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RESOLUTION OF THE FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIORITIZING STUDENT LITERACY: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED PLAN TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS READ AT GRADE LEVEL

Statement Regarding Northside High School and Arlington Heights High School Investigation

From their founding in 1882, the public schools were operated by the Fort Worth city government. In 1925, however, the Texas Legislature removed the city's authority and created the Fort Worth Independent School District, as we know it today, to manage and operate the schools.

The Fort Worth ISD is governed locally through a Board that is elected by voters within each district. Nine Trustees serve as single-member district representatives and for four-year terms. The Board of Education conducts the school program in accordance with the state constitution and the standards set by the Texas Education Agency. A policy-making body, the Board delegates the day-to-day administration of the schools to the Superintendent and the professional staff.

Major responsibilities of the Board:

  • to govern and oversee the management of the school District
  • to set the policies for the Fort Worth ISD
  • to adopt an annual budget and tax rate for each fiscal year
  • to select and evaluate the superintendent of schools
  • to foster good community relations