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📍 Drive to MOTLEY COUNTY ISD Office   📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming MOTLEY COUNTY ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
District Proposes Limiting Public Comment
📅 Scheduled Action
The board’s agenda limits public comment to the ‘first five people’ who sign up. This arbitrary cap can silence parents and taxpayers who want to hold the board accountable on important issues.
Response

Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand the board remove the arbitrary ‘first five speakers’ limit. Email the board: ‘Item 3.A’s policy of limiting public comment to the first five people silences taxpayers. Please revise this policy to respect public participation.’

💰 Impact: Reduced Public Access
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
Requires Verification

Undisclosed Budget Changes on Consent Agenda
📅 Scheduled Action
The board plans to approve unspecified ‘Budget Amendments’ as part of a bundled consent agenda vote. This practice allows for potentially significant spending changes to pass without individual discussion or a recorded vote.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand that Item 4.B be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers deserve to know what budget changes are being made.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
Requires Verification

District to Hire Consultants for Federal Program
📅 Scheduled Action
The district plans to sign a ‘consultation and services contract’ with the regional Education Service Center (ESC 12) for the federal E-RATE program. This is an outside consultant being paid with taxpayer money for services that may be handled in-house.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) regarding Item 12. Ask: ‘What is the total cost of this E-RATE consultation contract with ESC 12, and what specific services will be provided?’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Consultant Fees
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