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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for New Richmond School District. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Gender Ideology Added to Student Activities Code
Item 6.A is the Second and final Reading of the new HS/MS Activities Code. The code incorporates the district’s nondiscrimination policy (2260), which explicitly lists “transgender status, change of sex or gender identity” as protected classes. This codifies gender ideology into policy, creating a basis to punish students who do not use preferred pronouns or who express traditional beliefs about biology.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is the final vote on Item 6.A. We need parents to speak at the Open Forum. Email the School Board (contact info on district website): ‘Vote NO on the Activities Code until language codifying gender ideology is removed. Do not compel student speech or punish them for their beliefs.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Free Speech
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 10) |
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District to Renew $24,000 Student Data Assessment System
Hidden in the check summary under Consent Item 5.F is a $24,000 payment to Progress Learning LLC. This system is used for “baseline and mid-year assessments” and creates “individualized learning plans for students based on data.” This is a massive student data-mining operation that profiles students and can be used to push specific interventions without full parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the School Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull the Progress Learning LLC payment from Consent Agenda Item 5.F for a separate vote. Parents deserve to know what student data is being collected and how “individualized learning plans” are being created without their consent.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $24,000
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Pays for Outside Mental Health Groups in Schools
The check summary under Consent Item 5.F includes a $5,400 payment to “Northwest Passage Services Inc.” for “PassageWay Groups.” Northwest Passage is an external youth mental health provider. This payment brings outside activists and counselors into the school to work with students, potentially without direct parental consent or presence.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND A SEPARATE VOTE: Email the School Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull the Northwest Passage Services payment from Consent Agenda Item 5.F. Parents must have full transparency and consent before outside mental health groups are given access to our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $5,400
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board to Discuss Secret Vendor Contract in Closed Session
Under Item 10.A, the Board will go into a closed session to discuss a “Vendor Contract.” The agenda provides no information about the vendor, the cost, or the purpose of the contract. This lack of transparency is a major red flag and is often used to approve controversial ideological or data-mining vendors without public scrutiny.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND DISCLOSURE: Speak at the Open Forum and email the School Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before voting on any contract discussed in closed session under Item 10.A, the Board must disclose the vendor’s name and the contract’s purpose to the public. No secret deals with our children’s education.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Secret Vendor Contract
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Presents Behavior Modification Program (PBIS)
Under item 4.A, the district will present its “Positive Behavior Intervention Systems” (PBIS) program. This is a school-wide system for data collection and behavior modification that explicitly includes “Equity” as a core component, opening the door to social engineering and tracking of student attitudes and behaviors.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the School Board (contact info on district website) before the meeting: ‘Regarding Item 4.A, what specific “Equity” metrics are used in the PBIS program? How can parents access and contest the behavioral data collected on their children through this system?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Behavioral Data Collection
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Hires Ideological Consultant ‘Solution Tree’
The check summary under Consent Item 5.F shows a $5,680 payment to “Solution Tree.” Solution Tree is a well-known consultant that promotes “Professional Learning Communities” (PLCs), a framework often used to implement data-driven instruction, SEL, and other progressive educational theories.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the School Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Solution Tree payment in Item 5.F, what specific training is being provided? Will this training include components of Social Emotional Learning, DEI, or new student data collection methods?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $5,680
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Spends Money on Social-Emotional Learning Books
The credit card report within Consent Item 5.F shows a $289.48 payment to “Diane Alber.” Diane Alber is a popular author of children’s books focused entirely on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), such as her “A Little SPOT of Emotion” series. This is a direct purchase of SEL materials for the classroom, paid for with a STAR grant.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This is a small purchase but confirms the district is actively acquiring SEL materials. Track for larger, district-wide curriculum purchases from this or similar authors. No immediate action required.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $289.48
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Pays Staff Stipends for PBIS Behavior Program
Consent Item 5.B includes approval for two $450 stipends for a “PBIS Team Member (Tier 1)” and “PBIS Team Member (Tier 2).” This confirms the district is dedicating staff time and taxpayer money to implementing the PBIS behavior modification and data collection system.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This item confirms the PBIS program is actively staffed. Keep an eye on future budgets for expansion of this program and its associated costs. No immediate action required.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $900 in Stipends
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: Handbook Affirms Parental Right to Review Curriculum
Item 6.A includes the second reading of the HS Student Handbook, which contains strong pro-parent language. It explicitly states, “All courses have curriculum available for review by parents and alternate material will be provided to the child at parental request.” This is a significant affirmation of parental rights that needs to be supported and protected.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for including strong parental rights language in the student handbook under Item 6.A. Get this on the record so it can’t be quietly weakened later and use it as a model for neighboring districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Parental Authority
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