Fort Worth ISD’s board of managers will consider job cuts to redirect funding toward academic improvements for more than 68,000 students.
Managers will consider the proposed reduction in force during their meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the District Service Center, 7060 Camp Bowie Blvd.
The reduction impacts three departments in central administration, International Newcomer Academy and 32 position types, according to board documents.
A draft resolution states Superintendent Peter Licata has determined that FWISD needs a restructuring as he begins to turn around the district. The resolution calls the restructuring a program change, which previous FWISD leaders have done before.
“The staff members impacted by this program change recommendation are in the process of being notified and due to organizational changes and budget constraints, certain positions are being redesigned or eliminated,” Louis Kushner, the superintendent’s chief of staff, told the Fort Worth Report. “Impacted staff members have been encouraged to apply for any open positions for which they meet criteria.”
Impacted areas are:
Division of Talent Management
Division of Communications and Community Partnerships
Division of Financial Services
International Newcomer Academy
Postsecondary Specialists
Campus Administrative Assistants – College and Career Readiness
SET Teachers/LC Elementary Teachers
Executive Director – Emergent Bilingual Programs
Director – Secondary Emergent Bilingual
Director – Elementary Emergent Bilingual
Coordinators – Elementary Emergent Bilingual
Coordinators – Secondary Emergent Bilingual
Coordinators – Dual Language K-12
Coordinators – ESL K-12
Analyst – Emergent Bilingual Budget
Analyst – Special Education Budget and Grants
Specialists – Restorative Practices
Specialists – Equity and Excellence
Coordinator – Restorative Practices
Administrative Assistant – Adolescent Pregnancy
Director – Elementary Literacy
Director II – Learning and Leading (Academic Initiatives)
Analyst – Learning and Leading
Director – CCMR
Specialists – CTE Instructor
Specialist – Assessment
STEM Trailer Teachers (Grade 1-6 STEM)
Director – Compliance, Related Services and Special Programs
Director – Evaluation, Child Find, and Psychological Services
Managers – ARD Committee
Speech Therapy Assistants
Speech Therapists – Part Time
Occupational Therapist – Part Time
Physical Therapist – Part Time
Specialists – Diagnostic Evaluation – Part Time
Psychologists – Part Time
“The program change is part of the ongoing efforts to address the decrease in student enrollment, improve efficiency, and redirect resources to positively impact students,” a draft resolution outlining the reduction states.
Managers previously approved a reduction in force on April 14 that impacts 25 schools.
Disclosure: FWISD manager Pete Geren leads the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, a financial supporter of the Fort Worth Report. FWISD manager Laurie George is a member of the Report’s reader advisory council. FWISD manager Courtney Lewis is a member of the Report’s business advisory council. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or @_jacob_sanchez.
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