Local AISD figures hope for a lower level of oversight from the TEA than planned.
, hoping to convince him to appoint a monitor – a lower level of oversight – instead of a conservator. They say the meeting went well but they've heard nothing from TEA since."There isn't a timeline and I think they're wanting to be very thoughtful about their decision," Trusteesaid of the TEA decision-makers."But it doesn't hold up anything on our end. Our administrators and evaluators are moving on and evaluating people.
Board President Singh has been frank about the need to fix the evaluation backlog, but said the necessary changes are being made. She told us that the district is adding more evaluators and so far this year they've completed 60% more evaluations than at this point in the previous year."We've already beat the goals, so we may have to recalibrate," she said."Our goal is to reduce this backlog down to zero by the end of 2025.
to public schools died after Senate Republicans attached a voucher system – which diverts public school money to pay for private school tuition – onto the school funding bill, , and House members did not accept the change. Others have noted that as state leaders weaken public education they are strengthening the TEA, led by Morath, Gov.'s ally."There are currently 1,116 employees at the agency, up more than 50% from a decade ago," Rep.
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