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Over a decade, our schools have faced budget
cuts, unfunded

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mandates, and the threat of vouchers, forcing
local school boards

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to operate under a system designed to fail.

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This is not a school board failure, this is a

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state-created crisis.

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I refuse to stand by while our public schools
are

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scapegoated for failure in Austin.

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That's why I'm asking you to join forces with
parents,

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community members, and local leaders who
demand solutions.

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From what I've learned, our schools need a
minimum of

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the following.

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Increase per student allotment and tie it to
inflation.

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Fully fund all mandates.

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Base funding on enrollment and not attendance,
reject vouchers that

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drain resources from public schools, and
ensure recapture funds go

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to the state school fund and not our general
fund.

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But we need more than just the school board
support.

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We need our city council and businesses to
join in

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this fight.

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That's why I asked the LISD board to join us

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and attend some of the upcoming city council
meetings and

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request their public backing because strong
schools create strong communities.

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When schools struggle, everyone suffers.

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Property values decline, businesses close,
crime rates increase, and

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major employers look elsewhere for skilled
workforce.

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Right now, the Texas legislators considering a
five billion dollar

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increase in school funding, but let's be
honest, that's just

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a drop in the bucket.

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Our schools need at least 9.3 billion to be
fully

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funded, and we currently have 24 billion in
excess in

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our school board in our school funding.

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We cannot afford to wait another two years for
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next legislative session.

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How many schools must close?

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How many programs must be cut before Texas
becomes the

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most undereducated state in the nation?

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Our schools are at breaking point, but they
are worth

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fighting for.

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I asked this board to stand with the community
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demanding full funding for public education.

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I ask our city leaders to join us in
advocating

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for policies that strengthen, not weaken, our
schools.

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And I ask every parent, business owner, and
residents to

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raise your voice and demand better for our
children.

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Together, we can change the narrative.

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We can expose the true culprit behind our
education crisis

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and ensure a brighter future for our students,
our schools,

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and our communities.

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It starts here, it starts today, and it starts
with

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us.

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Together we can do this.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.