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📍 Drive to AVERY ISD Office   📅 Thursday, August 27, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming AVERY ISD agenda. There are 2 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
Adopting New Budget and Property Tax Rate
📅 Vote Scheduled August 27, 2026
The board is scheduled to vote on the 2026-2027 budget and the property tax rate that will fund it. The agenda provides no details on the proposed rate or how it compares to the ‘no-new-revenue’ rate — the rate that would raise the same amount of money as last year. This lack of transparency makes it impossible for taxpayers to know the financial impact on their family budget before the board takes its final vote.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Avery ISD administration office before the August 27th meeting. Ask for the proposed 2026-2027 tax rate, the no-new-revenue rate, and the voter-approval rate to be posted online. Taxpayers deserve to know the financial impact before the board votes.

💰 Impact: Potential property tax increase; amount undisclosed in agenda.
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Appointing a New School Board Trustee in Secret
📅 Deliberation Scheduled August 27, 2026
The board will meet in a closed-door executive session to ‘Deliberate the Appointment of a Trustee.’ Appointing a board member to fill a vacancy, instead of holding a special election, denies voters the opportunity to choose their own representative. This process can lead to an insular board that is not accountable to the public.
Response

DEMAND AN ELECTION: Contact the Avery ISD administration. Urge the board to fill the trustee vacancy via a special election, not a backroom appointment. The community deserves to vote for its representative.

💰 Impact: Loss of voter representation on the school board.
District Info
Address 150 SAN ANTONIO ST, AVERY, TX 75554
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