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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for DENTON ISD. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Hiding Policy Changes from Parents and the Board
| 📅 First Reading on July 28, 2026 |
Under Item 8.B, the administration is proposing to move policy FDB(Local), which governs student admissions and transfers, out of the board’s hands and into ‘Administrative Regulations.’ This is a classic bureaucratic power grab. Board-approved policies must be voted on in public by your elected trustees. Administrative regulations can be changed by unelected staff behind closed doors. This move reduces transparency and makes it easier for the district to alter school attendance rules without your knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a direct attack on board oversight. Email the Board of Trustees and sign up for public comment. Your message: ‘I demand that FDB(Local) and all other local policies remain under the direct, public control of the elected Board. Vote NO on moving any policy to administrative regulation.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of public oversight and parental input on student placement policies.
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Approving a $155,840 Student Surveillance System
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 28, 2026 |
Hidden on the Consent Agenda (Item 7.I), the board is set to approve a $155,840 purchase of ‘Edugence Software.’ The vendor’s own description says it’s for ‘assessment management… and data warehousing.’ ‘Data warehousing’ is how they create a permanent digital dossier on your child, tracking their academic, behavioral, and potentially social-emotional data over many years. This system is being purchased without a full public discussion about who owns your child’s data and who it will be shared with.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Superintendent and the Board of Trustees. Your message: ‘I demand Item 7.I, the purchase of Edugence Software, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to know exactly what student data this system collects before you spend $155,840 on it.’ Advise members to verify contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $155,840
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Sending a Lobbyist to Austin on the Taxpayer’s Dime
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 28, 2026 |
Under Item 8.A, the board is appointing a delegate to represent the district at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly. TASB is a powerful lobbying group in Austin that frequently opposes parental rights initiatives, like curriculum transparency bills. This appointment uses your tax dollars to send a representative to a political gathering that may vote against your family’s interests. You have a right to know who this delegate is and what they believe.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board of Trustees. Your message: ‘Before you vote on the TASB delegate in Item 8.A, I demand to know the nominee’s public stance on curriculum transparency, parental consent for surveys, and school choice. Our community’s delegate must represent our values, not the TASB establishment.’ Advise members to verify contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Taxpayer funds used for political lobbying that may oppose parental rights.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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College Board Contract Creates Data Privacy Loophole
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 28, 2026 |
The district is approving a $175,224 contract with the College Board for SAT/PSAT testing (Item 7.G). The fine print of the contract allows the College Board to establish a direct data-sharing relationship with students, often through mobile apps and optional questionnaires. This creates a pipeline for a third party to collect sensitive student information for its own purposes, completely outside of the district’s control and parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Superintendent. Your message: ‘Regarding Item 7.G, what specific ‘optional’ data does the College Board collect from our students, and how is it used? Please provide parents with a clear opt-out form for any data collection not absolutely essential for administering the test itself.’ Advise members to verify contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $175,224.19
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Who Decides Your Child’s Health Curriculum?
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 28, 2026 |
The board is approving the new members for the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) under Item 7.D. This is the committee that recommends the health and sex-ed curriculum for the entire district. The proposed list includes a district social worker and the director of counseling, positions often used to introduce controversial Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and mental health topics into the classroom. Parents must pay close attention to who is on this influential committee.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE & ENGAGE: Research the names on the proposed SHAC list. Email the Board of Trustees to demand they appoint trusted community members with a track record of respecting parental rights. Your message: ‘The SHAC must represent the values of parents. I urge you to ensure the members appointed in Item 7.D are committed to a health curriculum focused on science, not social agendas.’ Advise members to verify contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Control over sensitive health and sex-ed curriculum.
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