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FWISD therapy, special education contract spending grows to $3.2 million months after cuts (opens the original)
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Fort Worth ISD will spend an additional $2.51 million on contracted speech-language pathologists and other special education service providers — more than three times what it planned in total three months ago. The Texas-appointed board of managers unanimously approved the increase Sept. 8 as FWISD fills service gaps left from dozens of vacancies. The previously approved $700,000 contract now costs $3,210,532. “We are not spending extra money here,” Superintendent Peter Licata told managers. “We’
‘Us vs. them’: Parents confront FWISD superintendent, leaders over growing trust gap (opens the original)
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Frustration boiled over during Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Peter Licata’s listening session at Arlington Heights High School. More than 180 people packed the cafeteria — nearly double the attendance of three previous meetings combined. Parents shouted at the superintendent, demanding he answer their questions and look at them when they spoke. Licata paced the room, at times looking down at his shoes. One parent was ejected from the meeting over behavior that chief of staff Louis Kushner and th
Federal judge dismisses FWISD educator’s lawsuit over principal reassignment (opens the original)
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A federal judge threw out educator Shayma Alzubi’s lawsuit against Fort Worth ISD on Thursday, ruling the district lawfully reassigned her from a job as principal after her social media posts drew backlash. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman decided that Alzubi’s promotion and pay increase undercut her claim that she had been punished for constitutionally protected speech. He also found that she failed to show that the district treated her differently from colleagues because of her Palestinian Mus
FWISD put cameras in classrooms at struggling schools. Why? (opens the original)
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Classrooms in Fort Worth ISD’s lowest-performing schools now have web cameras pointed at students — mirroring takeover changes seen in Houston classrooms. The cameras have alarmed a parent group and teacher association that say families and educators were not notified. District officials said the cameras allow students to watch live lessons when they’re out of the room over behavioral issues. Dionna Deardorff, spokesperson for Families Organized & Responding to Takeover, a parent group known as
‘That’s on us’: FWISD managers apologize for speech therapist shortage following cuts (opens the original)
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Laura Obuchowski was a part-time speech-language pathologist until Fort Worth ISD eliminated her position in April. Two weeks ago, she said the district called to ask if she’d come back as a contractor. FWISD opened the school year 32 speech-language pathologists short — months after cutting positions in an effort to strengthen the service. Now, the district is rehiring those same roles, a reversal that prompted apologies from two members of the Texas-appointed board of managers. “ Your communit
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