The Brief
- Five North Texas school districts are losing their superintendents.
- State takeovers are driving changes in Lake Worth and Fort Worth ISDs as the Texas Education Agency seeks specialized leadership to fix low accountability ratings.
- Superintendents in Prosper, Irving, and DeSoto ISDs announced their retirements, with trustees working to find their replacements.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Superintendents in five North Texas school districts have announced departures or have been ousted over the past month.
Lake Worth ISD
Lake Worth Independent School District’s superintendent is stepping down while the district undergoes a state takeover.
Mark Ramirez’s resignation was approved during a special board meeting earlier this week. He’s only been with the district for 10 months.
Lake Worth ISD was taken over by the Texas Education Agency after a school in the district received its fifth straight F grade in the state’s yearly accountability ratings.…