Fort Worth ISD Proposed School Closures

Fort Worth ISD Proposed School Closures

Fort Worth ISD’s board of trustees are expected to vote on May 20 on the proposed plan to close 18 elementary, intermediate and middle schools.    If approved, the proposed school closings would be a five-year process beginning with the first closing to begin June 2025 with the final closings taking place in June 2029.  Though […]

Fort Worth ISD proposes the closure of these schools. Here’s why

Fantasy Reynolds knows closing schools is emotional. Reynolds, a leader of the nonprofit R4 Foundation, stood at the lectern with a message for Fort Worth ISD trustees: Make the difficult decision. For the sake of the children, she said.“Through the consolidation of schools, there is a huge opportunity for our district to invest in our kids, not these aging old buildings that need new roofs,” said Reynolds, a Ridglea Hills resident and mother of…