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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for HAYS CISD. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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State Mandates “Equity” as Board’s Guiding Principle
The state’s required training framework for school boards, BBD(XHIBIT), directs the board to make decisions through the lens of “equity,” not equality. This means policies will focus on redistributing resources and opportunities based on group identity, rather than ensuring every child has the same access to a quality education.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Email the Board of Trustees (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘Regarding the BBD(XHIBIT) framework, please provide a public definition of ‘equity’ and explain how it differs from ‘equality.’ Parents deserve to know if the district’s goal is equal opportunity for all students or engineered outcomes for specific groups.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Replacing Merit with Group Identity
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Vague “Social Contract” Requires Manual Review
An item under the Board’s team-building agenda is a “25-26 Social Contract,” but the document itself was not included in the provided materials. This document could contain anything from basic operating norms to ideological pledges that impact how the board governs and interacts with parents.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. We need to know what our elected officials are signing up for behind the scenes.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Board Pledges
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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Public Comment Time Restricted to 2-3 Minutes
The district’s public forum policy limits speakers to 3 minutes for agenda items and only 2 minutes for non-agenda items, with a total time of 30 minutes for all public comments. This tight restriction can make it difficult for parents to fully voice their concerns to the board.
Recommended Action Plan
PLAN ACCORDINGLY: If you plan to speak, prepare your remarks to be under 2 minutes for general concerns or 3 minutes for a specific agenda item. Sign up to speak as soon as you arrive to ensure you get a spot within the 30-minute window.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Limited Parent Voice
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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District Policy Mandates Patriotism and Parental Partnership
The district’s own legal policy, AE(LEGAL), affirms that parents are “full partners” in their child’s education. It also requires educators to cultivate “informed American patriotism” and study the founding documents of the U.S. and Texas, providing a strong foundation for traditional civics and academics.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY & DEFEND: Show up to thank the Board for maintaining Policy AE(LEGAL). Quote the ‘American patriotism’ and ‘parents as full partners’ language during public comment. This puts the policy on the record, making it harder to weaken or ignore later, and sets a standard for other districts.
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