Closures of the Fort Worth Isd School: These 18 campus are on the list

Fort Worth, Texas – – Fort Worth Independent School District sets its plans to close more than a dozen school premises.

The process will be presented at the school authority on Tuesday evening.

Fort Worth ISD School closings

What we know:

When Fort Worth ISD discussed a long -term plan for the first time to use his facilities more efficiently, 25 schools were on the list to achieve a possible closure. Now this number is 18.

Most schools are primary schools, including SS Dillow, Eastern Hills, Milton L. Kirkpatrick, Charles E. Nash, Riverside Alc, Edward J. Briscoe, de Zavala, on the spade, Jt Stevens, Atwood McDonald, West Handley, Harlean Beal, HV Helbing, Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardhyly, Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardhylan and Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardhyds, Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardhylan and Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardhylan, and Sunrise McMillan and Hubbardshys.

Three secondary schools are also on the list – McLean 6th grade, Kirkpatrick Middle School and Morningide Middle School.

Four of the schools – SS Dillow Es, Eastern Hills Es, McLean 6th Class and West Handley ES – have already received the approval of the board.

When the plan is approved, the closures begin at the end of this school year and will continue until June 2029.

Grab deeper:

According to the presentation, Fort Worth ISD will save more than 77 million US dollars over the next five years.

It will also help the district budget with a budget deficit of $ 17 million and a falling enrollment.

The enrollment has dropped by more than 12,000 students since 2019, and the district is projecting a loss of more than 5,000 additional students over the next five years.

Fort Worth ISD said the master plan would improve learning, distribute resources fairly and support long -term sustainability, and added that the transition does not require financing or a new bond program.

What you say:

At the special meeting on Tuesday evening, some parents asked the board to rethink the school list for closure before the final vote.

“I ask each of them to think about where the budget can otherwise deal with fighting campus and students. We have several ideas. And I ask you not to close the A-evaluation school, which has proven the potential to change history,” said one parent.

“I know it’s emotional, it is difficult and nobody likes to see a neighborhood school closed. But here we are and it’s time to do the hard work,” said another parent.

What’s next:

Fort Worth ISD’s board of trustees will hold a special meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the plans.

You are expected to vote on May 20.