Marlin Independent School District is a public school district based in Marlin, Texas, United States. The district serves students in eastern Falls County.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2010, the high school, middle school, and learning center were all rated academically acceptable as well.Falls County schools [sic] well with TAKs results."" Marlin Democrat. August 4, 2010.
In 2015 the district had about 900 students.Butts, Stephanie."State could close Marlin ISD in July." Waco Tribune-Herald. Thursday October 1, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
The district superintendent is Dr. Darryl Henson, who was selected in 2020.
History
Michael Seabolt became the superintendent in 2015."New supt-to-be ready to go". The Marlin Democrat. May 27, 2015.
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".Durden, Taylor. "Marlin ISD Schools could be closed by state" ( ). KXXV. October 1, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016. 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."Marlin: State Education Commissioner Orders ISD To Close ." KWTX. October 2, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016. Stephanie Butts of the Waco Tribune-Herald wrote that the announcement caught Marlin ISD officials "off guard".
In response, Marlin ISD filed a request for an informal review of the closure. The announcement resulted in a meeting being held by the Saved Our Schools volunteer organization.Escobar, Estephany. "Marlin residents discuss potential district closure" ( ). KXXV. October 8, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016. In November 2015 the TEA gave a temporary reprieve requiring academic improvement.Carroll, John. "Marlin ISD Wins Reprieve, But Death Sentence Still Looms" ( ). KWTX. November 13, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016. Available at Texans for Educational Reform
In August 2016 the district received another poor rating from the TEA, but instead of closing the district the TEA moved to take over its operations.
Marlin ISD's TEA accreditation was revoked in 2018. The TEA took over the district. TEA control is scheduled to end in 2026.
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.Escobar, Estephany. "Marlin ISD campuses to change names, as part of TEA requirement" ( ). KXXV. July 28, 2015. Retrieved on January 18, 2016.
References
Further reading 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.
External links Marlin ISD