▁ ▁History ▁For ▁several ▁years , ▁while ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁z oned ▁school , ▁A . ▁M ace o ▁Smith ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁a ▁Texas ▁Education ▁Agency ▁" un accept able " ▁ranked ▁school . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁district ▁converted ▁A . ▁M ace o ▁Smith ▁into ▁a ▁technology ▁magnet , ▁A . ▁M ace o ▁Smith ▁New ▁Te ch ▁High ▁School . ▁Since ▁Smith ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁as ▁a ▁magnet ▁school , ▁it ▁avoided ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁TE A ▁reconst itut ing ▁or ▁closing ▁the ▁school ▁itself ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁poor ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁z oned ▁school . ▁A ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Te ch ▁School ▁Network , ▁the ▁conversion ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁bond . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Zum walt ▁Middle ▁School ▁tempor arily ▁shared ▁the ▁Smith ▁building ▁with ▁New ▁Te ch ▁while ▁the ▁permanent ▁Zum walt ▁campus ▁was ▁being ▁fixed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁New ▁Te ch ▁sw apped ▁buildings ▁with ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁Male ▁Le ad ership ▁Academy , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁now ▁at ▁A . ▁M ace o ▁Smith , ▁so ▁New ▁Te ch ▁now ▁occupied ▁B . ▁F . ▁Dar rell . ▁ ▁New ▁Te ch ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁drama ▁teacher ▁Scot ▁Pan key , ▁with ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁students , ▁made ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁head lines ▁by ▁performing ▁a ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁dance ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁" U pt own ▁F unk "