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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bellflower Unified. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Spends $66,800 on ‘Learner Centered’ Principal Coaching
Under Consent Agenda Item 11.12, the district is renewing a $66,800 contract with ‘Learner Centered Collaborative’ to coach principals on a new ‘Framework for the Future.’ ‘Learner-centered’ is often code for replacing traditional academics with progressive, SEL-focused pedagogy, and this contract aims to embed it at the leadership level across the district.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Pull Item 11.12, Contract #14, from the Consent Agenda. Before you approve $66,800 for coaching, parents demand to see the “Framework for the Future” this contract is meant to implement. We will not approve a blank check for ideological training.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $66,800
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Pays $11,000 for ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’ SEL Program
Hiding in the Consent Agenda (Item 11.12, Contract #1) is an $11,000 contract for ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts,’ a well-known Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program. This training is for after-school staff at the YMCA and Think Together programs, embedding SEL outside of the regular school day and parental review process.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND A SEPARATE VOTE: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Pull Item 11.12, Contract #1, from the Consent Agenda. Parents have a right to know what SEL programming is being taught to their children, even in after-school programs. We demand to review the “Capturing Kids’ Hearts” curriculum before it is approved.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $11,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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$150K for USC to Create Administrator ‘Pipeline’
Item 11.4 commits $150,000 of district funds to partner with USC’s Rossier School of Education to train 25 future administrators. This creates a leadership pipeline shaped by an outside university, potentially embedding ideologies from schools of education into district leadership for years to come, all without parental oversight of the training content.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item 11.4, what specific ideologies and teaching philosophies are promoted in the USC Rossier PASC program? Parents deserve to know what worldview our future principals are being trained in before we spend $150,000.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $150,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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$108,000 Contract for Vague ‘Parent Engagement Academy’
The district is renewing a $108,000 contract (Item 11.12, Contract #7) with a vendor called ‘Parent Engagement Academy’ to ‘strengthen parent involvement.’ These programs can sometimes be used to push district ideology onto parents or gather data on families, rather than genuinely empowering them.
Recommended Action Plan
VERIFY THIS VENDOR: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item 11.12, Contract #7, what specific services does the “Parent Engagement Academy” provide for $108,000? Who are they, and can parents review all materials before this is approved?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $108,000
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Taxpayer-Funded Memberships in Activist Administrator Groups
Item 11.11 approves spending taxpayer money for cabinet members to join several professional organizations, including identity-based groups like the CA Association of African American Superintendents (CAAASA) and the Latino Superintendents Association (CALSA). These groups often function as lobbying arms for ideological policies that parents oppose.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item 11.11, how much taxpayer money is spent annually on these memberships? What specific legislative positions have these organizations taken that impact parental rights?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Dues
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 11.6 approves a ‘Special Education Teacher Coaching Program’ through a union agreement, but the document detailing the program’s content was not included in the provided agenda packet. ‘Coaching’ can be a backdoor for implementing ideological or SEL-focused training for teachers under the guise of professional development.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 11.6 attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes or ideological training mandates.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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