Fort Worth ISD has named new leaders at dozens of its campuses in recent weeks after a string of principals announced their plans to leave their jobs following the uncertainty of the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of the district, with several other principal positions still open.
District leaders see the turnover as an opportunity to appoint new principals who can spark academic progress at some of Fort Worth ISD’s longest-struggling campuses.
A number of principals left on their own accord. Numerous others were not retained by new state-appointed district leadership. The district named 19 principals for the recently-created Elevate Network, a group of schools handpicked by Superintendent Peter Licata and his team because of persistent underwhelming academic performance. Of the 19 campuses, 12 will have new principals. Five of those 12 are new to the district, a spokesperson previously told the Star-Telegram…