{"id":430215,"date":"2026-09-09T02:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430215\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T02:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:52:12","slug":"fort-worth-isd-parents-frustrated-with-new-state-appointed-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/430215\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth ISD parents frustrated with new state-appointed leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FORT WORTH, Texas – One month into the 2026-27 school year, some Fort Worth ISD parents are still frustrated with the district’s new leadership.<\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

Fort Worth ISD held a school board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Before the meeting, several parents of Fort Worth ISD students met outside the district’s administration building.<\/p>\n

Parents at the meeting wore T-shirts reading “unacceptable.”<\/p>\n

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The parents who spoke at the meeting said the district’s new leadership has created a “culture of fear” for students, and the district’s changes haven’t amounted to anything a month after classes began.<\/p>\n

“Stress levels are up. Every school, stress levels up like I’ve never seen dropping my kids off inside,” Lafayette Fruge said.<\/p>\n

“There hasn’t been any communication in Spanish related to these listening sessions. They haven’t been promoted or amplified,” Norma Garcia-Lopez said.<\/p>\n

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The other side:<\/p>\n

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata did highlight the gains the district has made since the Texas Education Agency appointed<\/a> him and a board of managers in March.<\/p>\n

“Going back to the old ways and the old days is not going for everyone. And it’s not good for 60 percent of our kids who can’t read,” Licata said.<\/p>\n

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The district was awarded a 77 score and a C grade from the Texas Education Agency in August. That’s a four-point increase from 2025, and up from a D grade the district was given in 2023.<\/p>\n

Still, Licata says he’s trying to learn by holding superintendent community meetings, even if attendance at those meetings hasn’t been as strong as he hoped.<\/p>\n

“I was a little bit disappointed. Thought our attendance was not as strong as I hoped, that every part of our community was not represented,” Licata said.<\/p>\n

“That means the responsibility is still on me to continue going directly to the people we need to hear from.”<\/p>\n

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What you can do:<\/p>\n

The Fort Worth ISD superintendent community meetings will continue through the end of this week.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth ISD has also created a community-wide survey that goes until Sept. 15. Find that survey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story comes from a Fort Worth ISD school board meeting and concerned parents of Fort Worth ISD students.<\/p>\n

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