Fort Worth ISD looks to build new middle school for Poly, Morningside communities
Fort Worth ISD trustee Tobi Jackson addresses residents during a community meeting April 17, 2024, inside the auditorium at William James Middle School. (Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report)
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The nearly 100-year-old William James Middle School in Fort Worth ISD may be nearing the end of its life.
The district is considering closing either James Middle School or Morningside Middle School and combining students into a new campus. The new school would either be built on the site of James Middle School, with the old school being demolished, or adjacent to Morningside, with only part of that campus torn down. Students would continue to Polytechnic High School.
Similar discussions are happening about the middle schools that feed into Paschal and North Side high schools. The school board is expected to consider the plans at its May 28 meeting.
School board member Tobi Jackson, who represents James Middle School and Poly High, emphasized to parents and residents at an April 17 community meeting that students would not move into a new campus until the 2027-28 academic year.
“We know that what happens to each of these schools matters to each of us deeply,” Jackson said. “I want to stress that we have not made a decision yet.”
Declining enrollment pushed district leaders to begin looking at school closures and rethinking the $1.2 billion bond voters narrowly approved in 2021, said Kellie Spencer, deputy superintendent of operations.
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