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. The school was named after Kathlyn Joy Gilliam, the first African-American woman who served on the Dallas ISD school board and the first African-American to serve as the president of the Dallas ISD board.DALLAS ISD BREAKS GROUND FOR KATHLYN JOY GILLIAM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
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. April 23, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. Prior to relocating to its current building, Gilliam was housed in the Nolan Estes Plaza. Construction of the current campus began in June 2010. The current campus opened in the fall of 2011.

Architecture

The $21.5 million facility is located on the northeastern edge of the

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''. June 23, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. The campus can hold up to 400 students. The architect was SHW Group. The main building houses an atrium, which includes a commons, a dining area, and the "perch," an elevated area that consists of European cement-board panels. 25 classrooms are located on the north side of the campus atrium. The

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is visible from the classroom windows. The campus has a wireless building that includes two computer labs, a combined lecture hall and theater, an amphitheater, and the "Go Center," a resource center manned by UNT Dallas students that exists to assist Gilliam students with college and university applications and scholarship applications. The ceiling, in an undulating shape, is metal. The campus has a stage wall that opens to allow viewing from an outdoor amphitheater. The bathrooms include Italian marble. Kathlyn Gilliam, the namesake of the school, reviewed the architectural plans.Dallas ISD unveils plans for Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
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East. The previous campus had few windows and many staircases. Principal Smith will be moving to Madison High School for the 2013-2014 school year.

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External links

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