Parody ‘Alliance ISD’ Facebook page pokes fun at proposed Keller school district split
While no official decisions have been made, a new Facebook page is offering a comedic glimpse at a future when the Keller school district sheds some of its schools.
On Jan. 8, city of Fort Worth leaders and school district parents expressed skepticism about a proposed plan to divide the district, which will be discussed in a private meeting Jan. 16.
“Where your kids go when Keller ISD decides you’re on the wrong side of the track,.” the Alliance Independent School District Facebook page intro reads, referring to the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway that serves as the border between Fort Worth and Keller.
Parents have said in social media posts that they believe the Keller school board will form a new Alliance school district comprised of the schools not in Keller.
The page’s tagline reads “Educating the exiled with style.”
To be clear, this is parody page. There is no Alliance Independent School District, and the Keller school board is only pondering the idea of splitting the district in two, according Fort Worth city council member Charles Lauersdorf and Mayor Mattie Parker.
However, that didn’t stop the fictitious school district from announcing closings as the North Texas deals with freezing rain and snow.
Its Jan. 8 post announcing the closures came roughly three and a half hours before the real Keller school district announced its closures for Jan. 9.
The timing of Keller’s closure announcement appeared to irk the fictitious Alliance district, which questioned whether Keller officials needed permission from the Disney animated character Elsa before closing schools.
“It’s like we saw the forecast and said, ‘Yeah, we’re not doing this.’ Meanwhile, Keller is over here in a heated debate like, ‘But what if the snow is just a rumor?’ (We know they hate to address a rumor.)“ the post read.
The account also created merchandise, and posted a mission statement the “district” will be built around the principal that public education is the foundation of success.
“Our schools should be centers of excellence, designed to inspire and empower,” the account said in a post, which went on to advocate for teacher pay that would reflect “their critical value to society.”
“Education is an investment in our future and what we create here will be our legacy at Alliance ISD,” the post said.
Keller is the fourth-largest school district in Tarrant County, with more than 34,000 students. Its boundaries include the cities of Keller, Fort Worth, Colleyville, Haltom City, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Southlake, Watauga and Westlake. More than half of its campuses (27 of 42) are in Fort Worth.
While the district has a reputation for high quality education, only three Fort Worth campuses earned an “A” rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2022. District schools in Keller, Colleyville and Southlake all received “A” ratings.
Ratings haven’t been released for the past two years due to a lawsuit alleging the state’s system is invalid. The system relies heavily on students’ performance on the annual STAAR test, or the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.
This story was originally published January 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM.
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