{"id":238896,"date":"2026-04-07T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238896\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:36:09","slug":"where-fort-worth-isd-ranks-in-texas-superintendent-pay-during-state-takeover-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238896\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Fort Worth ISD Ranks In Texas Superintendent Pay During State Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fort Worth ISD\u2019s new superintendent, Peter Licata, will be paid $1,384.62 per day as acting superintendent, a prorated rate based on former Superintendent Karen Molinar\u2019s $367,000 base salary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As previously reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/fwisd-superintendent-warns-don-t-153042112.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Dallas Express;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Dallas Express&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Dallas Express<\/a>, the Texas Education Agency recently took over Fort Worth ISD\u2019s school board and superintendent position. Licata will serve as the acting superintendent, replacing former superintendent Karen Molinar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Licata outlined five priorities aimed at turning around the district, including improving academic achievement, supporting teachers, increasing pay, preparing students for college and careers, and reallocating resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat expectation when that kid walks in the classroom is as high as for every kid in the district,\u201d Licata said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Licata\u2019s annual salary will total $360,000, along with a one-time $25,000 relocation payment as he moves from Broward County, Florida, to Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/04\/02\/new-fwisd-superintendent-earns-1384-daily-heres-what-else-is-included-in-his-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according<\/a> to the Fort Worth Report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The salary raises broader questions about how Fort Worth ISD compares to other districts across the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov\/cgi\/sas\/broker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According<\/a> to the Texas Education Agency\u2019s superintendent salary database, Fort Worth ISD ranks 22nd statewide in reported superintendent pay. Other districts pay significantly more, including Harlandale ISD at $655,737 and Tarrant County-based Birdville ISD at $551,576.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In nearby districts, Dallas ISD\u2019s superintendent earns $378,750, while Crowley ISD\u2019s superintendent earns $453,194 and Highland Park ISD\u2019s superintendent earns $374,500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For comparison, Gov. Greg Abbott earns $153,750 annually, the same salary as Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to Ballotpedia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Licata is also currently working to obtain his Texas superintendent certification, a requirement for serving in the role within the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Worth ISD\u2019s new superintendent, Peter Licata, will be paid $1,384.62 per day as acting superintendent, a prorated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[89122,116,118,8257,117,27,2810],"class_list":["post-238896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-acting-superintendent","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-isd","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-texas","tag-texas-education-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}