TEA Commissioner's Visit to Fort Worth ISD Amid Potential State Takeover

TEA Commissioner's Visit and Decision

• 🎯 Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath visited Fort Worth ISD to assess the district's performance.
• ⚠️ The visit is in consideration of a potential state takeover of Fort Worth ISD due to academic performance issues.
• ⚖️ Morath faces a choice: either order the closure of a campus or replace the elected school board with an appointed board of managers.

Academic Performance and Progress

• 📉 The potential takeover follows a Fort Worth school earning its fifth consecutive F rating, though that campus has since closed.
• 📈 The district has shown progress, reducing the number of F-rated schools from 31 to 11, according to the latest TEA data.
• 💬 Despite progress, Commissioner Morath stated that five years of failure in a school is not a stumble but neglect, necessitating intervention under Texas law.

Community and Teacher Support

• 🏫 Morath's purpose for the visit was to understand how well the district supports classroom teachers.
• 🏫 At Monik Middle School, a parent expressed strong feelings that the school is on the right track and does not want disruption from a takeover.