The event is presented by the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Fort Worth Report, The Reading League, Literacy United and Parent Shield Fort Worth.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, founder of parent activist group Parent Shield Fort Worth, said some of the credit for the improvements belongs to Molinar, the superintendent, who started her role in an interim capacity late last year and was officially appointed in February.

"Hopeful that this could be a positive change and a shakeup that our district actually needs," said Dorsey-Hollins.

"It really doesn't matter who is in the seat as long as the person in the seat is making the right changes for kids," said Trenace Dorsey-Hollis, a parent and Executive Director of Parent Shield Fort Worth.

“I don’t see this as a bad thing. I see this as a fresh start for Fort Worth ISD and a way for the community and parents to really be engaged now so that we can make sure we see a positive future for our kids,” said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, a lifelong Fort Worth resident, is the leader of Parent Shield Fort Worth, which helps parents advocate for their children in Fort Worth ISD.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, executive director of parental advocacy nonprofit Parent Shield, said she understands some parents’ concerns about religion, but Bluebonnet offers transparency for families.

“I was just stressed about the urgency to parents to let them know. Please take a minute, go on the portal,” said Fort Worth ISD parent Trenace Dorsey-Hollins.

“If there are standards set by the state, we want our kids exceeding those,”

“I was very pleased when I saw the ratings,”

Parent Shield Fort Worth released a report last year, called Nurturing Minds, sharing data from its Literacy is Freedom Texas program, also known as LIFT. The program provided high-dosage, or high-impact, literacy intervention to Fort Worth students and tracked their results.

“They symbolize lifting literacy for not only our kids who are here today, but for every kid in the city of Fort Worth,” Parent Shield executive director Trenace Dorsey-Hollins said.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, a Fort Worth ISD parent and education advocate with Parent Shield, said the term "state takeover" can cause fear among families.

"I think they would be upset because of the unknown," she said.

"Things have gone up tremendously in the past couple of years," said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, a Fort Worth Independent School District mom of two.

“We are pleased to see the release of the true and accurate ratings at last.”

“I don’t really have concerns specifically with him because I feel like him as the leader speaks volumes,” Dorsey-Hollins said. “He’s been embedded in the community, meeting directly with parents. I think that’s what we need to shift to the next level.”

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, director of Parent Shield Fort Worth, held up a sign that read, “I’m here for literacy” while she told Molinar and the school board, “literacy is freedom and that’s justice for all of our kids.”

"It's not the bad schools per se, it's good schools that are up for closure," said Watson. "Why would an A-rated school be on the list to be closed in a county where we're struggling?"

“Schools are closing because kids cannot read,” she said. “If our students in the district were able to read on grade level, parents would not be running away from the district. Instead, they’d be running to it.”

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Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, a lifelong Fort Worth resident, is the leader of Parent Shield Fort Worth, which helps parents advocate for their children in Fort Worth ISD

“When we learned that interim Superintendent Molinar would be taking what we’ve learned and implementing it districtwide, we were beaming with pride,” Dorsey-Hollins said.

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While Dorsey-Hollins applauds Fort Worth ISD for recent transparency and a renewed focus, it doesn’t mean Parent Shield will take its foot off the gas, she said.

"I fear that soon we may end up actually having such a low attendance rate in our school because the majority of our schools are Hispanic Latinos," Tolliver said

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, executive director of education advocacy group Parent Shield Fort Worth, applauded interim superintendent Karen Molinar for bringing forward a concrete plan around student literacy within the strategic plan

Providing assessments to students and ensuring parents receive reports is key to driving progress, " said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins

"I’m eager to say that this plan in more than a few ways does mimic the work of Parent Shield and the consistent effort that we presented before you on countless times, providing assessments to students and putting the reports in the hands of parents," said parent Trenace Dorsey-Hollins.

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, director of the education advocacy group Parent Shield Fort Worth, said she wants to see a plan that includes focused support around literacy for all students in the district. In particular, she wants to see efforts to improve reading scores among Black students