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📍 Drive to LAKE WORTH ISD Office   📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming LAKE WORTH ISD agenda. There are 2 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
🚨 Alert (LEVEL 9)
Requires Verification

Potential Property Tax Hike Pending Vote
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is scheduled to vote on the new property tax rate under Item 9.B. The agenda references a “Tax Payer Impact Statement” and the “Official Budget,” but the proposed rate is not specified in the main agenda, obscuring whether it exceeds the no-new-revenue rate which would trigger a tax increase for homeowners.
Response

INVESTIGATE & SPEAK UP: Open the ‘Tax Payer Impact Statement’ (Item 11.A) attached to the Official Agenda (linked above) to find the proposed tax rate. Contact the board before the meeting: ‘Regarding Item 9.B, I urge you to adopt the no-new-revenue tax rate to protect homeowners from a tax increase.’

💰 Impact: Higher Property Taxes
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
DEI Vendor Requirements Hidden on Consent Agenda
📅 Scheduled Action
Buried in the consent agenda, Item 6.F proposes a “DEI Adopt Certification” for vendors. This policy could require the district to select contractors based on political DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) criteria rather than on best value and merit for the taxpayer.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the board and demand that Item 6.F be pulled from the consent agenda for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Ask them: ‘Will Lake Worth ISD be scoring vendors on political DEI criteria instead of best value for the taxpayer?’

💰 Impact: Scoring Vendors on Politics
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