Education solutions that would really make a difference. . .
Modify the Accountability Ratings to Prioritize Student Performance (AKA tell the truth in simple terms)

Dallas ISD is a prime example of the misalignment between TEA’s Accountability Grade and the performance of its students. Although a majority of their students are not performing at grade level, the district received an accountability score of 83 and a letter grade of B.

Our current A-F rating system does not prioritize student performance in a way that most parents and educators would expect.

Simplify the School Funding Formula (aka WAY too much mumbo jumbo .. .golden pennies, copper pennies . ..very few understand)

Our school finance formula is complicated and over-engineered. It is said that only a handful of professionals in Texas truly understand its complexity. This complexity has only harmed parents and educators, while benefiting the consulting class, by making a $100 billion system dependent on a handful of experts.

Every parent, teacher, and school administrator should be able to understand and predict the resources their district will receive each year.

Prioritize Classroom Funding (yes yes yes!)

Roscoe ISD is illustrative of this fact. The district spends over $100 million per year, but only $4.3 million is spent on teacher compensation, and $61 million is spent on a single online vendor.

Only about 34% of the nearly $100 billion spent on education yearly ends up going directly into the classroom. While the rest is siphoned away to pay for contract professionals, lobbyists, architects, and construction.

Cap administrative overhead and direct the majority of new revenue to teacher pay, instructional materials, and student services.

Require a Price-Based Competitive Bidding Process for School Contracts (critical to do this otherwise the set up is rife with fraud and conflict of interest)

An overwhelming majority of Texas School Boards award contracts, often reaching a total value in the millions, to vendors not based on price (as most businesses would consider) but based on whether these businesses are on the preferred vendor list curated by the Texas Association of School Boards.

Audit School Contracts (of course and amen!)

Require districts to publish all vendor contracts and spending details in a searchable database. Transparency discourages waste and allows taxpayers to see where funds are going. (this one item alone would free up money for real needs)

Reform the Bond Process (this lines up with the Texas Republican party stated platform)

The vast majority of new bonds are passed through small turnout elections comprised of fewer than a few hundred voters. These bonds are then burdened by millions of taxpayers across the school district’s boundary.

All new bonds should be passed with a two-thirds vote and be held in November.

End Pay-to-Play in Bond Elections (yes. . .why allow conflict of interest people to chip in to bonds to “sell” the public on the bond in hopes of getting the job)

School bonds are a big business in the construction space. By contributing only a few thousand dollars to pass a multi-million dollar bond, construction companies are benefiting by supporting the bonds that will pay for their business services.

Below is a chart showing the contributions and payouts several vendors contributed to for one of Northside ISD’s bonds.

End Taxpayer Funded Lobbying (everyone should get behind this idea. . .would drop a load of waste)
Districts such as Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, and Garland ISD spend millions per year on taxpayer-funded lobbyists and consultants.

These vendors are paid to keep school district finances opaque and to allow districts to keep raising your property taxes through new bonds.

New Stats on Granbury will be released in October
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​Monica Brown's response to Superintendent Morawski’s accusations of “misinformation” and “lies” on the “biggest threat” of social media. . .
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No - we as citizens are not saying that Granbury ISD administration is “proposing” a bond right this minute - what we ARE saying is they are gearing up to propose a bond. In the September 2025 board meeting, Trustees sold the 86 acre property where a high school was planned in prior years.

Go back if you can and listen to Trustee Tim Bolton on there not being a foreseeable need for a 2nd high school - so likely no high school bond. (Side note: the community at large AGREES with Mr. Bolton because they said “NO” on each of the 3 Bond Proposals)

CFO Whitefield authored a memo at the August 25, 2025 school board meeting (found on the Agenda on the GISD website right now) that was approved. The memo indicated in black and white that the district is in a good position to offer a bond proposal in the future and at the same time adjust the tax rate again without it causing too much of a difference (in his opinion). (Side Note: I stood up at that meeting and said this community is interested in No New Revenue Tax Rate - OR LOWER tax rate - YES to LOWER - and needs will still be met)

Superintendent Morawski said in the first Parent Advisory Meeting, September 2025 (transcript below) that two Elementary schools are really close to being full and one of the options she suggested is portables and another is redistricting which will likely upset the community. She mentions portables being at least $1,000,000.

A citizen asked me my thoughts as a School Board Candidate on Bonds and Decker Gym - I answered and then posted on social media one to many so others will have the same questions answered. I am fully against all three of the past bonds and I am not for the Decker Gym giveaway when we have buses that need to be purchased and/or repaired as well as other needs that have been presented over and over again at board meetings in the past 4 years. We have assessed ad nauseam and spent countless hours and dollars on incessant discussions about needed changes with very little ACTION.

