Fort Worth ISD

FWISD Superintendent Karen Molinar said she pored through Bluebonnet Learning lesson by lesson and determined it was the best choice to ignite further academic improvement.

More than 30 people attended a town hall hosted by Leonard’s group, Families Organized and Resisting Takeover, or FORT, Thursday evening at Greater St. Stephen First Church. The group’s leaders detailed their plans for the next 60 to 90 days — or until Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announces his decision for FWISD.

Teachers and principals at seven persistently failing Fort Worth schools must reapply for their jobs for next school year if trustees approve a turnaround plan next week.

The chief financial officer for Fort Worth schools won’t be crunching numbers for the city’s largest school district much longer.

A new Texas law requires that students have consent to see a school nurse, but FWISD officials didn’t send out such forms until Sept. 5, four days after the law took effect.

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar made clear Tuesday that students can’t afford to wait for the state to decide the district’s fate, even as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath plans to visit Thursday.

The Texas Education Agency commissioner intervenes and replaces an elected school board with a slate of appointed members when a takeover occurs.

Fort Worth ISD’s grades on how well its educating students show what leaders have stressed in recent weeks — the district is improving.

Fort Worth ISD leaders see academic progress in preliminary A-F school accountability grades. TEA will release ratings Aug. 15.

Superintendent Karen Molinar said she expects the state’s A-F accountability ratings on Aug. 15 to show more than 50 campuses moved up a letter grade. FWISD is likely to have F campuses to drop from 31 to 11, she said.

Fort Worth’s largest school district and students in poverty saw significant academic improvements across the city, according to a new report released Aug. 12.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath wants the least disruptive decision possible as he considers a potential takeover of Fort Worth schools, he explained to state lawmakers Wednesday.