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Wichita Falls ISD presents turnaround plan to place Hershey Middle under Third Future Schools management
Summary
At a Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, district staff presented a turnaround plan that would place Hershey Middle School in a management partnership with Third Future Schools, shifting day-to-day operations and staffing while funding would come from a grant application plus district and Title funds.
At a meeting of the Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees, trustees heard a presentation on a turnaround plan to place Hershey Middle School under a district charter-style partnership with Third Future Schools, a school management organization.
The plan matters because Hershey has been “identified for comprehensive support,” staff said, citing the Texas Education Agency accountability system’s closing-the-gaps measure. District staff told trustees the partnership is intended to rapidly improve outcomes through changes to leadership, staffing and instruction.
Ms. Difery, a district staff member who presented the plan, said, “Turnaround strategy for Hershey Middle School is…
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