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Port Arthur ISD principals outline turnaround plans as board hears progress reports
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Principals at Memorial High School and Abraham Lincoln Fine Arts Academy presented turnaround plans emphasizing culture change, targeted interventions and partnerships with Texas Instructional Leadership; the board and community praised early signs of improvement.
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur Independent School District trustees on Tuesday heard detailed turnaround-plan presentations from principals at two campuses and praised early signs of progress.
Dr. Angel Murphy, principal of Memorial High School, summarized a turnaround plan the board approved last month that centers on changing school culture, strengthening instructional practice and using data to drive interventions. Murphy described a partnership with Texas Instructional Leadership (TIL), milestones spanning weeks of the school year, new campus staff (including an associate principal and a dean of instruction) and…
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