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Summary — 5/22/2026:
Our monitoring of Akron City, City School District has identified 6 agenda items that warrant community action.
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PRIORITY LEVEL 9
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Secret $1 Million 'Therapeutic Services' Contract
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📅 Vote Scheduled May 26, 2026
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The Board is hiding a $1,028,988 contract with 'Education Alternatives' for 'therapeutic services' in the consent agenda. This is a massive payout to an outside vendor with zero public details on what 'therapies' will be provided to special education students. This bypasses all parental oversight on sensitive services.
Recommended Action
Procedural Demand: Email Superintendent Mary Outley-Kelly at moutley@akron.k12.oh.us: 'I demand Item 22.6 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. The public will not approve a million-dollar therapeutic contract without a full explanation of the services provided.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 8
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Massive Student Data Contracts Hidden in Bundle
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📅 Vote Scheduled May 26, 2026
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The Board is bundling two contracts with PowerSchool for nearly $1 million ($962,547) into the consent agenda. This software is a massive data-mining operation, collecting everything from your child's grades to their behavior records. The Board is trying to approve a huge surveillance system expansion without a public discussion on data privacy.
Recommended Action
Procedural Demand: Call Board President Diana Autry at (330) 761-1661: 'I demand Items 22.16 and 22.17 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. The public deserves a roll-call vote on any contract that expands the collection of our children's private data.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 8
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Board Voting to Change Public Records Access
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📅 Vote Scheduled May 26, 2026
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The Board is holding a final vote on Policy 8310, which governs your right to access public records. Any changes could make it harder and more expensive for parents to get information about curriculum, spending, and safety incidents. This is a direct threat to transparency and your right to know.
Recommended Action
Email Board President Diana Autry via the district office: 'I demand a public explanation of all changes in Policy 8310 before the vote on May 26. We will not accept any new barriers that limit a parent's right to know what is happening in our schools. Table this vote.'
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💰 Cost: Loss of Transparency
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PRIORITY LEVEL 7
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Mandated Ideological Training for All Staff
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📅 Vote Scheduled May 26, 2026
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The Board is approving a $112,627 contract with Vector Solutions for 'mandated' staff training. These platforms are often used to inject controversial concepts like implicit bias and gender ideology under the guise of 'safety' or 'compliance.' This is a pipeline for ideological re-education of teachers on your dime.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Mary Outley-Kelly at moutley@akron.k12.oh.us: 'Regarding Item 22.20, I demand that all Vector Solutions training materials be made available for public review before this contract is approved. We will not fund ideological training for our teachers.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 6
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Federally Funded 'Student Services' Staff
The district is using federal Title IV funds to pay for 'Student Services Specialists.' This is a vague title often used as a backdoor to hire Social Emotional Learning (SEL) coaches or other non-academic staff who push ideology instead of focusing on core subjects like reading and math.
Recommended Action
Public Question: Email Superintendent Mary Outley-Kelly at moutley@akron.k12.oh.us: 'Regarding Item 10.7, please provide the complete job description for the 'Student Services Specialist' position. Will this role involve implementing SEL, restorative justice, or DEI programming?'
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💰 Cost: Federal Strings Attached
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PRIORITY LEVEL 5
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Vague Proposal to Destroy Public Records
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📅 Vote Scheduled May 26, 2026
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The board is voting to approve the destruction of a list of public records under Item 7.2. While some record disposal is routine, this can also be used to eliminate documents related to controversial spending or curriculum decisions. The specific list of records must be examined carefully before approval.
Recommended Action
INVESTIGATE: Review the file 'LIST OF RECORDS FOR DESTRUCTION 5_26_26.docx (1).pdf' attached to Item 7.2 in the Official Agenda. We must verify they are not prematurely destroying financial records, curriculum reviews, or parent complaints.
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💰 Cost: Loss of Accountability
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