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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming CANUTILLO ISD agenda and found 8 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
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Tax Rate ‘Cut’ Hides Higher Property Tax Bills
The district’s ‘Taxpayer Impact Statement’ reveals that while the property tax *rate* is slightly decreasing, rising property values mean the tax *bill* for a median-valued home will increase by $123, from $2,056 to $2,179. This is happening while student enrollment is lower than projected, meaning taxpayers are paying more for fewer students.
Response
CHALLENGE THE NARRATIVE: Show up to the meeting on November 17. ‘Item 5.B shows my tax bill is going up, not down. With enrollment declining, the board should be adopting the no-new-revenue rate to give homeowners real relief.’
💰 Impact: Higher Property Taxes
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| WARNING (LEVEL 7) |
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District to Partner for School-Based Health and Counseling Clinic
The board is approving an MOU with Project Vida Health Center to place ‘Outreach Facilitators’ on six campuses for ‘mental health and behavioral health’ services. These school-based clinics can operate outside of direct parental oversight, providing counseling and other services on sensitive topics without full transparency.
Response
DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Pull Consent Item 6.B.5 for a separate discussion and vote. What specific services will be offered, and what are the parental consent and opt-out procedures for mental health services provided by outside vendors on campus?’
💰 Impact: Bypassing Parents
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| WARNING (LEVEL 7) |
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District Confirms Use of Taxpayer-Funded Lobby Group for Superintendent Search
Agenda items 7.A and 8.A reveal that the district used the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for its superintendent search process. TASB is a taxpayer-funded lobbying organization that actively works in Austin against policies like property tax relief and parental rights. This confirms district funds are supporting a political lobby group.
Response
DEMAND AN END TO TAXPAYER-FUNDED LOBBYING: Contact the Board of Trustees. ‘I see from Items 7.A and 8.A that the district pays TASB for services. Why are our local tax dollars being sent to a lobby group that works against taxpayer interests in Austin? The board should end this relationship.’
💰 Impact: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
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| WARNING (LEVEL 6) |
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District Proposes ‘Confidential’ Employee Climate Survey
The board will vote on a district-wide ‘confidential employee climate survey.’ These surveys can be used to collect sensitive data on employees’ personal beliefs and create justification for hiring expensive DEI or ‘social-emotional learning’ consultants.
Response
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board of Trustees. ‘Regarding Item 4.E, what is the purpose of this climate survey, who will see the ‘confidential’ results, and will the survey questions be made public before the vote? Taxpayers should not fund ideological data collection.’
💰 Impact: Ideological Data Mining
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| WATCH (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The board is set to approve an agreement for the ‘Hope Squad’ program, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention initiative. The agreement document was not included in the provided agenda packet, preventing public review of the program’s data collection policies, training materials, and parental notification procedures.
Response
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘CISD-Hope Squad-Paso Del Norte MOA Item’ attached to Item 6.B.6 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the program’s data privacy and parental consent policies.
💰 Impact: Student Data Collection
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| WATCH (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
This consent agenda item seeks ‘Approval of Report on Emergent Bilingual Students,’ but the report itself was not included in the provided agenda packet. Approving a report without public review could allow for hidden policy changes or spending commitments related to curriculum or staffing.
Response
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘scan_eaguilera_2026-10-28-17-02-43’ attached to Item 6.B.3 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains hidden policy changes or spending.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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| WATCH (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
This item on the consent agenda approves revisions to the district’s stipend and supplemental pay schedule, but the document detailing the changes was not included in the provided packet. Such changes could be used to create and fund new ideological positions, such as DEI coordinators, without public scrutiny.
Response
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ’11-10-2026 Stipend Listing Revisions’ attached to Item 6.C.1 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm if new stipends are being created for non-academic or ideological roles.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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✅ Wins for Taxpayers
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Win (LEVEL 6) |
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Board Prioritizes In-Depth Financial and Academic Workshops
The board is considering scheduling dedicated workshops to allow for more in-depth discussion on district finances and academic performance. This is a positive step towards greater transparency and accountability, moving complex issues out of rushed regular meetings into a format where details can be properly examined.
How to Lock It In
SUPPORT THIS MOVE: Email the Board of Trustees. ‘Thank you for considering dedicated workshops under Item 4.D. This is a welcome step for transparency, and I urge you to approve scheduling these important public discussions on finances and academics.’
✅ Why It Matters: Improved Transparency
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