Board President Pete Geren stressed the reduction is limited to these schools.<\/p>\n
Affected teachers were notified about the reduction in force late Tuesday evening, according to district leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Current teachers at Elevate Network schools<\/a> were notified whether they qualify to work at the campuses for next year, according to the district.\u00a0<\/p>\n If teachers didn\u2019t qualify, the district will help them find another job within FWISD, Superintendent Peter Licata said. Two job fairs exclusively for current staff members are slated for the next two weekends.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking about every option possible for our staff members,\u201d Licata said.<\/p>\n Manager Tennessee Walker said he has heard from teachers and parents who are concerned about the possibility of the district forcing effective teachers to move to underperforming campuses.<\/p>\n Forced transfers do not help FWISD students, said Daniel Soliz, deputy superintendent and chief of schools. The district set a structure for its underperforming schools and is incentivizing teachers to do that work \u2014 of their own accord, he added.<\/p>\n \u201c\u200aI want to be very clear on behalf of Dr. Licata: Force transfers is not a philosophy of this administration or our superintendent,\u201d Soliz said. \u201cThat is not an effective way to improve instruction or to create a transformation model.\u201d<\/p>\n Three members of the group called Families Organized and Resisting Takeover<\/a>, or FORT, urged managers to vote down the reduction in force. Instead, they wanted managers to place a guardrail protecting experienced teachers in any decisions made by the superintendent.<\/p>\n The Rev. Kristin Klade, FORT\u2019s secretary, said veteran teachers hold institutional knowledge that helps improve student outcomes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe unravel the invisible infrastructure that holds a school and community together,\u201d said Klade, a FWISD alumni who has two students enrolled in the district.<\/p>\n Stephanie Johnson has worked in Fort Worth ISD for the past 14 years as an intervention specialist, which she described as a social worker. She was concerned the district would remove staff like her from these campuses through the reduction.<\/p>\n Johnson called intervention specialists, who are licensed mental health professionals, as doing quiet work behind the scenes so students can focus on learning. Transportation, community resources for financial stability, resolving crises and more are things that don\u2019t make headlines but are important, she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c\u200aWe are an essential human support,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe bridge mental health and education, prevent crises and directly support academic outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n Licata reassured Johnson and other speakers \u2014 including special education teachers in attendance \u2014 that he knows the importance of their work. His daughter is a special education teacher, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI heard that loud and clear,\u201d the superintendent said.<\/p>\n What schools are impacted by the reduction in force?<\/p>\n Monnig Middle School * Schools closing this summer<\/p>\n 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\u2019s reader advisory council. FWISD manager Courtney Lewis is a member of the Report\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org<\/a> or @_jacob_sanchez<\/a>.<\/p>\n This <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/04\/14\/closures-campus-reshuffles-drive-staff-cuts-at-25-fwisd-schools\/”>article<\/a> first appeared on <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org”>Fort Worth Report<\/a> and is republished here under a <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/”>Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<img src=”https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cropped-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&quality=80&ssl=1″ style=”width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;”><\/p>\n <img id=”republication-tracker-tool-source” src=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/?republication-pixel=true&post=490303&ga4=2820184429″ style=”width:1px;height:1px;”><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: “https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/04\/14\/closures-campus-reshuffles-drive-staff-cuts-at-25-fwisd-schools\/”, urlref: window.location.href }); } } <\/script> <script id=”parsely-cfg” src=”\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/fortworthreport.org\/p.js”><\/script>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260414_Various-FWISD-Board-Stories-1-1024x683.jpg\")
Manager Tennessee Walker talks to state Rep. Charlie Geren before a Fort Worth ISD board of managers meeting April 14, 2026, in the District Service Center. (Christine Vo | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n
\nMorningside Middle School
\nWedgwood Middle School
\nWilliam James Middle School
\nClifford Davis Elementary\u00a0
\nDiamond Hill Elementary\u00a0
\nEast Handley Elementary\u00a0
\nEastern Hills-West Handley Elementary\u00a0
\nGeorge C. Clarke Elementary\u00a0
\nHarlean Beal Elementary\u00a0
\nHazel Harvey Peace Elementary\u00a0
\nMaudrie Walton Elementary\u00a0
\nRufino Mendoza Elementary\u00a0
\nT.A. Sims Elementary\u00a0
\nVan Zandt-Guinn Elementary\u00a0
\nWestcreek Elementary
\nWestern Hills Elementary
\nW.J. Turner Elementary
\nW.M. Green Elementary
\nMilton Kirkpatrick Elementary*\u00a0
\nCharles E. Nash Elementary*
\nRiverside Applied Learning Center*
\nEdward J. Briscoe Elementary*
\nWestern Hills Primary*
\nDe Zavala Elementary*<\/p>\n