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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Charter Oak Unified. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approves Massive Transfer of Student Data
The district is signing a Memorandum of Understanding to release confidential student data to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. This includes everything from demographics and grades to discipline files, incident reports, and absence summaries, all shared without direct parental consent for this specific transfer.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a massive data grab. Email the Board (contact info on district website) and sign up for public comment: ‘Vote NO on Consent Item XV.b.1. I do not consent to my child’s entire school record, including discipline files, being transferred to a state agency without my explicit permission.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 10) |
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District Pilots ‘Well-being’ and ‘Hope’ Index Software
The district is contracting with Thrively for a ‘strengths-based software’ pilot to support an ‘equitable and joyful learning environment.’ The platform includes ‘Whole Child Assessments,’ a ‘Hope Index,’ a ‘Well-being Index,’ and tracks ‘Social Emotional Development,’ creating a detailed psychological profile of your child. The company’s data privacy agreement also allows them to use de-identified student data for marketing.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat. Email the Board (contact info on district website) and show up to speak: ‘Vote NO on the Thrively contract, Consent Item XV.b.6. We do not consent to psychological profiling of our children or the use of their data for marketing. This is surveillance, not education.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Mental Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Partners with University for ‘Social Change’ Degrees
The district is creating a ‘Preferred Partnership’ with Claremont Graduate University, offering staff fellowships for advanced degrees. The featured programs include an MA in ‘Community-Engaged Education & Social Change’ and a PhD in ‘K-12 Education & Equity,’ creating a pipeline to train district staff in activist ideologies.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Seth Bond, Ed.D. (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the partnership in Consent Item XV.c.5, what is the district’s strategy in promoting degrees focused on ‘Social Change’ and ‘Equity’ for its staff? How does this focus improve academic outcomes for students?’
💰 Impact: Ideological Staff Pipeline
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approves More EdTech Software Subscriptions
Buried in the purchase order report are payments to multiple student-facing educational software companies, including ExploreLearning LLC ($5,595), ESGI, LLC ($500), and Stukent, Inc. ($7,000). The district has not provided any independent evidence that these programs improve academic outcomes or detailed how much additional screen time they will add to a student’s day.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the software purchases in the Purchase Order report (Consent Item XV.a.2), before approving more spending on EdTech, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence showing these products produce academic gains and state the total daily screen time they add for students.’
💰 Impact: $13,095+
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Hires Law Firm to Sue Social Media Companies
The Board is voting to hire the Frantz Law Group to sue social media companies for ‘adolescent addiction.’ While protecting kids from online harm is important, this action uses taxpayer money for potentially political litigation with no guarantee of success or benefit to students’ education.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The contract details for Item XIV.a.1 were not included in the agenda packet. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before you approve the contract with Frantz Law Group under Item XIV.a.1, please disclose the full cost and terms. Is this the best use of funds that could be spent on academics?’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Legal Fees
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Buys Qualtrics Survey Tool for ‘Child Development’
The purchase order report shows a $5,788 payment to Qualtrics, a powerful survey and data-collection platform. The purchase is for the ‘Child Development Program,’ suggesting it will be used for student surveys, potentially collecting sensitive social-emotional or ‘climate’ data without full parental review.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Qualtrics purchase in the Purchase Order report (Consent Item XV.a.2), what specific surveys will be administered to students using this tool? Please provide copies of all surveys and the specific parental opt-out form before any student data is collected.’
💰 Impact: $5,788
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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‘Soft Skills’ Embedded in New Adult Tech Course
The district is approving a new adult education course, ‘CompTIA Essential Series,’ that embeds ‘soft skills’ and ‘professional skills’ into technology training. This is a common tactic to introduce Social Emotional Learning concepts under the guise of career readiness.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: This is for adult education, but sets a precedent. Email Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Fayroze Mostafa, Ed.D. (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Consent Item XV.b.3, what specific curriculum is used to teach ‘soft skills’ in the CompTIA course? Parents deserve to know if this is a backdoor for SEL.’
💰 Impact: Replacing Tech with SEL
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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School Assembly Promotes ‘Character Development’
The district is paying $2,400 for a motivational basketball assembly from Parker R. Jones to promote ‘positive character development.’ While it may be harmless, ‘character development’ is often used as a euphemism for Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Recommended Action Plan
Monitor: This is a low-level concern, but it’s important to watch for this language. No immediate action required, but be aware of how SEL concepts are introduced through assemblies and special events.
💰 Impact: $2,400
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