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Parents and community raise special education budget concerns in Lake Travis ISD public comment
Summary
Multiple community members are recorded in the minutes as raising concerns about cuts to special education funding; the minutes list speakers but do not include verbatim testimony or board responses during that section.
The minutes of the Aug. 21, 2024 Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees meeting list eight public commenters raising concerns described in the agenda as related to special education budget cuts: Ashley Lindsey, Amaya Mendenhall, Rick Kilmer, Jennifer Fleck, Amy Halford, David Bader, Cindy Decker and Roberto Luzardo.
The minutes do not reproduce the commenters' spoken words beyond their names and generalized subject headings (for example, several entries are labeled 'SPED Budget Cuts' or 'SPED'). One commenter, Jennifer Fleck, is listed with the notation 'LTISD endorses promotes gender transition of minors' in the public-comment roster; the minutes do not record a district response or any formal board action tied directly to those comments during the meeting.
The public-comment roster is presented in the minutes as a list rather than a transcript. The record indicates that public comment occurred before the budget hearings; however, the district's formal budget and tax-rate public hearings later recorded 'No Public Comment.' Residents seeking the full text of comments or recordings should contact the district office or request the meeting recording or submitted materials, which the minutes do not reproduce.
