Fort Worth ISD School Faces State Takeover Risk After 5 Years of Unacceptable Ratings

Leadership Academy's Unacceptable Rating

• 📌 The Leadership Academy at Forest Oak 6th Grade in Fort Worth ISD has received an unacceptable rating for five consecutive years, according to the 2023 TEA A-F ratings.
• 📉 This rating indicates failure in key areas: student achievement, school progress, and closing the gaps.

Superintendent's Response and District Changes

• 💡 New superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar acknowledges the issue and states the district is addressing it.
• 🔄 Before her appointment, the district repurposed Leadership Academy at Forest Oak into the International Newcomer Academy.
• 🎯 Dr. Molinar emphasizes a game plan focused on literacy, including redesigning the literacy framework and teacher planning structure.

Potential State Intervention

• ⚠️ By state law, failure to improve could lead to TEA intervention, including a potential takeover of the entire school district.
• 📈 The superintendent recognizes the stakes involved, especially with some campuses in a DNF range, and promises significant improvement over the next year.

Mayor's Education Initiative

• 🎓 Fort Worth Mayor Maddie Parker is celebrating the fourth year of her education workforce pipeline program for high school students, focusing on pathways to the workforce, military, or university.
• ✅ She believes improving academic performance across Fort Worth ISD will lead to more students being celebrated.

Unrelated Discovery

• ⚠️ In a separate breaking story, authorities discovered three bodies in a creek in Hood County, identified as two men and a woman, who were reported missing earlier in the week.