Lake Worth

Managers elect officers, approve superintendent agreement and suspend policies as state takeover begins with no public comment.

Texas-appointed leaders take over LWISD, shifting control from elected trustees as officials push to improve reading and math outcomes.

Appointees take over governance from elected trustees, who remain in office without authority.

The new leader takes the helm weeks after the resignation of Mark Ramirez and as the Texas Education Agency prepares to install new leadership for the school district.

The board approved Mark Ramirez’s departure as the district state takeover as the district restructures programs and staffing.

Texas law requires most managers appointed by the education commissioner to reside in the district.

The appointment is effective immediately. Texas education commissioner Mike Morath has not announced who will lead the district or serve on its board of managers.

Lake Worth ISD chief Mark Ramirez says he’s disappointed not to be a candidate for the job he now holds as Texas takes control of the district.

The education commissioner attributed the takeover of the district to academic and governance issues that lingered unaddressed “for too long.”

Voters elected sisters-in-law to the Lake Worth ISD board as the district faces possible state intervention, according to unofficial early voting results.

Fifth grader Jesus Cruz squinted at an image of a spiral galaxy, his voice rising just enough to catch the visitor’s ear.

Facing possible state intervention, Lake Worth ISD leaders said closing Marilyn Miller Language Academy is not feasible. Those elementary-age children have no other option if the failing school is shuttered.