Superintendent Ang茅lica Ramsey鈥檚 leadership of Fort Worth ISD hangs in the balance.
The school board is expected to meet behind closed doors Sept. 24 to discuss Ramsey鈥檚 contract 鈥� then emerge for a public meeting where they will consider taking action.
The items related to the superintendent 鈥� one in executive session and the other listed as an action item 鈥� were not outlined in the school board meeting agenda when it was . The document was updated sometime after that date.
The for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the District Service Center, 7060 Camp Bowie Blvd.
鈥淎nticipating that all board trustees will be in attendance at the upcoming meeting, we will continue our discussion on the superintendent鈥檚 performance,鈥� board President Roxanne Martinez said. 鈥淲hile I cannot comment on personnel issues, I reiterate that the board will continue to focus on improving student outcomes.鈥�
This is the school board has discussed Ramsey, who earns a salary of $335,000. On Sept. 17, trustees discussed her performance behind closed doors after about Ramsey鈥檚 performance. No action was taken.
Tensions between Ramsey and trustees reached a boiling point after Mayor Mattie Parker spoke during a school board meeting in August and described . Parker told trustees the FWISD had a after a decade of poor and stagnant academic performance.
In January, trustees and Ramsey agreed to adjust her benefits. She received no raise in pay and, in place of a cash payoff, Ramsey was to receive additional .
In February, Ramsey said the school board breached her contract over differences about her evaluation. In July, the school board gave Ramsey , the lowest contractually obligated amount, and did not extend her contract past its end date of July 26, 2026.
The school board also in a 5-2 vote over concerns about lack of community engagement and two absent trustees. Trustees have not reconsidered the plan.
In 2022, the school board agreed to pay then-Superintendent Kent Scribner $573,077 to and leave Fort Worth ISD.
Jacob Sanchez is a senior education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or .
Matthew Sgroi is an education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at matthew.sgroi@fortworthreport.org or .
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