FORT WORTH ISD SUPERINTENDENT WALTER DANSBY RESIGNS

(AP) – The superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School District Walter Dansby has resigned after trustees met in closed session for several hours. The resignation was accepted in a 6-3 vote. Mr. Dansby in January 2012 took over leadership of the FWISD, with more than 80,000 students. The 63-year-old Dansby will work through June 9 – the last day of school. Dansby, who’s been with the district for 40 years, will retire at the end of January 2015. Dansby, with a base salary of nearly $339,000, says he leaves with no regrets and looks forward to retirement.

In a letter to the community on the Fort Worth ISD website, Dansby wrote: “This is one of the hardest messages I’ve ever had to write. As you all know by now, last night the Board accepted my resignation as superintendent of the Fort Worth ISD. After 40 years working for this District – as a teacher, coach, administrator, and finally as superintendent — it’s nearly impossible to summarize all I am feeling right now. So I am going to choose to focus on one overwhelming feeling – gratitude.”