Larry Lewis – your five years at Lancaster ISD are about up

Not quite five years ago, on Sept. 30, 2003, rightfully embattled Lancaster ISD superintendent Larry Lewis made this pledge:

“Give me $75 million in February, and I will give you the best school district in the nation in five years.”

Well, Larry, you got your $75 million in the February, 2004 bond election.

And, guess what?

With the closure of Wilmer-Hutchins ISD, consensus of opinion, TAKS scores and more is that Lancaster is the worst school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Yes, you may have made gains there, but they’ve been gains at a lower rate than any other school district in the Metroplex.

In other words, you’re not even treading water in your region, let alone “the best school district in the nation,” you’re falling further behind every year.