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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for La Canada Unified. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approving Known SEL Vendor Subscription
Under Consent Agenda item 12.h, the district is purchasing a subscription to “EVERYDAY SPEECH LLC” (PO1-64659-9000000-270000000815-1-New). This is a known provider of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, which often replaces core academics with psychological programming and emotional data collection.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) and demand that Purchase Order PO1-64659-9000000-270000000815-1-New for ‘Everyday Speech’ be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Ask: ‘Why is the district purchasing SEL curriculum instead of focusing on academic recovery?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $599.99
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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$100,000 for Outside Mental Health Services
A $100,000 purchase order (PO1-64659-9000000-270000000034-2-Modification) is buried in the Consent Agenda (Item 12.h) for “ERMHS Counseling” from a vendor called “Assessment, Consultation and Treatment.” This creates a pipeline for school-based mental health services that can operate without direct parental involvement or consent for each session.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) to pull PO1-64659-9000000-270000000034-2-Modification from the Consent Agenda. Ask: ‘What are the specific parental notification and consent policies for any student to receive services from this vendor? We must have an absolute right to consent before any psychological assessment or treatment.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $100,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Superintendent Pushes District-Wide Behavioral Program
Under Item 11.c, a Superintendent’s goal is to “Advance districtwide PBIS implementation.” Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is often a trojan horse for implementing SEL and collecting subjective data on student behavior, creating profiles on children without full parental awareness.
Recommended Action Plan
RAISE YOUR VOICE: Sign up for public comment on Item 11.c. Ask the board: ‘What specific curriculum and data-tracking platforms are associated with this PBIS initiative? Parents must have the right to review all materials and opt-out of any behavioral data collection on their children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Behavioral Data
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Textbooks with Potential Ideological Slant on Agenda
The district is holding a public hearing (Item 10.a) and voting (Item 11.b) on its official textbook list. The list includes materials from “Teachers’ Curriculum Institute” (TCI), whose “Social Studies Alive!” program has been criticized for progressive bias, and a high school text titled “Diversity Amid Globalization.”
Recommended Action Plan
ATTEND THE HEARING: Show up for the Public Hearing (Item 10.a) and ask to review the materials from Teachers’ Curriculum Institute and the ‘Diversity Amid Globalization’ textbook. Ask the board: ‘Have these materials been vetted for political bias and historical accuracy by a parent review committee?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Replacing History with Activism
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Spending $20,000 on Unvetted Consultant
Hidden in the Purchase Order list (Item 12.h) is a $20,000 payment to “SUSAN RESNICK CONSULTING LLC” for “Professional Development” (PO1-64659-9000000-270000000705-1-New). The agenda provides no information about this consultant or the content of the training she will provide to teachers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on district website) regarding PO1-64659-9000000-270000000705-1-New. Ask: ‘Please provide the full contract and all training materials from Susan Resnick Consulting for public review before this $20,000 purchase is approved.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $20,000
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Another Unvetted “Professional Development” Consultant on Payroll
The Purchase Order list (Item 12.h) also includes a $5,440 payment to “HINGE EDUCATION LLC” for “Professional Development” (PO1-64659-9000000-270000000721-1-New). As with other consultants, there is no information on what this organization teaches or what materials they use with district staff.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on district website) regarding PO1-64659-9000000-270000000721-1-New. Ask: ‘Who is Hinge Education LLC and what is the subject of their professional development? Parents have a right to know who is training our teachers and what they are being taught.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $5,440
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