Resident urges 'team of 8' approach, questions SEL and library materials at Clear Creek ISD meeting

Tom Davis addressed the Clear Creek Independent School District Board of Trustees during the public comment period on April 14, offering a list of proposals and concerns he said he wanted trustees to consider.

Davis opened by saying, “I support public education because of its system of elected governments,” and asked candidates and trustees to adopt what he called a “team of 8” approach for district decision‑making. He suggested the approach should inform board culture, relations with state and regional education associations, and the district’s partnerships with taxpayers and business groups.

Among policy preferences Davis urged were a basic campus focused on “reading, writing, and arithmetic,” placing the Ten Commandments in classrooms and other school spaces, filtering book recommendations from the American Library Association and Scholastic, and monitoring Leader in Me and social‑emotional learning programs to “assure that they don't become platforms for indoctrination, activism, and intrusive surveys.” He also raised concerns about use of pronouns and urged preservation of the Texas and U.S. constitutions.

Davis made a number of prescriptive requests to elected trustees, including restoring a three‑minute limit for non‑agenda public comments and encouraging volunteer teams "offering a measure of competence and wisdom." The board did not engage in back‑and‑forth during public comment; the superintendent and trustees followed normal practice by not responding except as permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act and by referring that input to the superintendent for follow‑up as appropriate.

The board later proceeded to its listed agenda items after the public comment period concluded.