Edgewood Trustees Hand Brentwood to Charter Network

0:00Edgewood Independent School District Trustees voted five to one this week to turn over daily operations at Brentwood Middle School to the third future, School's Charter Network. The school serves about 600 students and has earned unacceptable academic ratings from the Texas Education Agency for three straight years. Handing control to the Charter Operator aims to quickly improve test scores and avoid a fifth year that could force closure or stay takeover of the whole district. Their future schools, based in Colorado and founded by Mike Miles, brings a strong track record of turning around campuses. The network runs 12 schools serving over 6,000 students, with a focus on accelerating reading, math, and writing gains through longer. School days and rigorous instruction. It's already expanding in Texas, including two new campuses in neighboring San Antonio Independent School District starting next year. The decision came after about an hour of closed door talks, with one trust the absent.

1:00The youngest board member voted no, citing a lack of transparency in the process. A few community members spoke out too, saying the district didn't notify parents soon enough or share the contract details ahead of time. District leaders see this as a proactive move to build on recent progress without risking bigger state intervention. Edgewood regained local control in 2020 after a 2016 takeover for board infighting and now serves nearly 8,000 students, 96% Latino across 23 schools. As third future takes the reins through 2029, all eyes are on whether their model can lift Bretton was performance and set a steady course for the district. This has been Dallas News Today, powered by AI.