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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming WHITEHOUSE ISD agenda and found 3 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
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School Health Committee Appointments Hidden on Consent Agenda
The board is approving members for the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) as part of a bundled ‘consent agenda’ vote, preventing individual discussion. This committee has significant influence over health curriculum, and these appointments deserve a separate, public discussion and a recorded vote.
Response
DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Whitehouse ISD Board (see district website for contact info). ‘I demand Consent Item X.A.10, the SHAC appointments, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Parents deserve to know who is shaping our children’s health curriculum.’
💰 Impact: Bypassing Parental Review
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Undisclosed Budget Amendment on Consent Agenda
The board plans to approve a budget amendment without a separate discussion by bundling it on the consent agenda. The details of this amendment, including what is being cut or added and for how much, have not been made public in the agenda, preventing taxpayer scrutiny before the vote.
Response
INVESTIGATE & DEMAND DETAILS: Contact the Whitehouse ISD Board. ‘Before the vote on Consent Item X.A.6, please publish the full details of the proposed budget amendment. Taxpayers deserve to see what changes are being made to the budget before they are approved.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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Vague Fund Transfers on Consent Agenda
The board is asking for authorization to transfer funds between different budget categories, approved as part of a bundled consent agenda. This reduces financial transparency and could be used to move money to unapproved projects without specific board action or public oversight.
Response
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Whitehouse ISD Board. ‘Regarding Consent Item X.A.7, taxpayers deserve a specific accounting of which funds are being transferred and for what purpose, not a blanket approval. Please pull this item for a separate discussion.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Financial Transparency
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