The transition at the Waco-area school district will shed light on how the TEA returns control after a takeover. The state is currently overseeing Houston and La Joya ISDs.
Texas Education Agency Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, far right, said Marlin ISD has made "substantial improvements" since the state took over the district in 2017. The process of returning local control to the Waco-area district has begun and is expected to conclude in 2026, the TEA said this week.The Texas Education Agency has begun the process of handing back local control to the Marlin Independent School District after seven years of state oversight.
In 2022 the district received a B in its accountability rating, putting the district on track to regain local control. Marlin ISD will resume full, independent governance when the board of managers’ term expires on Jan. 31, 2026. That process started this week when two elected trustees, Billy Johnson and Rosalyn Dimerson, joined the board of managers.this week. “MISD has made substantial improvements in both academics and governance.
“Within a matter of two years we put in place phenomenal academic systems that track the academic progress of every student,” Henson said. “We made sure that our teachers were supported, not only in their daily instruction but in their content area. Through that level of diligence more importantly, with support of our faculty our students, we showed massive success academically.”
“It’s always great to have elected members from the community serve on the school board; however, in the case of Marlin, based on what happened to my children last year, I have very little faith that they are going to be able to turn the school around in a way that students are going to achieve at levels of most students in the state of Texas,” said Brandolyn Jones, who said she transferred her children to another district after a grade in her son’s report card changed from passing to failing...
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