'I am so unbelievably angry that this is where we're at, but this is where we're at,' said District 5 Trustee Sue Deigaard.
The Texas Education Agency went before the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday and laid out a more detailed plan for the district's takeover, fielding dozens of heated questions spanning more than an hour.
Even with a new board, there was expressed concern over the possibility of the TEA's overreach into HISD moving forward, to which Deputy Commissioner Steve Lecholop claims they will have no say in the decision-making process once these appointments are made."Programmatic decisions won't be made by the agency.
"I can assure you, sir, that those names are out there," Guidry rebuttaled. "And if those people are selected, there will be some notice to the community."While vague, there are three bullet points outlined in the exit criteria: No multi-year failing campuses, meeting needs of all students including those in special education, and effective board governance.
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