Pearsall Independent School District

Pearsall Independent School District is a public school district based in Pearsall, Texas (USA).

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[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 circa 2015 was 38%, and in 2012 the high school had five different principals.[3]

In November 2015, the Texas Education Agency (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 (Grades PK-2)

References
  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. 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.
  3. Davies, David Martin. "Pearsall ISD Waits For Word Of Shut Down " (Archive). Texas Public Radio. December 17, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
  4. Smith, Eric. "Pearsall one of six Texas districts battling closure" (Archive; Mobile version). The Devine News. December 9, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
  5. "Texas Education Agency taking over Pearsall ISD". KENS. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. 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.

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