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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming LAKE TRAVIS ISD agenda and found 5 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
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Taxpayer-Funded Ideological Book Purchases
The district is approving a long list of library books, including ‘Chain of Ideas’ by Ibram X. Kendi, a leading advocate for Critical Race Theory. This purchase, hidden in the consent agenda, uses taxpayer funds to place politically divisive materials in school libraries.
Response
DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Board of Trustees (see district website for contact info): ‘I demand Consent Item 8D be pulled for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers should not be funding the purchase of politically divisive books like those by Ibram X. Kendi for our school libraries.’
💰 Impact: Politicizing School Libraries
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Committee to Select Sensitive Health Curriculum
The board is formally starting the process for the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to recommend curriculum on sensitive topics like family violence and sex trafficking. This is a required step, but it is crucial for parents to get involved now to ensure the materials selected reflect community values.
Response
ENGAGE THE PROCESS: This resolution in Item 7B starts the clock on selecting sensitive health curriculum. Contact the district to find out who your SHAC representatives are and demand that all proposed materials be made public for review before any recommendations are sent to the board.
💰 Impact: Controversial Curriculum
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Federal Grant with Undisclosed Strings
The district is accepting a federal ‘Effective Advising Framework’ grant and paying ESC Region 13 for coaching services. Federal grants often come with hidden data-sharing requirements or long-term costs that taxpayers must cover after the grant money is gone, but the actual agreement is not included in the agenda packet.
Response
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Interlocal Agreement Region 13 – EAF’ attached to Item 8J in the Official Agenda (linked above). Email the Board: ‘What are the data-sharing requirements and long-term funding obligations associated with the EAF grant in Item 8J?’
💰 Impact: Federal Strings Attached
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Committee to Select ‘Character Education’ Program
The board is appointing the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to select a district-wide ‘character education’ program. While the state-mandated character traits are positive, parents must monitor this process to ensure it doesn’t become a vehicle for controversial Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curricula.
Response
MONITOR THE COMMITTEE: Contact the Board of Trustees: ‘Regarding Item 8K, please ensure the SHAC’s process for selecting a character education program is fully transparent and that all proposed materials are made public for parental review well before any recommendation is made.’
💰 Impact: SEL by another name?
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✅ Wins for Taxpayers
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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School District Escapes Austin’s Overreach
The Board is petitioning to remove Hudson Bend Middle School from the City of Austin’s restrictive extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). This smart move will free the campus from the city’s burdensome development rules, allowing the district to improve and expand the school more efficiently and with less red tape.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to support Item 8H. Thank the board for fighting Austin’s overreach and ensuring LTISD, not Austin City Hall, controls its own school facilities.
✅ Why It Matters: Reduced Red Tape
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