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Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming LEVELLAND ISD agenda. There are 6 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
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Vote Scheduled on Secret School Safety Audit
The board is scheduled to vote on the district’s Three-Year Safety Audit Survey results, but the actual report is not attached to the public agenda. Taxpayers are being kept in the dark about the safety and security status of their children’s schools. The board is being asked to approve a report that the public has not been allowed to review.
Response
DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding Item 16, do not vote on the Safety Audit until the full report is released to the public. Taxpayers and parents have a right to know the results of the safety audit for our schools before you approve it.’ (Contact information for trustees should be available on the Levelland ISD website.)
💰 Impact: Lack of public oversight on school safety.
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| 🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5) |
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District Plan Embeds ‘Equity’ and ‘Sense of Belonging’ Goals
The proposed District Improvement Plan (DIP) includes multiple strategies labeled as part of an ‘Equity Plan.’ The plan focuses on ‘equitable support,’ ‘equitable staffing,’ and increasing students’ ‘sense of belonging.’ While sounding positive, these terms are often used to introduce controversial equity-based policies that can lead to unequal resource allocation and a focus on social outcomes over academic achievement.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding Item 6, the District Improvement Plan, what specific policies and metrics will be used to measure ‘equity’ and ‘sense of belonging’? Taxpayers expect the district to focus on academic excellence for all students, not on politically-driven equity initiatives.’ (Contact information for trustees should be available on the Levelland ISD website.)
💰 Impact: Mission drift from academic excellence to social engineering.
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| 🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5) |
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Last-Minute $800,000 Budget Shuffle Funds New Sports Facility
The board is voting on a final budget amendment for the 2025-2026 school year that increases both revenue and spending by $800,000. A significant portion, $550,000, is being added to ‘Facilities Acquisitions and Construction,’ likely to fund the new $662,733 softball and tennis facility. This is a large, last-minute shift of funds into new construction, while the budget for Plant Maintenance is being cut by $180,000.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding Item 11, please explain the justification for cutting the Plant Maintenance budget by $180,000 while adding $550,000 for new athletic facilities. Are we prioritizing new projects over the upkeep of existing taxpayer-funded buildings?’ (Contact information for trustees should be available on the Levelland ISD website.)
💰 Impact: $550,000 shifted to new construction, potentially at the expense of maintaining existing facilities.
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Uses New Law to Slow Down Public Records Requests
The board is using a new state law (HB 3033) to designate 10 days as ‘non-business days’ for the purposes of the Texas Public Information Act. This means the district will have more time to respond to public records requests, making it slower for taxpayers to get information. The days chosen are around major holidays, effectively extending the response deadlines when public scrutiny might be high.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding Item 5.D, while HB 3033 allows for designating non-business days, this power should be used sparingly. Please explain why the district needs to slow down its response time to public information requests from taxpayers.’ (Contact information for trustees should be available on the Levelland ISD website.)
💰 Impact: Delayed access to public information.
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Student Health Council Report Highlights ‘Mental Health Training’
A report from the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) reveals that one of its topics of discussion was ‘Mental Health training for staff.’ This is an information-only item, but it shows that the district’s health committee is focused on expanding the school’s role into student mental health, which can be a pathway to more intrusive surveys, screenings, and interventions without full parental consent.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding the SHAC report (Item 13.B), what specific ‘Mental Health training’ is being provided to staff? Who is the vendor, what is the cost, and can parents review all training materials?’ (Contact information for trustees should be available on the Levelland ISD website.)
💰 Impact: Potential for future spending on mental health programs and mission creep away from academics.
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Establishes ‘Safe and Supportive’ Teams for Threat Assessment
The district is approving the members of its state-mandated ‘Safe and Supportive School Program’ teams. These teams are responsible for conducting ‘behavioral threat assessments’ and involve staff with expertise in counseling and mental health. While required by law, these programs can sometimes expand into broader social-emotional monitoring of students.
Response
Monitor: This is a state-mandated program. Parents should monitor how ‘behavioral threat assessments’ are defined and used, and ensure they are not a pretext for social-emotional data collection.
💰 Impact: Potential for mission creep into student mental health surveillance.
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