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📍 Drive to LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVI Office   📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD agenda. There are 4 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

Junior High Library Book List Undisclosed
📅 Scheduled Action
The district is set to approve new library books for the junior high, but the list of proposed titles was not included in the publicly available agenda packet. Parents cannot review the books their children will have access to before the board votes.
Response

INVESTIGATE: The book list for Item 8 is in an attachment. Go to the official agenda link and open ‘LCJH Library Book Orders’ to see what the district plans to buy. Email the Board: ‘Please postpone the vote on Item 8 until the full book list for LCJH is made easily accessible for parental review.’

💰 Impact: Lack of Parental Review
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
District Seeks Waiver for Overcrowded Classrooms
📅 Scheduled Action
The district is asking the state for a waiver to exceed the legal class size limit of 22 students per teacher in three fourth-grade classrooms at Mauriceville Elementary. This means more students and less individual attention in core elementary grades.
Response

SPEAK UP FOR STUDENTS: Attend the meeting to comment on Item 13.A. Ask the Board: ‘What is the long-term plan to address enrollment and avoid relying on waivers for overcrowded classrooms? Our fourth graders deserve the full attention the law requires.’

💰 Impact: Reduced Teacher Attention
ALERT (LEVEL 4)
Unbudgeted Spending from District Savings Account
📅 Scheduled Action
The board will vote on a $17,515 purchase of interactive classroom panels that was not included in the annual budget. The district plans to pay for this by drawing from its fund balance, which functions as the district’s savings account.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Board regarding Item 12.D. Ask: ‘Why was this $17,515 expense not included in the budget? What is the policy for using the fund balance for unbudgeted items, and how will this impact the district’s financial health?’

💰 Impact: $17,515 from Savings
✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
Major Win (LEVEL 8)
District Secures More State Aid, Easing Local Tax Burden
📅 Scheduled Action
The district’s legal counsel successfully appealed the state’s property value assessment, reducing the district’s official local wealth by over $18.8 million. This action is projected to increase state aid, shifting the funding burden off the backs of local property taxpayers.
How to Secure It

AMPLIFY THE WIN: Contact the Board to thank them for proactively managing the district’s finances and protecting taxpayers. Ask them to make this property value appeal an annual practice to ensure Little Cypress-Mauriceville taxpayers always get their fair share of state funding.

✅ Why It Matters: Increased State Funding
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