Overview
- Four trustees — Anne Darr, Toby Jackson, Roxanne Martinez and Wallace Bridges — met privately with Commissioner Mike Morath, and board members reported no adjustments to the plan.
- The intervention was triggered by Leadership Academy at Forest Oak 6th Grade receiving five consecutive failing ratings, which under state law allows TEA to replace local governance.
- TEA has begun a nationwide search for a superintendent; current superintendent Karen Molinar did not attend the review and may apply to retain the role.
- The agency has not named a conservator and told reporters the hearing had to occur first, with the superintendent and board of managers posts expected to be filled in the spring.
- The elected board is slated to be replaced by a state-appointed board of managers, and the district can petition the State Office of Administrative Hearings if the takeover is finalized.