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📍 Drive to CHESTER ISD Office   📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming CHESTER ISD agenda and found 3 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 6)
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Secret Changes to Board Rules
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is voting on an undisclosed amendment to its own operating procedures. These rules govern public comment, transparency, and how the board conducts business, and any changes could potentially limit public access or accountability.
Response

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: The proposed amendment for Item 4.H is not public. Contact the Board and demand the full text of the ‘amendment of the 2026-2027 Board Operating Procedures’ be published online immediately, and that the vote be postponed until the public has had time to review it.

💰 Impact: Reduced Public Access
WATCH (LEVEL 4)
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Undisclosed Superintendent Evaluation Metrics
📅 November 16, 2026
The board will vote on the tool used to evaluate the Superintendent. Without the document being public, taxpayers cannot verify if performance metrics are tied to student achievement or to ideological goals like DEI or ESG.
Response

INVESTIGATE: The evaluation instrument for the Superintendent is not attached. Contact the district office and demand that the ‘2026-2027 Superintendent Evaluation Instrument’ for Item 4.E be posted online for public review before the vote.

💰 Impact: Politicized Leadership Incentives
WATCH (LEVEL 4)
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Undisclosed Principal Evaluation Metrics
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is approving the evaluation criteria for school principals. This document is not public, so parents and taxpayers cannot see if principals will be judged on academic results or on implementing political agendas in their schools.
Response

INVESTIGATE: The evaluation criteria for principals is not attached. Contact the district office and demand that the ‘2026-2027 Principal Evaluation Instrument’ for Item 4.F be posted online for public review before the vote.

💰 Impact: Politicized School Leadership
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