New Superintendent Appointed to Lake Worth ISD

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Dallas News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Texas Education Agency just appointed a new superintendent and board for Lake Worth Independence School District. Dr. Ena Meyer steps in to guide 3,200 students back by five state managers focused on lifting performance across the board. They start work. May 18th. This move follows a rough academic year, where five out of six campuses earned effortings, and the last got a D. chronic low scores, especially at Maryland Miller Language Academy with five straight, unacceptable marks forced the state's hand late last year. Commissioner Mike Morrith called it a core failure, saying repeated poor results, leave kids with huge learning gaps and show districts can't fix themselves. It's about getting students to grade level and real growth. Lake Worth marks the Second Terran County takeover recently after Fort Worth ISD fell under state control last October. That district's new superintendent just spoke

1:01publicly for the first time at a board meeting. State intervention aims to close those gaps and rebuild trust in these schools, with all eyes on measurable progress moving forward.