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TEA Names New Leadership for Fort Worth ISD After Removing Superintendent, Elected Board Due to Underperformance
The Texas Education Agency installed Dr. Peter B. Licata and a nine-member board to address chronic underperformance, with only 34% of students at grade level, state data shows.
- On Tuesday, the Texas Education Agency appointed Dr. Peter B. Licata as superintendent of Fort Worth Independent School District and named a nine-member Board of Managers to oversee the district.
- Chronic academic underperformance triggered this state intervention, specifically a campus receiving five consecutive failing accountability ratings, which required replacing the elected Board of Trustees with state-appointed leadership under state law.
- Commissioner Mike Morath selected Licata from over 300 applicants, drawing on his experience as former superintendent of Florida's Broward County Public Schools, where he led the district to its first state A rating in more than 14 years.
- The Board must meet strict exit criteria—no campuses with multi-year unacceptable ratings and district-wide proficiency in reading and math exceeding state averages—before control returns to locally elected trustees.
- Licata described his "North Star" for FWISD as ensuring every student reads on grade level, masters mathematics, and graduates prepared for college, career, or military service in a system sustaining success long after state intervention ends.
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Fort Worth ISD's next steps under state control: Board of managers formed, new superintendent named
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New Superintendent for FWISD
Dr Peter Licata has been named the new Superintendent for Fort Worth ISD. Licata, a veteran educator and school superintendent with more than 30 years of experience improving outcomes for students. He most recently served as the Superintendent and CEO of Broward County Public Schools, the sixth-largest school district in the United States, with more […]
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