School district seeking name for early learners academy

Mansfield Independent School District is accepting community submissions for the naming of the new Early Learners Academy, which is part of the 2024 Bond program. This will be the second Early Learners Academy and will be located at the corner of West Broad Street and Retta Road in southwest Mansfield. The state-of-the-art experiential campus is scheduled to open in August 2027, serving up to 750 Pre-K students.

The Facility Naming Submission Form will be available through June 25, 2026. To submit name suggestions, click here.

The Facility Naming Committee will review all submissions and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees for final approval of the campus name.

School buildings may be named after former district staff members who have provided distinguished service to students in the district. For the new Early Learners Academy, the Facility Naming Committee will consider individuals’ contributions to early literacy and education, as well as their history and impact within Mansfield ISD.

The new pre-K center is modeled after the Dr. Sarah Jandrucko Early Learners Academy, which opened in 2019. Students who attended Jandrucko have outperformed their peers by an average of 20 percentage points on the kindergarten literacy assessment test. That overwhelming success prompted MISD to include a second pre-K center in the 2024 Bond to offer more of the district’s youngest learners the opportunity to participate in the same unique, experiential learning curriculum.

The total cost of the new pre-K center is estimated at $57.6 million. The campus will accommodate up to 700 students and is expected to be completed in 2027.