Poly High School Triumphs 

Poly did it.

Based on preliminary data in the academic core content areas, Fort Worth ISD’s Polytechnic High School has achieved the academic status it needs to stay open.

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Melody Johnson and Poly Principal Gary Braudaway made the announcement a little before 9 a.m. this morning to an assembly of students and faculty.

Official ratings have yet to come out, but the District is projecting a positive result.

“I said all along we were betting on Poly – and we were right!” Dr. Johnson said, praising the hard work of students, teachers and administrators in raising TAKS scores in a year in which the bar for acceptable achievement is at the highest it has ever been in state history.

While the Fort Worth ISD is still awaiting TAKS data, the Texas Education Agency had promised that Polytechnic would receive early results because they faced closing if they failed to make academic gains.

After Mr. Braudaway made the announcement, the auditorium curtains parted to reveal balloons in Poly colors of orange and black along with a congratulatory sign as the song “Celebration” played over cheers.

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