Get involved
Pitch in. Five minutes counts.
You don’t need to be an expert or have a lot of free time. Pick the step that fits your week. Every one helps Coppell ISD students.
Start small. Every action counts.
- 2 minutes
Get the monthly email
One email a month: what happened, what’s next, and one thing you can do. Coming soon Sign up.
- 5 minutes
Learn one fact and share it
Read how Texas “recapture” takes part of Coppell ISD’s school taxes, then tell one neighbor. Start with the funding facts.
- 10 minutes
Write or call a trustee or your state lawmaker
Use a ready-made email, Open Forum script or phone script, then tell CAN you did it. Write to a trustee · Contact your lawmaker.
- 30 minutes
Join CAN and take the pledge
Add your name to the network so we can reach you when it counts. How joining works.
- One evening
Give input on the 2027 bond
The board holds a public workshop on the bond on Monday, Nov 30, at 5:30 pm. Speak at a board meeting before the board decides, by Feb 12, whether to call the election. See Key Dates for what’s next. How to have a say.
- One evening
Attend a board meeting
The CISD Board of Trustees meets in public. Show up, listen, or speak during public comment. How to speak at a meeting.
- One evening a month
Watch a meeting and share notes
Watch a board meeting in person or on video, then send CAN three points: what was decided, what comes next, and anything parents should know. Send your notes.
- A few hours a month
Join a pillar team
Work with other volunteers on advocacy, fundraising for the foundation, parent recruitment, or community expertise. See CAN’s four pillars.
- Ongoing
Offer your professional skills
Accountants, attorneys, engineers, HR pros and more can help district committees and students. Tell us what you can help with.
- Any amount
Support the CISD Education Foundation
Gifts go straight to the foundation, not to CAN. How to give to the foundation.
Join CAN and take the pledge
CAN members are Coppell ISD parents and neighbors who agree to three things:
- Stay informed about CISD’s school finances and annual budget.
- Invest time, energy and resources in efforts that help the district, whether that is volunteering, sharing expertise or showing up.
- Take action for every student: those enrolled now, those who will join, and those who could be part of CISD.
What joining means
When you join, we can tell you when a vote, meeting or deadline is coming and how to help. You choose how much you do. You can leave any time.
The join form will ask for:
- Your name
- Your email
- Your ZIP code (so we know which campuses and legislative districts you’re near)
- Your campus connection (optional)
- What you’d like to help with (optional checkboxes): advocacy, fundraising for CEF, welcoming new families, sharing your professional skills, going to board meetings
- Whether you also want the monthly email (optional)
Coming soon
Offer your skills
Many CAN members work in fields that can help our schools. District committees and students exploring careers can use that knowledge. Tell us what you know, and we’ll ask when there’s a good fit.
Skill areas we’re looking for
- Finance and accounting (CPAs, financial planning, banking)
- Law and HR
- Engineering and technology
- Health and science
- Education and child development
- Business, marketing and communications
You choose what to share
The skills form is opt-in, field by field. Every question is optional. Skip anything you don’t want to share.
- Never published by name. Your skills stay with CAN leadership.
- Only totals go public, like “several members work in finance.”
- Change or remove your answers any time by asking us.
Coming soon
One email a month. Facts, dates, one action.
Each issue covers what happened in CISD and in Austin, the dates coming up, and one thing you can do. We’ll never share your address. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can leave any time.
Coming soon
The sign-up form isn’t open yet. How we handle your email address.
Support the CISD Education Foundation
Businesses: sponsorship also goes through CEF. See how local businesses can help.
CAN does not take donations. CAN is a volunteer group, not a registered nonprofit. If you want to give money to our schools, give to the CISD Education Foundation (CEF) directly. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds grants and programs for Coppell ISD teachers and students.
Know a family who might choose CISD?
Coppell ISD accepts some students who live outside the district through Limited Open Enrollment. If a friend is weighing a charter or private school, point them to the district’s own page. The district runs enrollment, not CAN.