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HAVE YOU BEEN CONVERTED?
January 2008 - It's that time of year again. Signs
on school property, the constant flow of newsletters and
glossy mail-outs.
In
addition to your already
high property taxes, Eanes ISD leadership
expects you to open your wallets and hand over
ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
Eanes ISD is actively seeking to
CONVERT YOU.
It's true.
<<< "In addition EEF (Eanes Educational Foundation) is doing
a commendable job of
converting the mindset of our parents
from a "free" public school education
to more of aprivate school mentality whereby parents
expectto supplement the tax dollars with donations ... "
>>>
At the same time ...
Eanes ISD refuses to post its check register or financial information online. Eanes ISD continues to retain private attorneys with our tax dollars in an effort to withhold our public information.
The Eanes "message" is that EEF donations fund teachers. However, EEF donations actually allow Eanes ISD leadership to continue to fund their "wish list" instead of prioritizing our teachers.
Before Eanes ISD attempts to "convert the mindset" of district parents, before Eanes ISD "passes the hat" claiming financial need, the district should tighten its belt, fund teachers instead of wish lists, post the check register,
comply with state and federal laws, and stop using our
tax dollars to retain aggressive private attorneys to battle our children's rights and withhold our public information.
We know our students and our teachers are held
accountable, but where is the accountability for the
district administrators?
A continuing stream of money, provided through EEF, simply facilitates the
district's
priority on wish-lists and its intentional refusal to be transparent and accountable to taxpayers, teachers, parents and children.
HAVE YOU BEEN CONVERTED?