Monica Brown’s Response to Superintendent Morawski’s “Misinformation and Lies” Allegation

​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.