The intention of Lone Star Governance is to provide a continuous improvement model for School Boards, in collaboration with their Superintendents, to focus intensively on one primary objective: Improving Student Outcomes. Lone Star Governance accomplishes this intense focus through the execution of five points of the Texas Framework for School Board Development: Vision, Accountability, Structure, Unity, and Advocacy. 

Lone Star Governance also provides a system for governing the legal and fiscal responsibilities of the School Board.The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed an in intensive, two-day workshop for School Board Members and Superintendents to provide a space for governing teams to learn about and prepare for the intense focus on improving student outcomes, as described by the Lone Star Governance implementation integrity instrument (pdf). 

 Fort Worth ISD Lone Star Governance Documents

• FWISD Student Outcome Goals and Goal Progress Measures, updated 2/1/18
• FWISD Board's Constraints for the Board - Approved 12/12/17 [AE (LOCAL), AE (EXHIBIT)]
• FWISD Board Constraints for the Superintendent - Board Approved 6/27/17, updated 2/1/18
• Implementation Integrity Instrument: FWISD - Quarterly Point Goals to Stay On-Target
• Self-evaluation Baseline - January 17, 2017 Board Workshop
• Quarter One Self-evaluation and Board Meeting Minutes - Approved at the April 25, 2017 Board Meeting
• FWISD School Board Meeting Minutes by Category - As of January 24, 2018 Qtr One, Qtr Two, Qtr Three, Qtr Four
• Board Monitoring Calendar - updated & approved at 9/12/17 Board Meeting
• Quarter Two Self-evaluation and Board Meeting Minutes - Approved at the August 15, 2017 Board Meeting
• Quarterly Board Progress Tracker and Board Meeting Minutes - 2nd Quarter - Approved at Sept. 12, 2017 Bd. Mtg.
• Quarter Three Self-evaluation and Board Meeting Minutes - Approved at the October 24, 2017 Board Meeting
• Quarterly Board Progress Tracker and Board Meeting Minutes - 3rd Quarter - Approved at Dec. 12, 2017 Bd. Mtg.
• Quarter Four Self-evaluation and Board Meeting Minutes - Approved at the January 23, 2018 Board Meeting
• Quarterly Board Progress Tracker and Board Meeting Minutes - 4th Quarter - Approved at Feb. 13, 2018 Board Meeting