Though roughly 1,000 staff members left following the takeover, leadership confirmed the district began the school year fully staffed with no teacher vacancies. Thousands of students are back in the classroom in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Fort Worth ISD First Day of SchoolWhat we know:Students are back in class in a district that is facing some challenges. And seeing since the state took over, there’s been a lot of teacher vacancies. Superintendent Licata confirmed that even though there were about 1,000 staff members who left immediately after the state took over, the district is fully staffed for the first day.