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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for ABILENE ISD. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Scrutiny Needed for School Turnaround Vendors
The district’s turnaround plans for Bowie and Clack schools (Item VIII) bring in external consultants like Big Rock Educational Services and School Empowerment Network, with Bowie’s plan costing over $800,000 from a grant. While the plans focus on academics, parents must verify these vendors are not a Trojan horse for SEL or other ideologies and that the spending is justified.
Recommended Action Plan
VERIFY THE VENDORS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact details) before the November vote on these plans: ‘Regarding the Turnaround Plans in Item VIII, please provide evidence that vendors Big Rock and School Empowerment Network have no ties to SEL/DEI ideologies and a detailed breakdown of how their fees will directly improve student academic outcomes.’
💰 Impact: $819,375+ (Grant Funded)
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item VII.B on the consent agenda asks the board to approve ‘Budget Amendments’ with no supporting documents attached to the public agenda. This lack of transparency prevents parents from seeing what money is being moved and for what purpose before it is approved.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item VII.B attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive spending on ideological programs. Demand this item be pulled from consent for a public discussion.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Spending
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item IX.A is a report on ‘Beginning of Year Assessments,’ but the actual report was not included in the public agenda packet. This data is crucial for parents to understand how students are performing academically at the start of the school year.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item IX.A attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to review the district’s academic performance data. Parents deserve to see this information.
💰 Impact: Academic Transparency
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 10) |
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Board Adopts Landmark Pro-Parent Policy Package
Buried in the consent agenda, Item VII.D contains a sweeping policy update that codifies major protections for children and parental rights. The new policies explicitly prohibit staff from socially transitioning students, ban the use of race or sex in selecting students for gifted programs, and make engaging in DEI a fireable offense.
How to Lock It In
PACK THE ROOM TO SUPPORT: This is a huge victory. We must show up to thank the Board for adopting Policy Update 127 (Item VII.D) and get this on the record. This makes Abilene a statewide leader in protecting parental rights and must be defended from any future attempts to weaken it.
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Children & Merit
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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District Affirms Compliance with Anti-DEI Law
In the September 3rd meeting minutes (attached to Item VII.A), the Board formally certified its compliance with SB 12, a state law prohibiting DEI activities and instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. This action puts the district on record as upholding parental rights and protecting the classroom from ideological agendas.
How to Lock It In
APPLAUD & AMPLIFY: Show up to thank the Board for certifying compliance with SB 12. This sets a strong precedent for protecting our kids and should be used as a model for other districts. Acknowledge this positive action from the September 3rd meeting.
✅ Why It Matters: Upholding State Law
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