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Parents urge Judson ISD to keep France Leadership Academy open, citing strong TEA scores
Summary
At the Nov. meeting, parents said France Leadership Academy earned an 87 TEA report-card score and argued closing it would move students backward; they urged the board to update attendance boundaries and assign nearby housing to boost enrollment.
Megan Farley, speaking during the public-comment period at the Judson ISD Board of Trustees meeting, urged trustees not to close France Leadership Academy, saying the campus posts one of the district's strongest TEA report-card scores and should be treated as a model rather than a candidate for consolidation. "France earned an 87, a strong B — just three points from an A," Farley said, arguing that France—s small size makes its rating harder to earn and that closing the campus would move children "backwards" into lower-performing schools.
Farley told the board the district could boost France—s enrollment quickly by redrawing attendance boundaries and assigning two new Pat Booker Apartments to the campus. She said the school recently added sections in multiple grades and urged the board to "strengthen us. Help us grow." The speaker framed the issue as one of equity for high-needs students at a campus she described as outperforming others in a district rated D overall.
Board policy on public comment and the legal limits on board discussion during public comment were reiterated before the remarks began. Trustees did not take any vote about the campus during the meeting; the public comment was recorded as input for future agenda or staffing discussions.
The board's next procedural steps on any closure or boundary change would be formal agenda items requiring staff analysis and a public process under district and state rules.
