{"id":141546,"date":"2025-08-13T05:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T05:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141546\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T05:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T05:11:09","slug":"fort-worth-isd-starts-school-year-amid-state-takeover-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141546\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth ISD starts school year amid state takeover concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the first day of school, the school board discussed the implementation of a Lone Star Governance Program aimed at improving student outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 Fort Worth ISD kicked off its first day of school Tuesday with optimism from district leaders, even as the possibility of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/education\/state-takeover-of-fort-worth-isd-looms-senator-suggests-replacing-school-board\/287-157275ac-622b-41ef-b894-0f8233df06b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">state takeover looms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The school board met Tuesday night to discuss implementing the Lone Star Governance program, a framework designed to prioritize student outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as the district awaits the release of Texas Education Agency\u2019s (TEA) A-F accountability ratings, expected to be released to districts on Wednesday. The ratings could offer insight into the district\u2019s academic standing and potential next steps from the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we have a long way to go,\u201d said Amanda Inay, a Fort Worth ISD teacher and parent. \u201cIt\u2019s the future of our kids. That\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth ISD leaders discussed implementing the Lone Star Governance program during a workshop Wednesday evening, aiming to sharpen the board\u2019s focus on improving student outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that\u2019s very crucial at the time we are at Fort Worth ISD,&#8221; Inay said.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar said the district has made progress. She noted that more than 50 campuses improved their letter grade in the most recent assessments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to be very excited to share some success stories,\u201d Molinar said.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mattie Parker voiced her support for the district\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just excited about what this next school year brings,\u201d Parker said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of what Karen has accomplished with transparency and heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A TEA decision on whether to take control of the district is expected this fall. The TEA&#8217;s A-F accountability ratings will be released to the public on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the first day of school, the school board discussed the implementation of a Lone Star Governance Program&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":141547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,7372,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-141546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fortworth","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115019742232319211","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}