Pearsall Independent School Districtis a publicschool districtbased inPearsall, Texas(United States). In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable"by theTexas Education Agency(TEA).[1]
History
editBy December 2015, the district had failed to meet academic standards for four years in a row.[2]Nobert Rodriguez, the superintendent, stated that turnover among teachers and staff had caused student performance to decline. The teacher retention rate around 2015 was 38%, and in 2012, the high school had five different principals.[3]
In November 2015, the TEA announced that it had revoked the accreditation of Pearsall ISD.[4]Pearsall ISD appealed the TEA's revocation of accreditation. If the appeal failed, the district faced closure by the TEA by July 1, 2016.[2]
In October 2016, Pearsall ISD was taken over by the TEA, with plans to replace the district's entire board of trustees and superintendent, citing years of "academically unacceptable or insufficient performances."[5]Pearsall ISD successfully appealed, and avoided a state takeover in November 2016, when the district was able to meet academic standards.[6]
Schools
edit- Pearsall High School (grades 9-12)
- Pearsall Junior High School (grades 6-8)
- Pearsall Intermediate School (grades 3-5)
- Ted Flores Elementary School (prekindergarten-grade 2)
References
edit- ^"2009 Accountability Rating System".Texas Education Agency. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-25.
- ^abGerber, Tim. "Pearsall ISD fails to meet academic standards 4 years in a row"(Archive).KSAT(ABC 12). December 16, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^Davies, David Martin. "Pearsall ISD Waits For Word Of Shut Down"(Archive).Texas Public Radio.December 17, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^Smith, Eric. "Pearsall one of six Texas districts battling closure"(Archive;Mobile version).The Devine News.December 9, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^"Texas Education Agency taking over Pearsall ISD".KENS.Retrieved2020-02-14.
- ^Antonio, Michael Locklear, News 4 San (2016-11-17)."Schools avoid shutdown by meeting academic standard for first time in years".WOAI.Retrieved2020-02-15.
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Further reading
edit- "Pearsall Independent School District Management and Performance Review"(Archive). State of Texas Legislative Budget Board. July 2014.
- "Pearsall ISD awaits state verdict on closure."Frio-Nueces Current.December 10, 2015.