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We reviewed the upcoming agenda for LOVEJOY ISD and found 5 items with policy significance ahead of the vote.
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District Reports $618K Funding Gap for School Marshal Program
In a safety and security update, the district presented the annualized cost of its School Marshal Program at $899,266. With state revenue covering only $281,306, the district faces a local funding gap of $617,960 to maintain the armed staff program. This provides a specific, local data point on the unfunded costs of state school safety initiatives.
Policy Use
DOCUMENT FOR STATE AFFAIRS: Item 11’s presentation (Attachment 29) quantifies a $617,960 local funding gap for its School Marshal program. Add this data point to the state school-safety funding tracker for use in legislative testimony.
Policy Lever: $617,960 Local Funding Gap
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| WATCH (LEVEL 6) |
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District Fails to Meet HB3 Goals for Early Literacy and Math
The board is acting on its state-required House Bill 3 academic goals. The district’s own data shows it failed to meet its 2026 targets for 3rd-grade students achieving ‘meets grade level or above’ on the STAAR test, with reading at 83% (goal 84%) and math at 84% (goal 90%). This provides evidence of underperformance in foundational academic areas.
Policy Use
DOCUMENT FOR POLICY TEAM: Item 18’s presentation (Attachment 40) shows the district missed its state-mandated HB3 academic goals in 3rd-grade reading and math. Log this data as evidence of academic performance issues for use in briefs on curriculum and accountability.
Policy Lever: Academic Accountability
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| WATCH (LEVEL 5) |
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Board to Approve School Health Advisory Council Membership
The board is approving the membership of the 2026-2027 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) and formally authorizing it to make recommendations on sensitive curriculum topics. Per state law, these topics include instruction on child abuse, family violence, dating violence, sex trafficking, and fentanyl prevention. This action establishes the body that will influence the district’s health and human sexuality curriculum.
Policy Use
WATCH: Item 10.H approves the SHAC membership. Add the district to the state SHAC tracker and monitor future meeting agendas for curriculum recommendations, particularly regarding human sexuality and family life.
Policy Lever: Health Curriculum Control
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✅ Models to Replicate
Local actions worth capturing as model policy.
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| Model Policy (LEVEL 10) |
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Board Briefing on Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit Program
The Board’s Legislative Subcommittee is presenting on a new federal school choice program, the ‘Education Freedom Tax Credit Program (EFTC),’ established under a purported ‘Internal Revenue Code §25F.’ The presentation details the program’s mechanics, including a federal tax credit for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) that fund public or private school scholarships, and notes the Texas Governor has already opted in for 2027. This item provides direct insight into how a local district is interpreting and preparing for a major federal school choice initiative.
How to Capture It
CAPTURE AND BRIEF: Item 19’s presentation (Attachment 42) details a new federal school choice program. Send the full presentation to the federal and state policy teams to analyze the district’s interpretation and use it as a model for briefing other local officials on the EFTC program.
✅ Why It Matters: Federal School Choice Program
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| Model Policy (LEVEL 8) |
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Policy Update to Prohibit Student Personal Device Use
The board will vote on updates to policy FNCE (LOCAL), which prohibits students from using personal communication devices (PCDs), including cell phones and smart watches, during the school day. The policy requires devices to be securely stored and out of sight, and authorizes confiscation and disciplinary action for violations. This represents a concrete local action to improve classroom focus and order by restricting student access to personal technology.
How to Capture It
CAPTURE THE MODEL: Item 10.G adopts policy FNCE (LOCAL) restricting student cell phone use. Secure the final adopted text and add it to the model policy file for Texas as a best-practice example for improving the learning environment.
✅ Why It Matters: Student Discipline Policy
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