Fort Worth Independent School District

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Fort Worth Independent School District is a school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is currently the fifth largest school district in Texas (but may fall to sixth within the next 1-2 years).

FWISD serves most of the city of Fort Worth. The district also serves the cities of Benbrook, Westover Hills, and Westworth Village. The district also covers portions of Forest Hill and Haltom City and unincorporated portions of Tarrant County.

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[edit] History

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In November, 2007, voters in the Fort Worth Independent School District approved a $593.6 million bond proposal. The bond program will result in six new schools, additions to eight existing schools, and technology improvements to all FWISD facilities.

The District also has launched a national campaign to find and aggressively recruit the most highly qualified teachers from other major U.S. cities, as well as Fort Worth. Billboards are up in not only Fort Worth and Dallas, but El Paso, San Diego, Detroit and Jacksonville, Florida.

Recently the FWISD Board of Education unanimously approved the implementation of the PEAK program for the 2008-2009 school year. PEAK stands for Public Educators Accelerating Kids. This pilot program is grant-funded and intends to dramatically improve campus working conditions as well as financially reward teams of teachers, at selected campuses, for student achievement growth. PEAK pilot schools include Dunbar High School, Eastern Hills High School, South Hills High School, Polytechnic High School, Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School, Dunbar 6th Grade Center, Dunbar Middle School, Handley Middle School, Kirkpatrick Middle School, Meadowbrook Middle School, Como Elementary School, Morningside Elementary School, Oaklawn Elementary School, Sunrise-McMillian Elementary School and Turner Elementary School.

PEAK will be funded by the state of Texas DATE grant.

PEAK encourages collaboration, cooperation and professional growth. It is based on rewards and incentives. It is consistent with the philosophy that teaching is a team sport, and building leadership capacity in each school through developing teacher expertise will ultimately, have the greatest impact on student achievement.

PEAK schools will offer teachers an additional five (5) contract days, additional clerical support for teachers, structured mentoring, master teacher coaches for new teachers, campus test coordinators/data managers and additional instructional support for each content area.

[edit] School uniforms

Fort Worth ISD approved mandatory school uniforms, referred to as "standards of dress," for all schools in grades K-8 for the 2006-2007 school year. The new policy mandates collared and tucked-in shirts and disallows baggy pants and revealing tops. High school students are not required to wear uniforms, but may not wear T-shirts as outer clothing [1].

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [1]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

[edit] Schools

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] High schools

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Alternative

[edit] Middle Schools

  • Applied Learning Academy
  • Como Montessori School
  • Daggett Middle School
  • Dunbar Middle School and Dunbar 6th Grade School
  • Horizons Alternative Middle School
  • J.P. Elder Middle School
  • Forest Oak Middle School
  • Glencrest 6th Grade School
  • Handley Middle School
  • William James Middle School
  • Kirkpatrick Middle School
  • Leonard Middle School and Leonard 6th Grade School
  • W.P. McLean Middle School and McLean 6th Grade School
  • W.A. Meacham Middle School
  • Meadowbrook Middle School
  • William Monnig Middle School
  • Morningside Middle School
  • Riverside Middle School
  • Rosemont Middle School and Rosemont 6th Grade School
  • W. C. Stripling Middle School
  • Wedgwood Middle School and Wedgwood 6th Grade School

[edit] Primary schools

  • Harlean Beal Elementary School (Forest Hill)
  • Benbrook Elementary School (Benbrook)
  • Bonnie Brae Elementary School
  • Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School
  • Burton Hill Elementary School
  • Carroll Peak Elementary School
  • Carter Park Elementary School
  • Cesar Chavez Primary School (PreK-2)
  • George C. Clarke Elementary School
  • Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
  • Como Elementary School
  • Alice D. Contreras Elementary School
  • E.M. Daggett Elementary School
  • Clifford Davis Elementary School
  • De Zavala Elementary School
  • Diamond Hill Elementary School
  • S.S. Dillow Elementary School
  • East Handley Elementary School
  • Eastern Hills Elementary School
  • Bill J. Elliott Elementary School
  • M.G. Ellis Primary School (PreK-K)
  • Glen Park Elementary School
  • W.M. Green Elementary School
  • Greenbriar Elementary School
  • H.V. Helbing Elementary School
  • Natha Howell Elementary School
  • Hubbard Heights Elementary School
  • Dolores Huerta Elementary School
  • Manuel Jara Elementary School
  • M.L. Kirkpatrick Elementary School
  • Maude I. Logan Elementary School
  • Lowery Road Elementary School
  • Atwood McDonald Elementary School
  • D. McRae Elementary School
  • Meadowbrook Elementary School
  • Rufino Mendoza Elementary School
  • Luella Merrett Elementary School
  • Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School
  • M.H. Moore Elementary School
  • Morningside Elementary School
  • Christene C. Moss Elementary School
  • Charles Nash Elementary School
  • North Hi Mount Elementary School
  • Oakhurst Elementary School
  • Oaklawn Elementary School
  • A.M. Pate Elementary School
  • Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School
  • Ridglea Hills Elementary School
  • Sam Rosen Elementary School
  • Sagamore Hill Elementary School
  • David K. Sellars Elementary School (Forest Hill)
  • Seminary Hills Park Elementary School
  • Bruce Shulkey Elementary School
  • T.A. Sims Elementary School
  • South Hi Mount Elementary School
  • South Hills Elementary School
  • Springdale Elementary School
  • J.T. Stevens Elementary School
  • Sunrise-McMillian Elementary School
  • Tanglewood Elementary School
  • I.M. Terrell Elementary School
  • W.J. Turner Elementary School
  • Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School
  • Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School
  • Washington Heights Elementary School
  • Waverly Park Elementary School
  • West Handley Elementary School
  • Westcliff Elementary School
  • Westcreek Elementary School
  • Western Hills Elementary School
  • Western Hills Primary School (PreK-2)
  • Westpark Elementary School (Benbrook)
  • Versia L. Williams Elementary School
  • Richard J. Wilson Elementary School
  • Woodway Elementary School
  • Worth Heights Elementary School

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Uniforms," Texas Education Agency
  2. ^ Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc
  3. ^ Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc
  4. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)

[edit] External links

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2007 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating