US EditionFort Worth ISD to Be Taken over by the State
The Texas Education Agency will replace Fort Worth ISD leadership after five years of failing grades at one campus despite a 64% reduction in F-rated schools, officials said.
- On Thursday morning at 9 a.m., Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath will announce a state takeover of Fort Worth Independent School District, sources told WFAA.
- The takeover follows a legal trigger after Leadership Academy at Forest Oak 6th Grade received a fifth consecutive failing rating, which state law requires for intervention despite its 2023 closure.
- District data show that Fort Worth Independent School District, with 67,500 students, cut F-rated schools from 31 to 11 and saw A-rated schools rise 70%, with fifty schools improving at least one grade.
- If implemented, the takeover would strip Fort Worth ISD elected board members and superintendent, install a state-appointed board of managers, and start a superintendent search soon, lasting two to three years.
- The decision echoes the TEA takeover of Houston ISD in 2023, which was extended through 2027 and criticized for removing 28 libraries, and Fort Worth would be the state's second-largest takeover amid other at-risk districts.
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Texas Takes Over Fort Worth School District
The Texas Education Agency will take control of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The district serves more than 70,000 students and is replacing its elected board with a state-appointed panel in what will be the second-largest school district takeover in Texas history. The Texas Tribune reported that state Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced Thursday that the state’s intervention follows repeated academic failures at one campu…
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Texas Education Agency takes over Fort Worth ISD, replacing its elected school board
The North Texas district is the 11th since 2000 to be taken over by the state and the second largest after Houston ISD.
Fort Worth ISD to undergo state takeover and leadership change
FORT WORTH (KFDX/KJTL) — On Thursday, October 23, the Texas Education Agency notified Fort Worth Independent School District of a state takeover. According to a video posted to FWISD's Facebook page, the transition will begin immediately with the appointment of a state board under the guidance of TEA. Dr. Karen Molinar, current FWISD Superintendent, outlined the letter received by the district. A conservator will also be named to ensure the dist…
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