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Eight Fort Worth ISD schools are earning big: they’re getting unprecedented autonomy over daily operations—schedules, staffing, budgets—while still locked into the district’s core teaching plan. These eight top-performing campuses, all with three straight A ratings for student achievement and overall performance, now get to run their own show… as long as they keep crushing it. Superintendent Peter Licata says this isn’t about changing what works—it’s about scaling excellence across the district. But don’t confuse freedom with total control: they must stick to the district’s definition of high-quality instruction. The goal? Prevent “isolated excellence” and push greatness everywhere. What exactly that means in classrooms—from lesson plans to observations—is still being ironed out, but principals will soon share the details with their communities.

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