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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Beverly Hills Unified. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Spend $250,000 on After-School Social Programming
The district plans to ratify a $250,000 purchase order (270000000772) with Right At School LLC for the 2026-2027 afterschool program. This national provider often embeds Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and other non-academic programming, potentially exposing children to ideological content outside the standard curriculum.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270000000772, I demand to see the full curriculum and staff training materials from Right At School LLC before this $250,000 contract is ratified. Parents have a right to know what is being taught to their children in district-funded programs.’
💰 Impact: $250,000
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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$100,000 Contract for School-Based Mental Health Services
The district is set to ratify a $100,000 purchase order (270000000729) with The Maple Counseling Center for the 2026-2027 school year. School-based mental health services can create situations where students receive counseling or interventions without full parental notification or presence, undermining parental oversight of their child’s wellbeing.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PARENTAL CONSENT: Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270000000729 with The Maple Counseling Center, what is the district’s policy for guaranteeing explicit, written parental consent before any student receives services? We must have a rock-solid parental notification and opt-in policy, not an opt-out.’
💰 Impact: $100,000
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Rules Severely Limit Parent Speaking Time
According to the district’s public comment procedures, attached to the agenda, total public comment time is limited to just 20 minutes for all non-agendized items combined, and 20 minutes per agendized item. These restrictive time caps can be used to shut down parent feedback on controversial topics when many people sign up to speak.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Sign up for public comment to speak against the 20-minute time limits. Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Your public comment rules silence parents. We demand the removal of the 20-minute aggregate time limits to ensure every parent who comes to speak is heard.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Parents’ Voice
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Pays for Student Internet Monitoring Software
The warrant register confirms a payment of $14,202.50 to Liminex, Inc for GoGuardian, a service that monitors students’ online activity on school-issued devices. This creates a digital surveillance system that tracks browsing history and online behavior, raising significant privacy concerns for students and families.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PRIVACY POLICY: Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding the district’s use of GoGuardian, please provide the official policy on how student data is stored, who can access it, for what purposes, and how long it is retained. Parents have a right to know how their children are being monitored.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Expands Student Behavior Tracking System
The agenda includes stipends for ‘PBIS Coaches’ and a purchase order for ‘PBIS SWIS Licenses’ from the University of Oregon. PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and its data-tracking arm SWIS (School-Wide Information System) create a system for monitoring and logging student behaviors, which can be subjective and follow a child through their school career.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘What specific student behaviors are being tracked in the SWIS data system? Parents deserve to know what information is being collected on their children and to have a clear opt-out process.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Behavior Data
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Expands Use of Screen-Based Learning Software
The district’s purchase order report includes new licenses for IXL Learning and materials from Curriculum Associates (maker of i-Ready). These student-facing EdTech platforms increase classroom screen time, often at the expense of direct instruction from a teacher, without clear, independent evidence of academic benefits.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PROOF: Contact the Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Before ratifying POs for IXL and Curriculum Associates, please provide independent, non-vendor-funded studies proving these programs work. How much additional daily screen time will these programs require of our students?’
💰 Impact: More Classroom Screen Time
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague $10,761 Teacher Training Contract
A purchase order (270000000770) allocates $10,760.80 for ‘Professional Development’ from a vendor named ‘SPICE OF LIFE INC’. The vague vendor name and purpose could conceal training on controversial ideological topics like DEI, anti-racism, or gender theory for teachers.
Recommended Action Plan
VERIFY THIS VENDOR: Contact the Superintendent’s office (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270000000770, what is the specific nature of the professional development being provided by SPICE OF LIFE INC, and can you provide a copy of the training materials for parental review?’
💰 Impact: $10,760.80
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