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Fort Worth STEAM Academy
East Fort Worth, TX · grades: Middle school (founding) · opens: August 2026 · approved Jun 27, 2025
A founding tuition-free STEAM middle school opening August 2026 in East Fort Worth, led by Founder & Superintendent Nicholas Ditto, who previously ran the city's highest-performing middle school. It is actively hiring and enrolling now, so founding purchasing decisions are likely being made.
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Middle school (founding)
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6th-grade enrollment open for 2026-27; actively hiring founding staffApr 15, 2026Enrolling and staffing now means curriculum, classroom, and operations buying decisions are live.
Founder & Superintendent Nicholas Ditto is in placeJun 25, 2025He is the decision-maker, and he is community-facing and reachable. Contact him directly.
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Imelda Harris Dean of Instruction Michael Manca Dean of Instruction Nicholas Ditto Founder & SuperintendentFounder & Superintendent. Spent over a decade as teacher, instructional coach, and founding principal of IDEA Rise College Prep in Fort Worth, which earned consecutive TEA 'A' ratings and was a US News Best Middle School and the city's highest-performing middle school in 2021-23. Currently a Building Excellent Schools (BES) fellow. ASU graduate.
“A place where middle school students are known, supported and celebrated.”
Likely email (pattern guess — none confirmed; try it, then confirm via LinkedIn or the office)nditto@fwsteamacademy.org · first-initial + last (+4 more patterns)
Voncile Chapman Dean of Culture Angelica Leveroni-Gomez Board Chair Brian Quintero Board Member Dana Foughty Board Member Eric C. Wilson Board Treasurer Jill Fox Board SecretaryOperations leader; previously Director of Operations at a Fort Worth nonprofit early-childhood center, with prior roles in finance and legal services. BA from TCU.
Likely email (pattern guess — none confirmed; try it, then confirm via LinkedIn or the office)jfox@fwsteamacademy.org · first-initial + last (+4 more patterns)
Ruben Esqueda Board Member TarNeisha Mukokov Board Member Where to learn more
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| Approved | June 27, 2025 (Generation 30)Generation 30 applicants slated to begin serving students for 2026-2027. |
| Opens | August 2026A tuition-free public charter middle school opening in August 2026. |
| Founder background | Founding principal of IDEA Rise College Prep (consecutive TEA 'A' ratings)Earned consecutive 'A' ratings from the Texas Education Agency and was the highest-performing middle school in the City of Fort Worth in 2021-22 and 2022-23. |
| Model | STEAM-focused middle school, TEKS-alignedA rigorous STEAM-focused education. |
| Districts served | Fort Worth ISD (Central East Fort Worth)Fort Worth STEAM Academy (Fort Worth ISD - Central East Fort Worth). |
| Contact | 817-696-9963 · info@fwsteamacademy.orgCall or text us at 817-696-9963 or email info@fwsteamacademy.org. |
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