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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Palm Springs Unified. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Provide In-School Mental Health Services
The district is approving a $1.2 million agreement with Riverside University Health System to provide ‘specialty mental health services’ directly to students. These services, including therapy and crisis intervention, can take place in ‘home, school, and community-based settings,’ creating a school-based clinic model that can operate without direct parental presence.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This agreement turns schools into mental health clinics, bypassing parents. Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘I do not consent to my child receiving mental health services at school without my direct presence and explicit, case-by-case consent. Vote NO on Item 16.k.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $1.2M (Revenue)
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New ‘ALIGN’ Program Introduces ‘School-Based Care Teams’
The district is accepting $100,000 to implement the ‘ALIGN Program,’ a partnership focused on ‘behavioral health wellness,’ ‘cultural relevance,’ and creating ‘school-based care teams.’ This language is a Trojan horse for embedding social-emotional and equity agendas into school operations, creating a new layer of staff to monitor and intervene with students outside of academics.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Who are the members of these ‘school-based care teams’ under Item 16.l, and what are their specific powers to intervene with students? Parents must have the right to opt-out of this program entirely.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $100,000 (Strings Attached)
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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$2.3M After-School Contract Includes Student Surveys
The board is approving two contracts totaling over $2.3 million with a vendor called ‘Think Together’ for an after-school program. The agreement requires ‘Pre- and Post-Surveys’ to measure success, which could be a vehicle for collecting sensitive social-emotional data on your children.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding items 16.i and 16.j, parents must be able to review the ‘Think Together’ surveys before they are given to students and have the right to opt their children out. Who owns the data collected?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $2,357,548.00
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Vague ‘Instructional Program’ Policy Up for Approval
The board is voting to approve the annual monitoring report for ‘OE-10, Instructional Program.’ This is a critical policy that dictates what happens in the classroom, but the agenda provides no details, and the attached presentation and narrative documents could not be reviewed.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached to Item 16.a in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains ideological frameworks like SEL, DEI, or other non-academic mandates.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Curriculum Control
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Presentation on ‘Portrait of a Graduate’
‘Portrait of a Graduate’ is a common euphemism used by districts to replace traditional academic goals with subjective, values-laden social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies. This presentation could signal a major shift in the district’s educational focus away from core knowledge.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached to Item 13.a in the Official Agenda (linked above). If it prioritizes subjective traits over academic skills, email the Board: ‘The district’s mission is academic excellence, not shaping student values. Refocus the ‘Portrait of a Graduate’ on measurable academic achievement.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Focus on Academics
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Board Revising Its Own Duties and Responsibilities
The board is voting on revisions to its own governing policies (BC-3), citing a need to ‘update terminology’ and ‘clarify governing commitments.’ Changes like these can be used to reduce board oversight, limit public input, or concentrate power, but the actual text of the changes was not available for review.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached to Item 16.e in the Official Agenda (linked above). Confirm that these policy changes do not reduce public comment rights or the board’s accountability to parents.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Board Oversight
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Written Public Comments Will Not Be Read Aloud
Under Item 11, the district’s public comment rules state that emailed comments ‘will not be read aloud’ at the meeting. This policy silences parents who cannot attend in person, reducing transparency and making it easier for the board to ignore written testimony.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Your policy of not reading written comments aloud (Item 11) disenfranchises busy parents. All submitted comments should be read into the public record during the meeting, just like in-person speakers.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Voice
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Suicide Prevention Month Used to Push ‘Integrative Strategies’
While suicide prevention is important, the proclamation (Item 16.b) calls for ‘integrative strategies that encompass work at the individual, systems and community level.’ This language is often used to justify universal mental health screenings and data-sharing programs without specific parental consent for each child.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE QUESTION: Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding Item 16.b, what specific ‘integrative strategies’ will be implemented, and will parents have the right to opt their children out of any associated surveys or screenings?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| ALERT (LEVEL 2) |
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District Opens Meeting with ‘Land Acknowledgement’
The regular meeting opens with a ‘Land Acknowledgement’ (Item 6.d). This is a political ritual that has no place in the governance of a public school district and signals a focus on divisive identity politics over the core mission of educating children.
Recommended Action Plan
Monitor: This is a low-level ideological signal. Track to see if this language begins appearing in curriculum or school-wide communications.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Focus on Academics
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