Glendale school board supports naming Clark Magnet’s technology wing after Doug Dall
Clark Magnet High School Principal Doug Dall at a bench dedication for Barbara Melone at Clark Magnet High School in Arpil 2014.
The Glendale school board Tuesday night considered naming a wing at Clark Magnet High School after its founding principal, Doug Dall, who is stepping down at the end of the school year.
A section of the school known as the “6,000 Wing” could be renamed the “Doug Dall Technology Wing,” following a suggestion by Clark Magnet staff members.
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The wing houses technology used by students who are learning computer animation, robotics and cinematography — programs that Dall has consistently supported by securing grant funding.
A 36-year educator in Glendale Unified, Dall was tapped in the late 1990s to transition Clark from a former junior high school that sat vacant into a new magnet high school focusing on science and technology.
The school opened in 1998 and has since gained a reputation as one of Glendale Unified’s preeminent campuses that has won national recognition.
More than half of Clark’s students have come from low-income households and, for 85% of them, English was not their first language. But year after year, the school has reported the highest test scores and greatest number of graduates.
According to board policy, naming any school facility should recognize a living or deceased person who has made “exemplary contributions to the school district or community,” according to a district report.
Board members can also consider naming facilities after any person, living or deceased, who has made contributions of “significance” in the county, state, nation or globally.
Board members cheered on the idea of naming the wing after Dall, although they are not expected to officially vote on naming the wing after him until their June 21 meeting.
“I think this is very fitting,” said school board member Christine Walters.
Her support was echoed by Armina Gharpetian, board president.
“I think it would be a great addition,” Gharpetian said.
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Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com
Twitter: @kellymcorrigan
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