Essential elements to replicate this model in other districts: Workforce development partner, great training, a dedicated manager, and an in-demand field with upward mobility.
"I am of the firm belief that if there is one skill our kids need to graduate with, it's that," says Shari Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District and who now serves on the board of the National Assessment Governing Board.
A full spectrum of school accountability numbers was released for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But there isn't a single number to sum up the performance of any one school or district.
Teachers could be moved into other positions as DISD revamps courses in efforts to put more students on career and college pathways, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said.
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott's vow to block any education funding bill lacking vouchers, superintendents were caught off-guard when additional proposals for school safety funds also disintegrated at the end of the fourth special legislative session, as detailed in a recent Texas Tribune report.
Ebony Johnson, Tulsa's former chief academic officer, stepped into the interim role in September after former Superintendent Deborah Gist resigned under pressure from state Superintendent Ryan Walters.
