Dr. Diana Barrera Ugarte
Superintendent
401 FM 719
Kenedy, Texas 78119
(830)583-4100
www.KenedyISD.com
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
87th Legislative Session
FUNDING
● Protect all programs and funding provided in House Bill 3 (authorized
in the 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature.)
● Protect fund balances from legislative mandated reductions to state
entitlements.
● Protect and enhance funding for Senate Bill 11 (authorized in the 86th
Regular Session of the Texas Legislature) that addresses school safety,
trauma informed care and mental health resources in schools.
● Provide additional funding for Technology and Instructional Materials
Allotment to meet higher standards for all students.
● Provide additional funding with local flexibility for state-required
accelerated instruction in grades 3-8, as well as for end-of-course
academic remediation.
TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
● Support adaptive and creative local solutions for recruiting and
retaining high-quality, diverse educators in our district
● Strengthen health and retirement benefits
ACCOUNTABILITY
● Provide fair and responsible student assessments and oppose A-F
campus and district ratings that oversimplify the complex work of
schools and incentivize teaching to the test.
RACIAL EQUITY
● Support diversity and cultural awareness initiatives through staff and
student education and restorative teaching and disciplinary practices
that promote racial equity.
● Evaluate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for accurate and
complete education as it pertains to all cultures that have contributed
to the rich history of Texas and the United States.
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
● Provide additional funding to address deficits brought on by the
COVID-19 pandemic and enable raises for teachers.
● Provide funding to address the digital divide to ensure reliable,
high-speed broadband access to all Texans.
LOCAL CONTROL
● Oppose legislations or measures that seek to limit school districts’ or
administrators’ ability to have representation before the Texas
legislature, state agencies, and the executive branch.
GOVERNANCE
● Recognize and preserve the right of public school boards to associate
and collaborate with each other and to communicate the needs of their
students and school, both directly and through representative
organizations, with lawmakers.
RIGHT TO ADVOCATE
● Oppose efforts to limit the abilities of school districts and nonprofit
organizations to lobby for their cause.
Approved by the Kenedy ISD Board of Trustees on January 19, 2021