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📍 Drive to DENVER CITY ISD Office   📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming DENVER CITY ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 6)
State-Mandated Governance Model on the Agenda
📅 November 16, 2026
The Superintendent will discuss ‘Lonestar Governance,’ a Texas Education Agency (TEA) framework that can shift a board’s focus to narrow, data-driven metrics. This program often comes with expensive, mandatory training and consultant contracts, representing a loss of local control to state-level bureaucrats.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Denver City ISD board. ‘Regarding Item VI.A.3, what are the full costs associated with Lone Star Governance training and implementation, and how does this framework preserve the board’s role as representatives of local parents and taxpayers, not the TEA?’

💰 Impact: Loss of Local Control
WATCH (LEVEL 5)
Undisclosed Budget Amendment
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is scheduled to vote on a ‘Budget Amendment’ under Item V.A.2 with no supporting documentation or explanation provided in the public agenda. This lack of transparency prevents taxpayers from knowing how their money is being reallocated before the vote is taken.
Response

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Denver City ISD board before the meeting. ‘Item V.A.2, the Budget Amendment, has no public documentation. All budget changes must be posted publicly with full details before any vote is taken.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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