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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Natrona County School District #1. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approving $85,325 Payment to Unvetted NJ Vendor
The district plans to pay $85,325 to ‘Bancroft, a New Jersey Non Profit Corp’ for out-of-state tuition and housing for a single student. While for special education, this is a massive expense to a vendor parents know nothing about.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is in the ‘District Bills’ under the Consent Agenda. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Check #237480 to Bancroft, please pull this item for discussion. Parents deserve to know what services this vendor provides and why a local or in-state option is not suitable before such a large sum is spent.’
💰 Impact: $85,325
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District Spending $11,050 on Reading Software
The district is paying Lexia Learning Systems Inc $11,050 for an online reading subscription. Before approving more screen-based learning, parents deserve to see independent proof that this software actually improves reading scores, not just vendor-funded marketing claims.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is in the ‘District Bills’ under the Consent Agenda. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before ratifying payment to Lexia Learning Systems Inc (Check #237502), please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that this program produces academic gains and a report on the daily screen time it adds for students.’
💰 Impact: $11,050
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays Mental Health Contractor for ‘Instructional Services’
The district is paying $1,283.50 to Rocky Mountain Behavioral Health for ‘Instructional Services’ related to counseling. This brings outside mental health providers into the school, potentially without direct parental presence or full transparency about the content of these sessions.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is in the ‘District Bills’ under the Consent Agenda. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Check #237515 to Rocky Mountain Behavioral Health, what curriculum or materials are used in these ‘instructional services’? Parents must have the right to review all materials and provide explicit consent before their child participates.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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District Buys $5,720 in ‘Mandarin Resources’ Software
The district is spending $5,720 on ‘Mandarin Matrix Inc’ computer software for the Dual Immersion program. As with all educational software, the board must provide evidence that this product is effective before replacing teacher-led instruction with more screen time.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: This is in the ‘District Bills’ under the Consent Agenda. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Check #237505 to Mandarin Matrix Inc, what is the total daily screen time this adds for a student? Please provide the parental opt-out form for this software before the payment is ratified.’
💰 Impact: $5,720
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Accepts $15k Grant for ‘College and Career Ready Lab’
The district is accepting a $15,000 grant to implement the ‘Paxton Patterson College and Career Ready Lab.’ While career exploration can be valuable, these pre-packaged programs can be a Trojan horse for embedding SEL and other ideological content under the guise of ’21st Century Skills.’
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND REVIEW RIGHTS: Email the Board (contact info on district website) regarding Item E.1: ‘Before implementing the Paxton Patterson lab, we demand that the full curriculum, including all digital and print materials, be made available for parental review and a public hearing be held. We must ensure the focus is on skills, not social engineering.’
💰 Impact: Hidden SEL Curriculum
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