We, the GHTX parents, love our classical charter school and we want to keep it the way it is. We see a need for parent representatives to serve on the school board as well as a need for the board to make a statement expressing their commitment of keeping our charter as it is today. We respectfully ask that the GHTX Board please agree to the following: 1. That GH parents be added to GHTX Board as promised in the GHTX Charter see page 43 "Parents will be members of the governing board of Great Hearts America-Texas. They will be involved in policy-making, determining and implementing the school's mission," at this link: http://castro.tea.state.tx.us/charter_apps/content/downloads/Applications/015835.pdf That one parent of a currently enrolled GHTX brick and mortar scholar from both the San Antonio area and the DFW area be added to the GHTX board. This will result in a minimum of three parents on the Board with representation from the GHTX online community, San Antonio and DFW areas. We ask that the parent Board members please be voted into each Board position by other fellow GHTX parents, and not be placed in a board position by appointment. 2. That GHTX will keep the current classical reading list/classics to keep lists. 3. That the GHTX Superintendent conduct parent town hall meetings at each campus every other month in order to foster positive relationships, build trust and stay informed of the relevant issues at each campus. 4. That each board member agrees to sign acknowledging adherence to classical liberal arts and promises to advance that ideal- in word and in deed and acknowledges that failure to do so will result in removal from the board. 5. That the Board will improve communication with parents by the sending advanced notice email reminders for upcoming meetings including: 1 Agenda 2 date 3 time 4 and location to all GHTX families at least 7 business days prior to the scheduled meeting; and welcomes all parent comments in person and on zoom at all meetings. This is especially important due to the distance between the San Antonio and Irving meeting locations which requires travel on a weekday for parents who wish to attend meetings in person. Again, we the parents love Great Hearts and thank you for your service to GHTX. Many current GHTX families left other school districts that have changed significantly in the past few years. We have not liked the changes we saw in other districts and have been thrilled to have found GHTX. We want a place where our scholars can thrive and would like to see our scholars graduate from our GH campuses. This is why we want to have assurance that GH remains the type of school we originally chose for our children. We, the GHTX parents signing this petition ask that the Board please respond to these requests within 10 business days of receiving this petition. The submission date will be updated here. Date petition submitted to the Board: September 8, 2022 Sincerely, GHTX Parents