Marlin Independent School District was a public school district based in Marlin, Texas, United States. The district serves students in eastern Falls County.
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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1] In 2010, the high school, middle school, and learning center were all rated academically acceptable as well.[2]
In 2015 the district had about 900 students.[3]
The district superintendent is Dr. Darryl Henson, who was selected in 2020.[4]
History
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Michael Seabolt became the superintendent in 2015.[5]
Marlin ISD received an "academically unacceptable" rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in 2011. In 2013 and 2014 the TEA gave it "improvement required".[6] In September 2015 the TEA sent a letter stating that it planned to revoke the accreditation as of July 1, 2016, which would lead to the closure of the district.[7] Stephanie Butts of the Waco Tribune-Herald wrote that the announcement caught Marlin ISD officials "off guard".[3]
In response, Marlin ISD filed a request for an informal review of the closure.[6] The announcement resulted in a meeting being held by the Saved Our Schools volunteer organization.[8] In November 2015 the TEA gave a temporary reprieve requiring academic improvement.[9]
In August 2016 the district received another poor rating from the TEA,[10] but instead of closing the district the TEA moved to take over its operations.[11]
Marlin ISD's TEA accreditation was revoked in 2018.[12] The TEA took over the district. TEA control is scheduled to end in 2026.[13]
Schools
edit- Marlin High School (Grades 9-12)
- Marlin Junior Academy (Grades 6-8) - Middle school
- Marlin Primary Academy (Grades PK-5) - Elementary school
The elementary and middle school campuses were previously Marlin Elementary School and Marlin Middle School, but in 2015 the names were changed due to a rule from the TEA.[14]
References
edit- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ Falls County schools fair [sic] well with TAKs results[permanent dead link]."" Marlin Democrat. August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b Butts, Stephanie."State could close Marlin ISD in July." Waco Tribune-Herald. Thursday October 1, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^ Crum, Brooke. "Citing experience, new superintendent says he can lead Marlin ISD turnaround". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "New supt-to-be ready to go"[dead link]. The Marlin Democrat. May 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Durden, Taylor. "Marlin ISD Schools could be closed by state" ( Archived 2015-10-03 at the Wayback Machine). KXXV. October 1, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Marlin: State Education Commissioner Orders ISD To Close Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine." KWTX. October 2, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^ Escobar, Estephany. "Marlin residents discuss potential district closure" ( Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine). KXXV. October 8, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
- ^ Carroll, John. "Marlin ISD Wins Reprieve, But Death Sentence Still Looms" ( Archived 2015-11-16 at the Wayback Machine). KWTX. November 13, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016. Available at Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine Texans for Educational Reform
- ^ Conlon, Shelly (2016-08-15). "Marlin ISD faces possible closure after 5th consecutive unsatisfactory state rating". Waco Tribune. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Conlon, Shelly (2016-09-27). "State to take over operations of Marlin ISD". Waco Tribune. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Adams, Stephen; Rogers, Chris (2018-02-09). "Marlin ISD and Buckholts ISD both lose TEA accreditation". KCEN-TV. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Mohamed, Ikram (2024-02-16). "After 7 years of state oversight, Texas starts process of returning local control to Marlin ISD". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Escobar, Estephany. "Marlin ISD campuses to change names, as part of TEA requirement" ( Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine). KXXV. July 28, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
Further reading
edit- Letter from the TEA renouncing the revocation of Marlin ISD's accreditation (2015)
- "BREAKING NEWS - Marlin ISD given one-year reprieve." The Marlin Democrat. Thursday November 12, 2015.
- "Marlin ISD could learn fate soon." The Marlin Democrat. Thursday November 12, 2015.
- "TEA Commissioner Williams visits MISD campuses." The Marlin Democrat. Thursday November 5, 2015.