Greetings FWAFA Family, Hope your summer is off to a great start and you are getting some time to relax and have fun. We are about one month and counting to the start of the 2021-2022 school year! I am so excited for what promises to be the best year yet at FWAFA. The main...Read More

Thursday, July 1, 2021, Fort Worth, TX – Texas Center for Arts + Academics (TCA+A) announced on Thursday afternoon the hiring of Anika Perkins as the new Chief Academic Officer and Deputy Superintendent. Perkins will serve as the lead academics executive for both Texas School of the Arts (TeSA) and Fort Worth Academy of Fine...Read More

State assessment results are now available in the Texas Student Data Portal, www.texasassessment.com, which houses information from any state assessment your student has taken including STAAR and TELPAS. Results will be available in the Student Data Portal for STAAR grades 3-8 and EOCs. Families will also receive a paper copy of their child’s results at the...Read More

On June 17, 2021, Texas Center for Arts + Academics President/CEO, Paul Gravley announced that all students will return to in-person instruction this fall. Mr. Gravley’s official letter is attached below.Read More

Know any young aspiring playwrights? Once again, there’s an opportunity for motivated high school playwrights to present their plays in front of a live audience, outside of a school auditorium.  Circle Theatre is back for its 25th year with its High School Playwriting Project. The project was started by Rose Pearson, one of the founders of Circle...Read More

Greetings FWAFA Family, What a wild ride school has been this year! I just want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of our wonderful students, amazing parent supporters, and awesome teachers for your grace and resilience as we figured out how to “do school” during a global pandemic. FWAFA is definitely a family,...Read More

Greetings FWAFA Family, The biggest items for your radar this week are: 1.) The school supply list is attached to the JupiterEd email with this newsletter and more information about this TBC fundraiser is in the full newsletter below. 2.) Summer reading assignments are ready. They were also attached to the JupiterEd email, more information...Read More

Greetings FWAFA Family, Well, I don’t know about you, but I was so happy that our power was restored on Sunday night! We all have a busy week ahead and can’t be deterred by squirrels on the power lines. #GOFWAFA! May is Mental Health Month! In celebration of Mental Health Month in May, our amazing...Read More

Greetings FWAFA Family, We are just a few short weeks away from our “Asynchronous Learning” days due to state testing. The Texas Education Agency allowed schools/districts to take up to 10 days per test administration in order to have enough classrooms and staff to administer the various required state assessments and adhere to health guidelines....Read More

Greetings FWAFA Family, As we embark on the last six weeks of the school year, I am happy to share that we have over 80% of students back in the building. Encourage your student to have a strong finish to the school year by checking Parent Portal and Google Classroom often, turn in work on...Read More