TEA Extends Houston ISD Intervention for Two More Years

The progress was good — but it wasn’t good enough.

That is essentially what a TEA press release issued this morning (June 2, 2025) says in announcing that the agency’s intervention into Houston ISD will be extended for a second two-year term, for a period ending on June 1, 2027.

“Ultimately, two years has not been enough time to fix district systems that were broken for decades,” Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in the press release.

HISD: Highest Gains of any Large Texas District

Mike Miles, the district’s superintendent appointed by Morath two years ago, will continue in that role — but four appointed members on the nine-member appointed board of managers are transitioning off the board in favor of four new members that Morath appointed.

Morath praised Miles’ leadership and the “hard work and resolve” of the district’s students, educators and support staff that resulted in HISD experiencing the highest gains of any large school district in Texas, and he cited data reflecting that student achievement continued to climb in the second year of intervention.

Three Goals

But, Morath said that the district still needs to achieve these three goals:

• No multi-year academically unacceptable campuses.
• Compliance with special-ed laws.
• Ensuring that the school board’s procedures align with a focus on students that is consistent with high performing governance teams.

“The extension of this intervention will allow the district to build on its progress and achieve lasting success for students once the board transitions back to elected leadership,” Morath said.