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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for GOOSE CREEK CISD. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Approve $1.14M Contract with Outside Consultant
Buried in the consent agenda, the district plans to approve a $1.14 million contract with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET). This money, tied to a state grant, will fund consultants to reshape ‘instructional systems’ and implement ‘TX LIFT priorities’ without clear, public explanation of what those priorities are.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board of Trustees (see the Official Agenda link for contact details). ‘I demand Consent Item 7.B.3 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to hear the Board publicly explain what the ‘TX LIFT priorities’ are before spending over $1.1 million on this consultant.’
💰 Impact: $1,141,900.00 (Grant-Funded)
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District to Spend $2 Million on Student Devices
The Board is set to approve spending up to $2 million from bond funds for more student mobile devices and accessories. The district has not provided any independent evidence that these devices improve academic outcomes, or detailed how much daily screen time they add for students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Contact the Board of Trustees (see the Official Agenda link for contact details). ‘Before you approve spending $2 million on Item 7.B.6, please publish the independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence of academic gains from these devices and a clear statement on the total daily screen time they require of students.’
💰 Impact: $2,000,000
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The district is pushing through a massive update to dozens of local policies (Update 127) by bundling them on the consent agenda. The actual text of the changes is not included in the agenda packet, making it impossible for parents to know what new rules are being adopted for students, teachers, and district operations.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Instruction Sheet’ attached to Item 7.B.9 in the Official Agenda (linked above). Demand the district post the full text of every (LOCAL) policy being changed in this update for public review before any vote is taken.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Policy Changes
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The district is renewing an agreement with The Harris Center to provide mental health services and crisis intervention to students on campus. While student mental health is important, these partnerships can operate without full parental notification or consent, creating a pathway for sensitive discussions and interventions to happen behind parents’ backs.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Harris Center for MHIDD Interlocal’ attached to Item 7.B.4 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains policies that bypass parental consent for mental health services.
💰 Impact: Parental Consent Rights
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 9) |
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District Implements Strong Parental Rights for All School Books
The district is implementing a new, transparent process for all library books, classroom books, donations, and even book fairs, as required by state law. Parents will have 30 days to review any proposed book, the Board must vote on it publicly, and students will need explicit parent permission to even shop at a book fair.
How to Lock It In
Show up to thank the Board for this outstanding policy that protects parental rights and ensures transparency. Get this on the record so it can’t be quietly reversed, and use this as a model policy to demand in neighboring districts.
✅ Why It Matters: A Model Policy
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