Trustees approved $10 million for renovations at Crowley Middle School and H.F. Stevens Middle School. Bond 2023 funds will be used to pay for the expense.
The enhancements will include new flooring and doors, LED lighting, classroom technology upgrades, science labs, safety enhancements, exterior signage and more.
Work is expected to begin this summer and be completed by fall 2026.
Superintendent Dr. Michael McFarland introduced Naveen Naqvi as the interim principal at Bess Race Elementary School. Naqvi has served as an assistant principal at Bess Race for three years. She also has worked as a teacher and STEM specialist at that campus.
On Thursday, trustees also approved Malcolm McArthur as assistant principal at Crowley Middle School, and Kellye Kirkpatrick as assistant principal at Summer Creek Middle School.
McArthur has most recently served as principal of Oakland Charter High School, AMPS and brings 20 years of experience in education. He also worked as assistant superintendent at Carter G. Woodson Public and W.E.B. DuBois Charter Schools, Agape Inc.
Kirkpatrick most recently worked as regional sales director for McGraw Hill-Digital Acceleration Group. She also has served as a principal at Faith Family Academy Middle School in Dallas and Monnig Middle School in Fort Worth ISD. She has over 20 years education experience.
Crowley ISD will offer its 2023-24 Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) public hearing at the regular board meeting on Feb. 27.
The reports pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide information on school and district staff, programs and student demographics.
Information from the 2023-24 TAPR and other requirements from TEA will be available after the public hearing.
Individuals wishing to comment during the public hearing must sign up in advance by completing and submitting an online form one hour before the meeting begins. The speaker card is available at www.crowleyisdtx.org/openforum.
