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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Burlington City Public School District. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Creates ‘Director of Equity’ Position
The approval of evaluation rubrics (Item 13.Y) includes one for a ‘Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Equity’ (Exhibit PE13). The job description confirms this role is responsible for creating a ‘Comprehensive Equity Plan,’ leading ‘social justice’ professional development, and creating ‘culturally supportive learning environments.’ This institutionalizes a political agenda at the highest level of district administration.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Director of Equity position revealed in Item 13.Y, what is the salary for this role and how does it contribute to academic outcomes? Taxpayer money should fund teachers and reading specialists, not political administrators.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Institutionalized Ideology
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Curriculum Guide Includes Divisive Social Topics
The 2026-2027 Curriculum Chart (Exhibit PR1) includes several courses that replace traditional academics with ideological content. Courses like ‘Gender Studies,’ ‘Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration’ (using the text ‘Rethinking Ethnic Studies’), and ‘AP African American Studies’ are designed to view history and society through a political lens, which can be divisive and age-inappropriate.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Curriculum Chart (Item 11.F), I demand that all ‘supplemental materials’ for courses like Gender Studies and Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration be made publicly available for parental review before the school year begins. Parents have a right to know what our children are being taught.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Academics Replaced by Activism
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Approves Summer Home Visits by Staff
Item 13.L approves staff to ‘complete home visits during the summer’ as part of the H.E.A.R.T. Program. Home visits by school staff are a serious invasion of family privacy and parental authority. This program allows the school to enter your home to gather information on your family under the guise of student support.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: We need parents at the next meeting to speak out against this. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘I strongly object to Item 13.L. The district has no right to conduct home visits. This is a gross overreach of the school’s authority. Vote NO.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Invasion of Family Privacy
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District to Spend $22k on Race-Based Student Analysis
The board is approving a contract for up to $22,000 with Statistical Forecasting, LLC for a demographic study. A specific line item, ‘Option 6 (Race and Poverty Analysis),’ shows the district is paying to analyze student data through the lens of race, a key step in implementing divisive ‘equity’ policies and resource allocation based on group identity rather than individual need.
Recommended Action Plan
CHALLENGE THE SPENDING: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item 12.I, why are taxpayer dollars being spent on a ‘Race and Poverty Analysis’? The district should focus its resources on academic achievement for all students, not on divisive demographic studies.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $22,000
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Goals Embed SEL and DEI Ideology
The district’s official goals for 2026-2027 explicitly prioritize ‘Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)’ and ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).’ These goals shift the focus from core academics to subjective social programming and create the justification for future spending on ideological consultants and curriculum.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE BOARD: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask: ‘How will the district measure success for Goal #2 (SEL) and Goal #4 (DEI)? Will parents have the right to review all related materials and opt their children out of any surveys or lessons associated with these goals?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Focus on Academics
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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School to Enroll Families in SNAP (Food Stamps)
The district is applying for a grant to create a ‘Rutgers School Meal and SNAP Dual Enrollment Project.’ This program expands the school’s role from education into social work, using school resources to enroll families in government welfare programs. This creates a data trail on families and positions the school as a hub for government services, not just academics.
Recommended Action Plan
QUESTION THE MISSION: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item 12.T, the school’s mission is to educate children, not to enroll families in government assistance programs. Please vote NO on this grant and keep the focus on academic excellence.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Bullying Policy Tied to SEL and Mental Health
Under the Superintendent’s report, the standard Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) report is explicitly linked to an SEL goal: ‘Create a unified school based, grade level plan to address mental health needs and concerns for students.’ This reframes student discipline as a mental health issue, opening the door for school-based interventions that may occur without full parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask: ‘Regarding Item 2.B, what specific SEL-based plans will be used to address HIB incidents, and will parents be notified and asked for consent before their child is entered into any mental health or SEL-based disciplinary program?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Oversight of Discipline
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Staff to Monitor ‘Chronic Absenteeism’
The board is appointing staff to a new role supporting ‘Chronic Absenteeism’ (Item 13.Q). This term is a surveillance keyword used to justify increased scrutiny of families and interventions like home visits. It creates an infrastructure within the school to monitor and potentially punish families for attendance issues.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This creates the mechanism for overreach. Track how these new positions are used and be prepared to challenge any resulting policies that infringe on parental rights.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Increased Family Surveillance
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