BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Denton ISD to rezone Paloma Creek Elementary students
Denton ISD leaders are planning to repurpose Paloma Creek Elementary School after it did not meet Texas Education Agency standards. DISD’s board of trustees and staff approved the rezoning plans during a March 24 meeting. Put in perspective Students will be moved to nearby, higher-per- forming elementary schools for the 2026-27 school year as part of DISD’s Building Forward initiative, a district news release states. “This is not an easy conversation or an easy recommendation, but we firmly believe we will better fulfill what we promised to our students and families this way,” Superintendent Susannah O’Bara said. Paloma Creek scored a D for three consecutive years under the TEA’s accountability rating. When schools consistently perform poorly, the TEA gives districts several options to boost academic performance, including the option to reassign
Elementary school enrollment projections with Paloma Creek students
2024-25 TEA rating: X
Bell: C
Martinez: F
Sandbrock Ranch: C
Savannah: C
Union Park: B
1K 800 600 400 200 0
-4.11%
+3.4%
+10.82%
-20.94%
+7.78%
School year
SOURCES: DENTON ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
students to higher-performing schools, according to the release. What happens next? In rezoning Paloma Creek, some students from other elementary schools in the Braswell High
School zone were adjusted. Lacey Rainey, assistant superintendent of school leadership and aca- demic programs, said students attending another elementary school can remain at their campus. Plans are being finalized on how to repurpose the Paloma Creek campus, the release states.
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