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Trustees approve negotiations with Third Future Schools for Hershey Middle turnaround partnership
Summary
The board approved entering negotiations with Third Future Schools and authorized submission of an 1882 grant application to pursue a partnership at Hershey Middle School aimed at improving academic outcomes and avoiding state intervention under the Texas Education Code.
The Wichita Falls ISD Board of Trustees voted 5‑0 to authorize district staff to enter negotiations with Third Future Schools and to submit an application for an “1882” partnership grant to pursue an operating partnership for Hershey Middle School (formerly Kirby), a campus that has recorded multiple years of low performance.
David Humphreys, executive director for school administration, described the 1882 partnership model discussed in training with the Texas Authorizing Leadership Academy and explained that an approved partner operates a campus within a district’s oversight: the partner would have responsibility over campus personnel, curriculum, calendar and daily operations while the district retains oversight…
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