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Texas Education Agency Taking over Lake Worth, Connally and Beaumont School Districts
The Texas Education Agency will replace Lake Worth ISD's elected board and superintendent due to persistent low academic performance affecting 78% of its 3,200 students, commissioner said.
- On Thursday, Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the Texas Education Agency will remove Lake Worth ISD's elected board and superintendent and install a state-appointed board of managers for the district serving 3,200 students across six schools.
- The immediate trigger was Marilyn Miller Language Academy earning its fifth consecutive unacceptable accountability rating for 2024-25, while state data show just 22% of Lake Worth ISD students meet grade level.
- State data reveal five campuses earned F ratings and Lake Worth High School received a D in 2025, while enrollment dropped from nearly 3,600 to about 3,250 over five years.
- Morath will install a board of managers and appoint a superintendent in the coming months, and in the coming weeks he will appoint a conservator while the state-appointed board assumes duties from Lake Worth ISD seven-member board of trustees.
- Morath wrote, `I do not make this decision lightly` and said the action aims for stability and renewed focus on student achievement; this is the second state takeover in Tarrant County this year following Fort Worth Independent School District.
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TEA announces takeover of Connally ISD
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A Texas Education Agency conservator will be appointed to advise and oversee operations within the Connally Independent School District. The district made this announcement on Thursday afternon. The TEA will also appoint a Board of Managers to provide governance of Connally ISD. Once a Board of Managers has been [...]
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