Fort Worth ISD superintendent turns in voluntary resignation
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth ISD superintendent has turned in her resignation to the school board.
After more than three hours in executive session Tuesday night, the Fort Worth ISD school board voted 8-1 to accept Superintendent Dr. Angelica Ramsey’s voluntary resignation.
Last month, Mayor Mattie Parker presented a letter backed by 40 community leaders, including members of the Fort Worth City Council, expressing their dissatisfaction with the district’s STAAR test results.
Fort Worth ISD is now 11 percentage points behind Dallas ISD and 14 percentage points behind Houston ISD.
When accountability ratings were released earlier this month, the district fell from a B in 2022 to a C for this past school year. Those ratings are largely based on how students performed on the STAAR test.
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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Angelica Ramsey sat silent as frustrated parents, teachers and community members teed off on her performance during a specially called meeting Tuesday.
The majority of the people who spoke at a special school board meeting last week blamed the superintendent.
"Hearing community concerns was a large part of why I made the decision and support the decision hearing the community. But I also think we made the decision mutually to move on in the best interest of children. And so that's what my focus is going to be as board president. I'm focused on moving forward, improving student achievement, just like our community and our parents wish to see," said Fort Worth ISD School Board President Roxanne Martinez.
Ramsey released a statement highlighting the positive changes within the district while she's been superintendent.
She said the district's overall rating has improved by six points from last year, moving it from a D to a C.
It was a B in 2022 when the last official ratings from the Texas Education Agency were released. Some school districts have voluntarily released their own ratings for the past two years while the TEA is involved in a legal battle over changes to the rating system.
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The decision comes after a group of more than 100 districts filed a lawsuit claiming the guidelines were released too late.
Ramsey also said more than 90% of students are now graduating.
She has been on the job for two years and makes about $335,000 annually. Her contract was originally set to end in July 2026.
Her last day as superintendent will be next Tuesday.