
Nakia Douglas, principal of DISD’s Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, received the 2015 Trailblazer Award from Simmons’ Young Leaders in Education for boldly leading the district’s only male single-sex school.
The YLE facilitates opportunities for leaders of any age to improve the Dallas educational community by using their time and talent. Proceeds from the award recognition benefits Simmons’ Budd Center and its work in West Dallas.