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📍 Drive to Massillon City Office   📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Massillon City. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 10)
District Pays $9,740 for “Healthy Relationships” Curriculum
📅 August 26, 2026
The district is paying $9,740.92 to Vector Solutions for a “Healthy Relationships” curriculum, funded by a “Wellness & Success” grant. This is a classic Trojan horse for introducing sensitive Comprehensive Sex Ed or SEL topics under the guise of “wellness,” bypassing parental review.
Recommended Action Plan

PACK THE ROOM: This is how they sneak controversial curriculum past parents. Call Board President Thomas Radel at (330) 830-3900: ‘Vote NO on paying Vector Solutions. Parents must be allowed to review any curriculum dealing with “healthy relationships” BEFORE it is purchased.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: $9,740.92 (Strings Attached)
🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9)
District Pays $29,250 for Social-Emotional Engineering Program
📅 August 26, 2026
Buried in the check register, the district is paying $29,250 to “Capturing Kids’ Hearts,” a well-known Social Emotional Learning (SEL) vendor. These programs shift focus from academics to managing students’ emotions and beliefs, a role that belongs to parents.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Treasurer Ryker Locke at rlocke@massillonschools.org: ‘I demand to know why taxpayer money is being spent on the SEL program Capturing Kids’ Hearts instead of core academics. This vendor should have been discussed publicly, not hidden in the bills list.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: $29,250 (Ideological Training)
🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8)
Board Limits Public Comment to 20 Minutes Total Per Meeting
📅 August 26, 2026
The board’s public participation policy, po0169.1, restricts the entire public comment period to just 20 minutes, regardless of how many parents wish to speak. This severely limits parents’ ability to hold the board accountable and voice concerns on important issues.
Recommended Action Plan

PACK THE ROOM: This 20-minute limit is an attempt to silence parents. Call Board President Thomas Radel at (330) 830-3900 and demand Policy 0169.1 be revised to remove the arbitrary time limit. ‘Our children’s future is worth more than 20 minutes of your time.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Voice Silenced
⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7)
District Approves $31,000 to Vague “Legacy Project”
📅 August 26, 2026
The district is paying $31,000 from a federal Title IV grant to a vendor called “Legacy Project” for “Legacy Impact.” The name is vague and provides no information about what services are being rendered, a major transparency red flag for a large expenditure of taxpayer money.
Recommended Action Plan

VERIFY THIS VENDOR: Email Treasurer Ryker Locke at rlocke@massillonschools.org: ‘What specific services is Legacy Project providing for $31,000? Parents deserve to know exactly what this Title IV grant money is buying for our students.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: $31,000 (Federal Strings Attached)
⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6)
District Installing Government-Funded “Mentor” for High Schoolers
📅 August 26, 2026
The district is bringing in an AmeriCorps representative to serve as a “college and career advisor, mentor, or success coach” for high school students. This introduces an external, government-funded agent to guide students on life-altering decisions, potentially outside of parental view and influence.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND OVERSIGHT: Contact Superintendent Paul Salvino (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). Ask: ‘What curriculum and values will the AmeriCorps mentor be promoting to our children, and what is the policy for parental notification and consent before a student is assigned to this mentor?’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undermining Parental Guidance
👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5)
District Expands On-Campus Mental Health Staff
📅 August 26, 2026
The board is approving $26,160 to hire a School Psychologist Intern. This expands the school’s role in student mental health, which can lead to screenings, interventions, and data collection on your child without your full knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan

OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact Superintendent Paul Salvino (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). Ask: ‘What is the district’s policy for obtaining active, written parental consent before any student receives psychological services or mental health screenings from school staff, including interns?’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: $26,160 (Grant Funded)
ALERT (LEVEL 3)
Vague Title — Manual Review Required
📅 August 26, 2026
Item 5.A approves the minutes from the July 22, 2026 regular meeting. The attachment “JULY 22, 2026 MASSILLON BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING.docx” could not be automatically extracted, so its contents are unknown.
Recommended Action Plan

INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes or discussions.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Prior Actions
District Leadership
Superintendent Paul Salvino
Treasurer Ryker Locke
rlocke@massillonschools.org
Board President Thomas Radel
Address 930 17th St NE, Massillon, OH 44646
(330) 830-3900
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