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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming MEDINA VALLEY ISD agenda and found 6 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
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Sliding Scale Policy Limits Public Comment
The board’s public comment policy reduces speaking time from 5 minutes per person down to just 2 minutes when 7 or more people sign up to speak. This rule penalizes taxpayers for showing up in large numbers on important issues, effectively limiting community input when it is most needed.
Response
Sign up for Public Comment to address the board. Urge them to revise the policy in section ‘Public Comment’ to guarantee a minimum of 3 minutes per speaker, regardless of how many citizens sign up. Punishing the public for participating is an anti-transparency tactic.
💰 Impact: Reduced Public Access
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Ideological Books Bundled in Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes extensive library book acquisition lists for elementary, middle, and high schools. These lists contain numerous titles focused on social-emotional learning (SEL), identity politics, and activism, which can introduce divisive concepts to students under the guise of ‘library resources.’
Response
Email the Board of Trustees: ‘I request that the ‘Library Book Purchases’ item be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and a recorded vote. Parents deserve to know what ideological material is being purchased with their tax dollars.’
💰 Impact: Politicized Libraries
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Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Association Fees
The district’s annual financial report, presented as part of the FIRST rating, discloses taxpayer-funded reimbursements for ‘Registration TASA/TASB’. The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) is a lobbying organization that often works against taxpayer interests at the state legislature.
Response
During the Public Hearing on the FIRST report, ask the board why taxpayer money is being spent on registrations for TASA/TASB, an organization that lobbies against the interests of parents and taxpayers.
💰 Impact: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
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New Reading Curriculum Committee Approved
The board is approving a committee to select the next K-5 Reading and Language Arts curriculum. The materials this committee recommends will shape what elementary students are taught for years, making it critical for parents to engage now before a decision is made.
Response
Contact the District Office: ‘Regarding the K-5 RLA Textbook Committee, how can parents review the materials being considered? We demand a public review period for any proposed curriculum before the final vote.’
💰 Impact: Long-Term Curriculum Changes
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Waiver Converts Class Time to Staff Training
The board is approving a waiver to convert up to 2,100 minutes of student instruction time into staff development. While professional development is necessary, this time can be used to push ideological training like DEI or SEL on teachers without parental oversight.
Response
Email the Board of Trustees: ‘Regarding the ‘Staff Development Waiver,’ what specific training is planned for this time? Parents deserve to know if instructional time is being replaced with ideological teacher training.’
💰 Impact: Lost Instructional Time
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✅ Wins for Taxpayers
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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District Recovers $67k in Unused Project Funds
The district is finalizing the Ladera Elementary portable infrastructure project with a change order that credits $67,748 in unused contingency funds back to the district. This action demonstrates responsible stewardship of taxpayer money on a construction project.
How to Lock It In
Show up to thank the Board for their prudent fiscal management on the Ladera Elementary portable project (Change Order #1). This is the kind of responsible oversight taxpayers expect and should be the standard.
✅ Why It Matters: Taxpayer Savings
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