Pearsall Independent School District

School district in Texas, United States

Pearsall Independent School District is a public school district based in Pearsall, Texas (United States). In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).^[1]

History

By 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

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

^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ ^a ^b Gerber, 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. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^ Antonio, Michael Locklear, News 4 San (2016-11-17). "Schools avoid shutdown by meeting academic standard for first time in years". WOAI. Retrieved 2020-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)