Camille Rodriguez, the Fort Worth ISD school board’s new president, has been thinking a lot about student outcomes.
State standardized test results for third- to eighth-grade students won’t be out until the fall, and she’s not sure of how the district will shake out. Regardless of what the outcomes may be, Rodriguez plans to keep the school board focused on improving student achievement.
Rodriguez, a doctor of podiatric medicine, is taking the reins of leading the school board from trustee Tobi Jackson, who was president for the past two years. The change in leadership, though, does not mean new priorities. Rodriguez plans to double down on trustees’ priorities of boosting student achievement, balancing the budget and delivering on the voter-approved $1.2 billion bond from 2021.