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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Compton Unified. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Share Student Data with College Board for ‘Research’
Item K.12 is an agreement to join the ‘College Board Innovation Zone,’ a multi-year research project. This gives the College Board access to conduct surveys, interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations, and to collect student work samples for product development.
Recommended Action Plan
CRITICAL ALERT: Pull Consent Item K.12 for a full public discussion. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Vote NO on the College Board Innovation Zone agreement in Item K.12. Our children are not test subjects for corporate product development. We do not consent to this data mining.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Partners with ‘Brightline’ for Virtual Mental Health Services
Item K.10 approves an agreement with Brightline, Inc. to provide online therapy, psychological testing, and psychiatry services for students. This program inserts third-party mental health providers into the school’s sphere of influence, operating virtually and potentially without direct parental presence to address issues like ‘anxiety, trauma, and burnout.’
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Pull Consent Item K.10 for a separate vote. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Parents must be the primary decision-makers for their child’s mental health. Vote NO on the Brightline agreement in Item K.10, which outsources student mental health to a virtual third party.’
💰 Impact: Bypassing Parental Oversight
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Spending $617,500 in Grant Funds on Online Courses
Item K.11 approves a $617,500 contract with Subject Technologies for online high school courses, funded by a federal grant. The district has not provided any independent evidence that this software improves academic outcomes, only that there is ‘increased demand’ for screen-based credit recovery.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Before voting on Item K.11, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that Subject Technologies software produces academic gains, and state how much daily screen time it adds. Taxpayers deserve proof of performance before you spend $617,500.’
💰 Impact: $617,500 (Federal Strings Attached)
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Caps Public Comment Time to 20 Minutes Total
The agenda states that the total time for public comments will not exceed 20 minutes per session. This severely limits the number of parents who can speak, effectively silencing community feedback on important issues.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This 20-minute total time limit for public comment is an attempt to shut parents out of the process. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘We demand you remove the 20-minute total time limit on public comment in items C.1 and G.1. Parents will not be silenced.’
💰 Impact: Silencing Parent Voices
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District to Pay $180,000 for ‘Social-Emotional’ Dance Program
Item K.15 is a $180,000 contract with the Chloe and Maud Foundation for an after-school dance program. The agenda explicitly states the curriculum ‘merges foundational dance technique with social-emotional learning and personal development,’ using arts funding to push SEL.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Pull Consent Item K.15 for a separate vote. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘We support the arts, but not at the cost of inserting social-emotional learning into every activity. Vote NO on the $180,000 contract in Item K.15.’
💰 Impact: $180,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District-Wide Parent Communication & Data Platform
Item K.42 is a three-year, $252,912 contract for the ParentSquare platform to centralize all school-to-home communication. This gives the district a powerful tool to control the flow of information and monitor parent engagement through data analytics and ‘contactability’ tracking.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item K.42, who owns the parent and student data collected by ParentSquare? Please provide the specific parental opt-out form for this data collection platform before this is voted on.’
💰 Impact: $252,912.88
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Board to Waive Second Reading on Policy Updates
Item K.29 asks the Board to approve the first reading of three policies and waive the second reading. This procedure rushes policy changes and eliminates a key opportunity for public review and comment before final adoption.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND OVERSIGHT: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Do not waive the second reading for the policies in Item K.29. The public deserves the full and standard process for reviewing any policy changes. Vote NO on waiving the second reading.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Public Oversight
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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School to Implement Student Attendance and Behavior Tracking App
Item K.17 approves a contract for Minga, a software platform to manage ‘student attendance-related behaviors and student movement.’ This app will be used to monitor students for tardiness and absenteeism to trigger ‘interventions,’ increasing student surveillance under the guise of a ‘whole-child approach.’
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Minga app in Item K.17, what specific student behaviors will be tracked, who has access to this data, and how long is it stored? Parents need answers before you approve another surveillance tool.’
💰 Impact: Student Surveillance
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Approves ‘Culturally Responsive’ Assemblies
Item K.21 is a $19,200 contract for ‘Conga Kids’ to provide ‘culturally responsive learning experiences’ through assemblies about the ‘African diaspora.’ This type of programming often serves as a vehicle for divisive concepts related to race and identity.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Pull Consent Item K.21 for a separate vote. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Parents deserve to know exactly what is being taught in these ‘culturally responsive’ assemblies. Please provide the full curriculum for public review before approving this contract.’
💰 Impact: $19,200
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