Fort Worth ISD says district making major academic progress
Last month, Mayor Mattie Parker publicly commented on the education shortfalls, calling for changes and improvements.
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Last month, Mayor Mattie Parker publicly commented on the education shortfalls, calling for changes and improvements.
Mattie Parker said the district has consistently lagged behind other large Texas school systems in performance.
On Tuesday night, Mayor Mattie Parker voiced her frustrations directly to the Fort Worth ISD school board after a recent report revealed alarmingly low student performance rankings for FWISD.
On Tuesday night, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker voiced her frustrations directly to the school board.
"We wanted to create something that was a story, that was real, that the kids could embrace and learn."
Fort Worth ISD went back to school Tuesday morning. As the new school year begins, FWISD is rolling out a new, free dinner program.
The district is partnering with food service company Sodexo to launch a free dinner program.
The master plan for schools in Fort Worth ISD is once again on ice. Board members said they want parent input before adopting the five-year strategic plan. Some board members said there was a lack of transparency with the plan.
"She continues to hire administration who is publicly known to model and cultivate toxic culture," a former FWISD teacher said.
The school board voted to approve the contract and evaluation for Angelica Ramsey. The board did not give exact details on what the vote entailed.
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Meals will be offered starting Wednesday, June 5 through Tuesday, July 2 and will be available Monday through Thursday.
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"There's a lot of uncertain times in every district."
FWISD could not say how much money trimming 133 positions would save the district, especially as they try to reassign impacted employees back into the system.
Superintendent Dr. Angelica Ramsey alerted employees that the cuts were coming this week.
Some Fort Worth Independent School District employees will begin getting notices about their employment on Wednesday.
FWISD Superintendent Dr. Angelica Ramsey says those impacted by the layoffs will be notified no later than this Friday.
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