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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Grant Wood AEA. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Board to Vote on Secret Policy Changes
Under Item VII.i, the Board will hold a final vote on changes to the 800 and 900 policy series. The actual text of these policies is not in the agenda; a note says parents must log into a private portal to see them. This includes a policy on the ‘Use of Recording Devices on Agency Property,’ which could restrict parents’ ability to document public meetings.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) and demand that Item VII.i be tabled. ‘The public cannot consent to policies they cannot read. Post the full, redlined text of all proposed 800 and 900 series policies publicly before any vote is held.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Transparency
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Agency Funds External Mental Health Services
Hidden in the List of Bills (part of the Consent Agenda, Item IV) is a $5,000 payment to ‘Foundation 2’ for ‘J-Fast services.’ Foundation 2 provides external mental health and crisis services, creating a pathway for student services to be delivered by outside groups without direct parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL THE ITEM: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) and demand the ‘Claims’ be pulled from the Consent Agenda (Item IV) for a separate vote. ‘Parents must be the sole decision-makers for their children’s mental health. What specific services is Foundation 2 providing to students, and what are the parental consent protocols?’
💰 Impact: $5,000
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Board to Vote on Unspecified Contract Renewals
Item VI on the agenda calls for a vote to approve an unspecified list of ‘renewal contracts and agreements.’ The agenda does not list which vendors or what services are being renewed, preventing any public scrutiny of the costs or the contractors’ ideological alignment before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND DISCLOSURE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) and demand Item VI be tabled until a public list of all contracts and their dollar amounts is provided. ‘The Board must not approve a blank check. We demand to know who we are doing business with before our money is spent.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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New Spending on Student Screen Time Software
The district’s bills include a payment of $2,062.50 for ‘IXL Learning,’ a student-facing educational software. The district has not provided evidence that this program improves academic outcomes or detailed how much daily screen time it will add for students, replacing direct instruction from teachers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) regarding the IXL Learning payment in the ‘Claims’ under Consent Agenda Item IV. ‘Before approving funds for EdTech, please provide the independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence that IXL produces academic gains and state the total daily screen time it adds per student.’
💰 Impact: $2,062.50
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Funding for ‘Trauma-Informed’ Staff Training
A payment of $715 was made to NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) for a ‘PREPaRE Workshop 2.’ This curriculum trains staff in crisis response that often includes ‘psychological first aid’ and identifying ‘at-risk’ students, which can be a gateway to trauma-informed ideology and psychological screening without parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) about the NASP payment in the ‘Claims’ under Consent Agenda Item IV. ‘What specific psychological screening methods are staff being trained to use on students, and will parents be notified and asked for consent before any such screening occurs?’
💰 Impact: $715
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District Pays for Student Screening Software
The bills list includes a payment to Renaissance Learning for ‘FastBridge.’ FastBridge is a universal screening tool often used within an MTSS framework to screen students for academic, behavioral, and social-emotional ‘deficits,’ creating a data file on your child without your knowledge.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details) regarding the Renaissance Learning payment in the ‘Claims’ under Consent Agenda Item IV. ‘What specific behavioral or social-emotional criteria does FastBridge screen for, and where can parents find the form to opt their children out of this non-academic data collection?’
💰 Impact: $305.25
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