Weatherford Independent School District | Charlotte LaGrone
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Weatherford ISD offers large school
opportunities with a small town approach.
The care from our teachers, the support
of our community, and the true belief that we are
one town, one team is only rivaled by the endless
opportunities that Weatherford ISD has to offer
students.
Located about 25 miles west of Fort Worth,
Weatherford ISD offers public education for
approximately 8,100 students enrolled in grades
Pre-K through 12. The District has 11 campuses
and is spread over 254 square miles.
DISTRICT ACCOLADES
n Weatherford ISD is the proud home of Karen
Sams, the 2020 Texas Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Sams is a third grade teacher at Crockett
Elementary. On October 26, 2020 she was
named the 2020 Texas Elementary Teacher of
the Year and the Texas Association of School
Administrators selected her to represent the
state as Texas Teacher of the Year in the National
Teacher of the Year competition.
n Through a partnership between Weatherford
ISD and the Parker County Hospital District,
the district is able to offer medical care onsite.
Each campus has a Kanga Care Center that uses
telemedicine to meet the minor healthcare needs
of students and staff.
n Weatherford ISD has been named an Inclusive
National Demonstration Site by PlayCore. All
elementary campuses have playgrounds that are
accessible to all students.
n Weatherford ISD has been recognized as one
of only 15 school districts out of 1,247 to be
named a Project Adam Texas Heart Safe School
District. Only 434 schools in the state of Texas
have achieved this designation.
n The WISD Board of Trustees approved the
memorandum of understanding for the Tarleton
State University Distinguished High School
Partnership Program. The memorandum
stipulates that the top 25% of each graduating
class from Weatherford High School will
receive automatic admittance to Tarleton. The
university also agrees to waive the requirement
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