Superintendent Moraski then sent me message an email that I am “uninvited” so I am no longer a citizen voice on the Citizen Advisory Committee. (Side note: I don’t think it’s a great idea to try to silence informed, active citizens in the United States - period.)

My contention - yes they are beginning to lay the ground work for UNECESSARY DEBT. Ask the private schools within an hour of Granbury how much their portables costs them and how some of them found deals from schools in North Central Texas that are “shuttered” or closed down due to low enrollment. There are auctions for school materials that are in fine condition because those districts OVER BOUGHT and did not pay attention to actual enrollment and community growth. YES Granbury has growth - we see it and live it every day. However - the growth is very expensive homes ranging from $300,000 to $800,000 and most of the expected residents have little to NO CHILDREN in the home. This is a RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

If you do not like my “BOLD CAPITALIZED” words - I apologize to you - however the superintendent is alleging “misinformation" and “lies.” I am providing additional information and clarification - not “misinformation” or “lies.”

I am not an expert here - community voters have put this in simple terms: No new BONDS or SCHOOLS while you have a half empty Emma Roberson Elementary Campus and you have an Administration Building that is a Full Fledge Campus housing less than 100 people.

There will be an another facilities up date at the October board meeting - after that, as a community, we need to see ACTION with current funds, IMMEDIATELY. Please note below that “social media” is indicated as the “greatest threat.”

Superintendent Courtney Morawski, Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, Rough Transcript (a LOT of background noise)

September 2025
Parent Question:
Yeah, so probably what everybody in here wants to ask, I'm surprised haven't been asked yet. Obviously, there's a huge divide in Granbury on support for growth and funding. So what's your plan for that?

Superintendent Courtney Morawski’s answer. . .

So that's a great question. I mean, it's the question, right? It's the question. And so right now, there is a divide. And so my goal, and I talk to my team about this all the time, is that we have got, we've got to be transparent with every single thing we do. We've got to tell the truth. We need more people telling the truth.

And to be honest with you, our families that have students in schools may have to be uncomfortable for a little bit to make to make this vote count.

And so um there's going to be, uh we have two campuses that are, and we'll talk about this through the year, that are really close to being full. And so what are we going to do about that? We may have to change attendance zone. So those are the conversations we're going to have throughout the years. That's uncomfortable, right?

Or portables. Do we invest a million dollars in portable versus . . .going so those are hard conversations that will come. I'm glad you asked the question, because it is the question.

We are at some point going to have to have money from our community. It's going to take trust building. It's going to take transparency. I am not making any promises about the timeline on that, but my goal is to, when I go, if we go in front of the voters again, it needs to be so factual that everybody has the same facts. Everybody knows the means there is no question about mom or asking this. We have proven that we're being efficient and economical and using money the right way, and there will be no way that we can be questioned.

That is a that's a big dream, but that's my dream, right? And that we have people that when those things come up that are misinformed on our social media, which is our biggest threat, that you can say, this is absolutely where this lives on our website, this is absolutely the place you go to ask that question. That is misinformation. Here's the right information. And so it's going to take our work.
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And families you're big part of it, right? Because we know that there's a divide sometimes between people that don't have kids in the school system and people that do, and so I never want to go to a to a voter and not have a completely transparent, well thought out data, fact, research based plan to present to them. So that's my goal, and you're you're part of it. We are not actually trying to get a bond for this program like this, this advisory. What I'm trying to do is say where we are. What can we do better? How can we make sure that we're being more transparent so you're part of our strategic plan, and along the way, if sometime we need to go out to the voters again, you'll be a part of helping us communicate that in a way that makes people feel confident, right? This trust.

​DEI Discussion with Granbury ISD Board President Courtney Gore - Rough Partial Transcript of Community Meeting, September 29, 2025

Monica Brown - Okay, so I was curious, and I wanted to see what your thoughts are on DEI. How important is it to you that we don't have DEI here in our schools? And I know it's illegal at the state level, or maybe you need to clarify how I'm saying that, because that might be too broad the way I said it, but how important is it to you as a board, and are you aware of where it is, present. Diversity, equity and inclusion?

Courtney Gore - Okay, so maybe we should start with your definition?

Monica Brown - No, I don't want to go there. You did that once before, where you gave us all definitions that were counter related with equity and diversity, and I think that insults the intelligence of the public. I mean diversity, equity, inclusion. That's illegal in the state of Texas, not legal activity. Are you aware of it? How important is it to you? And are you aware of it? So that's my
question.

