Northwest Independent School District, Texas
| Northwest Independent School District |
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| Justin, Texas |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Dr. Karen G. Rue |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
Northwest Independent School District is a school district in Texas that serves parts of Denton County, Tarrant County and Wise County. It is the 71st-largest school district in Texas, serving 15,370 students in 27 schools with an operating budget of $298.9 million.[1]
About the district
Northwest Independent School District is located in Tarrant County, Texas, though most of the district lies in Denton and Wise counties. The county seat of Tarrant County is Fort Worth. The county's population was 1,809,034 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.[2]
Demographics
Tarrant County outperforms the rest of Texas in terms of higher education attainment, median income and poverty rate. The 2010 U.S. Census found that 29.1 percent of Tarrant County residents over 25 years old held undergraduate degrees compared to a 26.3 percent rate for the state of Texas. Tarrant County had a median income of $56,859 in 2010 compared to $51,563 for Texas. The poverty rate for Tarrant County was 14.7 percent in 2010 compared to a 17.4 percent rate for the rest of the state.[2]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Superintendent
The superintendent of Northwest Independent School District is Dr. Karen G. Rue, who joined the school district in July 2005. Rue has her Bachelor's degree from the University of Northwestern Louisiana, her Master's from Lamar University and a doctorate from Texas A&M University. Prior to her role, she was serving as superintendent of Tuloso-Midway Independent School District.[4]
School board
The Northwest ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms. While candidates run for specific positions on the ballot, they represent the entire district.[5]
| Northwest ISD Board of Trustees | |||
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| Member | Role | Place # | Term Ends |
| Mel Fuller | President | Place 7 | 2017 |
| Josh Wright | Vice President | Place 1 | 2015 |
| Devonna Holland | Secretary | Place 5 | 2017 |
| Judy Copp | Member | Place 4 | 2016 |
| Lillian Rauch | Member | Place 6 | 2017 |
| Mark Schluter | Member | Place 2 | 2015 |
| Dr. Anne Davis-Simpson | Member | Place 3 | 2016 |
School board elections
Members of the Northwest ISD Board of Trustees are elected at-large to three-year terms. Three seats were on the ballot on May 10, 2014; incumbents Devonna Holland and Mel Fuller were re-elected to Places 5 and 7, respectively, while newcomer Lillian Rauch was elected to the vacant Place 6 seat. Two seats will be on the ballot in May 2015.
Public participation in board meetings
The Board of Trustees maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings last updated in 2011:
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As long as the requirements of the Open Meetings Act are satisfied and the right of citizens to apply to the Board for redress of their grievances is not abridged, the Board need not provide a public forum for every citizen wishing to express an opinion on a matter. Reasonable restraints on the number, length, and frequency of presentations are permissible. The Board may limit the number of persons it will hear on a particular subject and the frequency with which they may appear, so long as the regulation does not abridge constitutionally guaranteed rights of freedom of speech and to petition nor unfairly discriminate among views seeking expression. [6] |
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| —Northwest Independent School District's website, (2011), [7] | ||
Budget
The table below displays the budget for Northwest Independent School District:[1]
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| School Year | Staff Expenses | Student Services | Operational Expenses | Debt Service | Other | Budget Total | |||||||||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | $109,938,527 | 37.1% | $29,104,455 | 9.8% | $115,446,340 | 38.9% | $39,859,506 | 13.4% | $2,369,271 | 0.8% | $296,718,099 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | $138,301,301 | 46.3% | $31,380,012 | 10.5% | $82,480,865 | 27.6% | $42,493,561 | 14.2% | $4,229,692 | 1.4% | $298,885,431 | ||||||
| Averages: | $124,119,914 | 42% | $30,242,233.5 | 10% | $98,963,602.5 | 33% | $41,176,533.5 | 14% | $3,299,481.5 | 1% | $297,801,765 | ||||||
Teacher salaries
The Northwest Independent School District website does not specify salary ranges for teachers, however more information can be found by clicking here.
Schools in Northwest ISD
Enrollment
Northwest Independent School District serves 15,370 students. Northwest Independent School District does not publicly archive enrollment data.[8]
District schools
Northwest Independent School District operates 27 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[9]
| Northwest Independent School District Schools | ||
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| School Name | ||
| Beck Elementary School | ||
| Byron Nelson High School | ||
| Chisholm Trail Middle School | ||
| Cox Elementary School | ||
| Granger Elementary School | ||
| Haslet Elementary School | ||
| Hatfield Elementary School | ||
| Hughes Elementary School | ||
| Justin Elementary School | ||
| Lakeview Elementary School | ||
| Love Elementary School | ||
| Medlin Middle School | ||
| Nance Elementary School | ||
| Northwest High School | ||
| Outdoor Learning Center | ||
| Peterson Elementary School | ||
| Pike Middle School | ||
| Prairie View Elementary School | ||
| Roanoke Elementary School | ||
| Schluter Elementary School | ||
| Sendera Ranch Elementary School | ||
| Seven Hills Elementary School | ||
| Special Programs Center | ||
| Steele Accelerated High School | ||
| Thompson Elementary School | ||
| Tidwell Middle School | ||
| Wilson Middle School | ||
Academic performance
The Texas Education Agency issues an annual accountability report for each school district in the state. This rating determines if district schools fulfill expectations in four categories of educational achievement during a particular school year. The following terms explain these categories:
- Student Achievement: Measures student performance on the annual Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
- Student Progress: Measures student performance in reading, math and writing courses at the district level.
- Closing Performance Gaps: Measures year-to-year performance among students in the lowest-performing demographics.
- Postsecondary Readiness: Measures student readiness for college, employment or military service after graduation.
Northwest Independent School District received a Met Standard designation on the state's 2013 report. District schools met 96 percent of indicators set forth by state education officials and all four assessment categories. The following table details the district's accountability report during the 2012-2013 school year:[10]
| Performance Index Summary, 2012-2013 | ||||
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| Category | Points earned | Maximum points | Index score | Target score |
| Student Achievement | 34,016 | 39,026 | 87 | 50 |
| Student Progress | 1,568 | 4,400 | 36 | 21 |
| Closing Performance Gaps | 816 | 1,000 | 82 | 50 |
| Postsecondary Readiness | 1,028.0 | 1,200 | 86 | 75 |
Contact information
Northwest School Board
2001 Texan Drive
Justin, TX 76247
Phone: 817-215-0000
See also
- School board elections portal
- Texas
- Northwest Independent School District elections (2014)
- Texas school districts
- List of school districts in Texas
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Northwest Independent School District, "Adopted Budget," accessed December 12, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Tarrant County," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Tarrant County," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Superintendent's Profile," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Public Participation," May 9, 2011
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Schools," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Accountability Summary 2013," accessed June 24, 2014
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