The mission of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) is to prepare all students for success in college, career, and community leadership. To fulfill this mission, FWISD is seeking to expand school options by authorizing School Partnership that provide innovative, sustainable academic programs that lead to better outcomes for our students.
This partnership process begins with a Call for Great Schools (CGS)!

Call for Great Schools Objective

The objective of the Call for Great Schools is to establish a pipeline of partner organizations to manage or open new schools in FWISD for Fall 2022 or Fall 2023. For this round of the Call for Great Schools, FWISD is seeking Innovation Partnerships.

Under Texas Partnership law, the district authorizes a non-profit organization, institute of higher education, or government entity to operate a FWISD school under a performance contract. The partner has responsibility for staff, curriculum, calendar, assessments, budget, and other school-level decision-making while the district holds the partner accountable for academic and financial performance.

Why Partner with FWISD? 

Fort Worth ISD is a strong district for partner organizations to launch or expand school networks due to our commitment to innovation and our broad array of local assets.

All applicants are required to submit notice of Intent to Apply, no later than 5PM (CST) on October 1, 2021. This provides formal notice to the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) that the non-profit listed intends to submit a proposal for a charter school to open in the Fall of 2022 or Fall of 2023.

All information presented in this notice is non-binding. As with all aspects of the application, the name and contact information of the Primary Contact is public information.

Submitting a Notice of Intent to Apply

1. Complete the School Proposal Overview Form provided in this template. This form must be signed by both the main contact for your application and the President/Chair of your board of directors.
2. Save this file according to the following convention: NAME OF OPERATOR.IntenttoApply.pdf
3. Submit the Intent to Apply via email to nicholas.gesualdi@fwisd.org
4. Applications are not considered, and applicants are not eligible to submit a full proposal, if Intent to Apply forms are not complete and/or submitted by 5PM (CST) on September 24, 2021.  Please note submission of the Intent to Apply is mandatory; however, non-binding should an operator decide not to apply at a future date.

 Please forward all questions to Nicholas Gesualdi, Director of Strategic School Support & Design