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📍 Drive to SLATON ISD Office   📅 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming SLATON ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
New District Debt Being Considered
📅 2026-09-08
The board is holding a discussion on “Bond Information,” which is the first step toward asking taxpayers to approve new long-term debt. This is the earliest opportunity for citizens to influence the size and scope of a potential bond before it becomes a formal proposal.
Response

GET INVOLVED EARLY: Attend the meeting to hear the ‘Bond Information’ discussion. Email the Slaton ISD board to insist that any future debt be focused only on essential needs and that no Certificates of Obligation be used to bypass voters.

💰 Impact: Future Property Tax Hikes
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

District Plan Vote with No Public Details
📅 2026-09-08
The board is scheduled to approve the District Improvement Plan (DIP), a key document that sets priorities and spending for the year. The plan itself has not been made public with the agenda, preventing parents and taxpayers from reviewing it for ideological content or new spending initiatives.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Slaton ISD board and ask for the full 2026-2027 District Improvement Plan to be published online immediately. Parents and taxpayers must be able to review the plan before it is approved.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Curricular/Spending Mandates
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
Requires Verification

Undisclosed Changes to District Spending Rules
📅 2026-09-08
The board is voting on revisions to its purchasing and acquisition policy, CH(LOCAL), without providing the text of the changes to the public in the agenda. This prevents taxpayers from seeing how the rules for spending their money are being altered before the vote.
Response

INVESTIGATE: Contact the Slaton ISD administration and demand the proposed text for policy CH(LOCAL) be posted online before the board votes. Taxpayers have a right to see changes to spending rules before they are approved.

💰 Impact: Reduced Spending Transparency
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