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Mitchell Boulevard Elementary

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Mitchell Boulevard Elementary

3601 Mitchell Fort Worth, TX 76105
 

Mitchell Boulevard opened in 1954. It was designed by Charles E. Armstrong and built by the Rambo Construction Company. It was designed to fit the shape of the land and benefit from the breezes that blew in the hot months of September and May. It cost $425,250.00. Miss Betty Y. Mercy was the first principal who watched over the 509 students to attend the new school when it opened Sept. 7, 1954.

Principal

Photo of Mitchell Blvd. principal Danny Fracassi

Danny Fracassi was named principal of the Leadership Academy at Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School. Fracassi previously served as an assistant principal for the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Middle School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Buffalo State College in Buffalo, N.Y. He later earned a master’s degree in educational administration from Niagara University, N.Y. Fracassi began his career teaching in Western New York. He then accepted a middle school teaching position at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, Nev. In 2005, he joined Fort Worth ISD and worked as a teacher and an instructional coach at J.P. Elder Middle School before being promoted to assistant principal at Morningside Middle School.