A Floridian who briefly led one of the nation’s largest school districts will captain Fort Worth ISD while it is under state control.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed longtime Florida educator Peter B. Licata as FWISD’s new leader. Licata, who served as Broward County Public Schools superintendent for less than a year, is now charged with driving rapid academic gains for FWISD’s nearly 68,000 students.
He is Fort Worth’s fourth superintendent in as many years and comes to a district facing similar challenges he faced in Florida.
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