TEA Commissioner Visits Lake Worth ISD Amid Failing Ratings and State Takeover Risk

TEA Commissioner's Visit to Lake Worth ISD

• 🎯 Commissioner Mike Morath of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is visiting Lake Worth ISD.
• ⚠️ The visit comes as the district faces a state takeover due to consistently poor campus ratings.

Failing Accountability Ratings

• 📉 Every campus in Lake Worth ISD, except for Lake Worth High School, received a failing grade (F) in the latest TEA accountability ratings.
• 📊 Marilyn Miller Language Academy specifically received its fifth consecutive F, triggering mandatory state intervention.
• 📊 The district as a whole received a D rating at 62, which, while an improvement from last year, remains the worst in North Texas.

District Response and State Intervention

• 📈 ISD officials presented a data-driven plan to improve the district's performance at a recent board meeting.
• ❓ Parents expressed concern and a desire to understand how to help the district improve.
• 🏛️ Lake Worth ISD is one of two districts in Tarrant County facing a potential state takeover, with Fort Worth ISD also awaiting a decision from the TEA.