AUSTIN, Texas--Austin ISD's Board of Trustees invites community members to submit nominations for the renaming of Pearce Middle School, which will be the home for the district's new Young Women's Leadership Academy in District 1. The school is located at 6401 N. Hampton Drive, and is scheduled to open in August.

The nomination process will close on March 20 at midnight. The school board is scheduled to take action in April.

The new school will support the program needs identified in the biennial academic and facility recommendations, which include:

• a college preparatory curriculum with high school credits, integrated 21st century technology and leadership electives;

• support for scholars such as advisory, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and summer academies;

• a college-bound culture involving pre-Advanced Placement strategies, targeted professional development and planning that include gender-specific strategies;

• family engagement, including a family/scholar/school compact.

To learn more about the process or to submit nominations for the school's name, please visit www.austinisd.org/naming.