Fort Worth ISD faces a steep road to academic turnaround although high school students posted meaningful gains on state end-of-course exams.
The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday released preliminary results for high school STAAR tests that showed FWISD mirroring statewide gains. However, the district remains behind by double digits in the number of students meeting grade level across the five tests.
Students posted 10 percentage point improvements in algebra and biology as well as gains between 4 and 5 points in English I, English II and U.S. history. Superintendent Peter Licata has said he would attribute this year’s results to predecessor Karen Molinar, who was removed as Texas took control of FWISD.
Licata touched on the preliminary STAAR results during a board of managers meeting Tuesday where he said leaders were expecting nice increases…