committee recommended that the new building be named the Northside Launchpad at Barbara Jordan Career Center. The name will continue to honor the impact of Barbara Jordan and will speak to the intended impact of the career center in launching students into high-wage, high-demand jobs.
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THIS ITEM DOES NOT ESTABLISH, MODIFY, OR DELETE BOARD POLICY.
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RECOMMENDED: That the School Board approves naming the new building at Barbara Jordan Career Center, to be constructed as part of an expansion, the Northside Launchpad at Barbara Jordan Career Center, effective May 15, 2026.