Marlin Independent School District

Marlin Independent School District was a public school district based in Marlin, Texas, United States. The district serves students in eastern Falls County.

"New" high school, about 1905
Marlin ISD office complex

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]

History

Michael Seabolt became the superintendent in 2015.[4]

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".[5] 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.[6] 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.[5] The announcement resulted in a meeting being held by the Saved Our Schools volunteer organization.[7] In November 2015 the TEA gave a temporary reprieve requiring academic improvement.[8]

In August 2016 the district received another poor rating from the TEA,[9] but instead of closing the district the TEA moved to take over its operations.[10]

Marlin ISD's TEA accreditation was revoked in 2018.[11]

Schools
  • 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.[12]

References
  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. Falls County schools fair [sic] well with TAKs results."" Marlin Democrat. August 4, 2010.
  3. Butts, Stephanie."State could close Marlin ISD in July." Waco Tribune-Herald. Thursday October 1, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
  4. "New supt-to-be ready to go". The Marlin Democrat. May 27, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. Conlon, Shelly (2016-08-15). "Marlin ISD faces possible closure after 5th consecutive unsatisfactory state rating". Waco Tribune. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  10. Conlon, Shelly (2016-09-27). "State to take over operations of Marlin ISD". Waco Tribune. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  11. Adams, Stephen; Chris Rogers (2018-02-09). "Marlin ISD and Buckholts ISD both lose TEA accreditation". KCEN-TV. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  12. 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.

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