Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent P. Scribner will recommend to the school board on Tueday that the district build a new school to ease overcrowding at Tanglewood Elementary School. He will also recommend continuation of “much-needed improvements to the current Tanglewood Elementary.”
“This is not an ‘either/or’ consideration,” Scribner said in a news release announcing his plan. “As our community grows and prospers, it’s a ‘both/and’ scenario.”
Scribner noted that he had promised the board he would make a recommendation “in advance of the second board meeting in June.”
“For the past few months our community has examined several options regarding overcrowding at Tanglewood Elementary School,” Scribner said. “We are profoundly appreciative of everyone who has shared their thoughts. Many of you have written emails to our Feedback forum. Others have taken surveys and participated in more informal gatherings. I am very grateful for all of you who have brought thoughtful and informed remarks.”
The superintendent said the location of the new K-5 school “is still to be determined, but likely west of Hulen.” He said “the attendance zone will be created within the lines of the existing Tanglewood boundary.”
Tanglewood Elementary is located at 3060 Overton Park Drive West, Fort Worth.
“The new school will reflect the same culture, climate, and commitment that make Tanglewood Elementary an exemplary campus,” Scribner said. “As we go forward, I will fulfill my pledge to meet with neighborhood associations and families to aid us in determining boundary lines for the new school.”
The school board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school district complex, 2903 Shotts St.