State to give TISD reprieve

Tioga ISD’s appeal to the Texas Education Agency resulted in the promise of an abatement from TEA Commissioner Mike Morath.

The district’s continual academic success and the community’s steadfast support swayed the state TISD’s way, Superintendent Josh Ballinger said Tuesday.

“None of this is official, but the news is going to break that we will receive the abatement,” he said. “It’s all a matter of the commissioner putting in writing to us and essentially gives us the relief of not [having a] revoked status on our accreditation.”