The San Antonio Independent School District has placed 18 schools on a watchlist for targeted intervention. The schools have all received unacceptable academic ratings from the Texas Education Agency for at least two years in a row.
SAISD officials consider half of the campuses on the watchlist “high priority,” because TEA has rated them D or F for three years. The state could take over district management or close the schools if they don’t improve by 2027.
Despite the elevated attention and focus, Superintendent Jaime Aquino said SAISD is on track to turn the campuses around and avoid state sanctions…