Courtney Gore - So I'm aware of the legalities around DEI in the state of Texas, as defined by the state and Governor Abbott, which is a completely different definition when we're talking about education.

Monica Brown - Okay, so can you publish that for us on the Granbury ISD website? So we can make that clear.

Courtney Gore - What do you want published?

Monica Brown - Exactly what you're saying, what, what, what you're calling DEI of what you're aware of, so it's very clearly understood.

Courtney Gore - Right, So diversity means we serve more than one race of students. We don't just have Hispanic kids in Granbury ISD. We don't just have

Monica Brown – no - I know that

Courtney Gore - Right? So that, that in education, that's that's diversity and equity in education is making sure that we're providing equal opportunities for learning for all students,

Monica Brown Right - Which is never, that's not been an issue here anyway, right?

Courtney Gore - Right

Monica Brown - Exactly So, that’s not what were talking about, but,

Courtney Gore - okay, that's what I'm saying. I think we have two completely different definitions I think clear, and I don't think,

Monica Brown - I think there are programs that have been very clear about what their motive is and their background.

Folks - do your research.

Communities in Schools links to the Trevor Project (not a healthy support service)

Hood County: United Way and Communities in Schools are steeped in DEI - no matter how many “nice” programs they bring in. Nothing makes DEI legal or a good idea in our county.

We also asked for the meeting time to be later in the evening so more people can attend.

We asked to give Trustees BACK the right to put items on the agenda by themselves.

We asked to put Public Comments BACK in regular meetings on agenda items AND on Public Concerns.

​Note: Courtney Gore said moving all public comments to quarterly was in the favor of the public and was “innovative.” She and other Trustees created a presentation and taught other Trustees how to “Harness Public Input” at a summer Texas Association of School Board Summer conference. Ewww - 1 for the Establishment and 0 for First Amendment Free Speech Rights.

​Suggested Public Information Request YOU can turn in to get answers from Granbury ISD -

PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST GISD [email protected]. You can also break this into separate request so you are not charged for 1 request.
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Public Information Officer
Granbury Independent School District
Subject: Public Information Request – Treatment of SPED Students at Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy
Dear Public Information Officer,
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552), I am formally requesting access to the following public records related to the Special Education (SPED) program at Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy, particularly the classroom designated for severe and profound needs:
Incident Reports involving SPED students for the academic year [insert year, e.g., 2025–2026], including behavioral incidents, use of restraints, and injuries.
Any complaints or grievances filed by staff, parents, or guardians related to SPED student treatment at Emma Roberson.
Copies of training materials and policies related to behavioral management and use of physical restraint for SPED staff.
Records of any investigations or reviews conducted regarding the treatment of SPED students at the school during the same period.
Communications between school administrators and GISD officials that discuss SPED classroom concerns at Emma Roberson. Include Video footage related to any of the incidents.
If some documents are not available in full due to privacy concerns (e.g., FERPA-protected student information), I understand that redacted copies may be provided.

Strong finance scores and an A rating from the TEA may look good on paper — but they don’t tell the whole story. Three failed bonds speak volumes. Voters are asking for accountability, transparency, and smarter use of the resources we already have.

We saved money on insurance only after conservatives pushed for a competitive bidding process — something that should be the standard, not the exception. Every contract and agreement across the district should go through a competitive process to ensure we’re getting the best value for taxpayers.
At the same time, we have two campuses sitting underused and district property being given away — while we face growing needs for space and critical programs like afterschool care, especially for underprivileged students. Selling truly unneeded property can make sense, but not when it costs us opportunities to support our kids.

It’s time for common-sense leadership that respects taxpayer dollars, maximizes existing resources, and puts that savings back where it matters most — into classrooms, teachers, and programs that directly support student learning and well-being.
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The Real Story Behind the TEA “A” Rating
An A rating and strong finance scores look good on paper — but they don’t reflect the full picture.
Three failed bonds show that voters are demanding accountability and smarter spending.
Fiscal Responsibility Starts with Competitive Bidding
We saved money on insurance after conservatives insisted on putting it through a competitive bid.
That approach should be applied to all contracts and agreements — not just a few.
Make Smarter Use of What We Already Have
Two campuses are underused while we continue to talk about new spending.
The district has given away properties when space is still needed for growth and programming.
Protect and Expand Student Support
Don’t sell off valuable space that could be used for afterschool programs, tutoring, or student wellness.
Invest savings back into the classroom — where it directly benefits students and teachers.
What I Stand For:
Common-sense leadership that respects taxpayer dollars
Smarter use of existing resources
A focus on academic excellence and student well-being
Support for teachers and programs that directly impact learning