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📍 Drive to COMMUNITY ISD Office   📅 Monday, August 31, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming COMMUNITY ISD agenda. There are 2 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
Secret Discussion to Hire Superintendent Search Firm
📅 August 31, 2026
The school board is meeting in a closed, executive session to discuss hiring “Impact Education Specialists” to find the district’s next superintendent. The selection of a new leader is one of the most important decisions the board makes, yet the entire discussion about the search firm’s criteria, process, and cost is scheduled to happen behind closed doors. This prevents any public oversight or input into how the district’s next leader will be chosen.
Response

Sign up for public comment on Item 3.A.1. Contact the Community ISD Board of Trustees: ‘The criteria for selecting a new superintendent should be discussed in public, not behind closed doors. Before you hire a search firm, hold a public work session to get input from parents and taxpayers on what they want in the district’s next leader.’

💰 Impact: The undisclosed cost of the search firm’s contract and the risk of hiring a superintendent who is not aligned with the community’s values.
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
Public Comment Restricted to Agenda Items Only
📅 August 31, 2026
The meeting agenda explicitly states that public comments are limited to items already on the agenda, citing Board Policy BED Local. This rule prevents parents and taxpayers from bringing new or urgent concerns to the board’s attention during a public meeting, effectively silencing them on any issue the board has not pre-approved for discussion.
Response

Contact the Community ISD Board of Trustees and ask them to reform Board Policy BED Local. ‘A true open forum allows taxpayers to bring any relevant school district issue to the board’s attention. Please revise the public comment policy to allow for comments on non-agenda items so our voices can be heard.’

💰 Impact: Erodes accountability by allowing the board to ignore any issue it doesn’t place on an agenda.
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