DALLAS URBAN DEBATE ALLIANCE
Better Students. Better Dallas.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We endeavor to provide the under-resourced students of Dallas ISD with the transformative life skills found through debate education; the skills taught equip students to advocate for themselves and others, develop better study habits and achieve higher grades, assist them in graduating from high school at higher rates and attend college, and prepare them for leadership roles in their communities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Tournaments
We host both MS and HS tournaments for our students, including scrimmage events, regular season tournaments, a Winter Championship, and a spring City Championship.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of competition entrants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Tournaments
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of competitions held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Tournaments
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of accolades/recognition received from third-party organizations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2023 - NAUDL National Coach of the Year; 2022 - NSDA National Administrator of the Year; NAUDL Debater of the Year Finalists - 2022, 2023, 2024
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The total number of students reached through workshops and tournaments during the 2023-24 school year as of March 13, 2024.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our aim is to reach as many middle school and high school students as possible to help them develop their voices and gain confidence in expressing themselves through well-researched and well-organized oral and written communication.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide professional develop training for our teacher/coaches; Fall, Spring, and Summer workshops; scrimmages and regular season tournaments; Winter and Spring City Championships; multiple public debates; new debate formats that are accessible to all of our students; access to state and national competitive opportunities; and internships and mentor programs. We are looking to begin a Spanish-debate program in the future.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have experienced and talented full-time staff; access to a strong and dedicated alumni network; a strong partnership with the school district; commitments from partners in the local, regional, and national debate network; and a committed and visionary Board of Directors.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the three years following the Covid-outbreak and move to online education, we have become the second-largest urban debate league in the country and have expanded our offerings to include two new debate formats. Our rate of growth post-pandemic is the fastest among UDLs and our numbers are almost double what they were in 2019.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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DALLAS URBAN DEBATE ALLIANCE
Board of directorsas of 03/13/2024
Alex More
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumethal
Term: 2019 -
Craig Budner
K&L Gates
Dawn Budner
The Budner Firm
David Ackerman
Ackerman Capital Management
Bill Fouche
Law Office of William Fouche
Ashley Glover
WebPT
Marc Katz
DLA Piper
Brian Lain
UNT
Lacy Lawrence
Akin Gump, LLP
Michael McMahan
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Sam Paulos
Crystal Clear Sound
Jody Rodenberg
Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada, & Geisler, LLP
Andrew ` Ryan
Ryan Law Partners, LLP
Chris Salinas
SMU
Naima Starks
Stinson, LLP
Organizational demographics
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