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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for FT SAM HOUSTON ISD. We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Silencing Parents at the Podium
The district’s public comment policy, detailed in the meeting attachments, requires parents to first navigate a bureaucratic complaint process before they are allowed to speak to the Board about a specific problem. If a parent hasn’t completed this administrative maze, the Board President has the authority to shut off their microphone. This is a gatekeeping tactic designed to silence parents, prevent elected officials from hearing direct testimony, and protect the administration from public accountability.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD: Contact the Board of Trustees and demand they revise Board Policy BED(LOCAL) to remove the requirement that parents must exhaust administrative channels before speaking at a public meeting. The Board works for the parents, not the other way around. (Moms for Liberty members should verify current board member emails on the district website.)
💰 Taxpayer Impact: The cost of your First Amendment rights and public accountability.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Budget Justifies Social-Emotional Programming Over Academics
The district’s official budget is explicitly built on a foundation of ‘District Beliefs’ that prioritize ‘social-emotional well-being’ and ‘developing the whole person.’ These are common euphemisms for Social Emotional Learning (SEL), which often replaces core academic instruction with psychological programming and progressive social values. By embedding this language in the budget, the district creates a justification for spending taxpayer money on these non-academic initiatives.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS: During public comment on the budget, ask the Board: ‘The budget cites ‘social-emotional well-being’ as a core belief. Can you please identify every line item in this $32.8M budget that funds SEL programs, staff, or training? Parents deserve to know how much money is being diverted from academics to psychological programming.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: The $32.8M General Fund budget is framed by this belief system.
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague $440,000 Grant for ‘System-Building’
The budget report lists a $440,000 grant called ‘LASO LIFT Cycle 4’ for the purpose of ‘building the instructional and systems-level capacity.’ This is vague bureaucratic language that could be a Trojan horse for implementing district-wide ideological frameworks like Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) or SEL, which often involve student data collection and behavioral interventions without full parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND DETAILS: Contact the Superintendent’s office. ‘Regarding the $440,000 LASO LIFT grant mentioned in the budget report, what specific ‘systems-level capacity’ is being built? Will this grant be used to purchase any curriculum or software from vendors like CASEL, Panorama, or Second Step? We demand a detailed spending plan before the budget is approved.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $440,000 (Grant Funding)
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