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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Ridgefield Park Public School District. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Contracting for Student Mental Health Assessments
The board is approving an agreement with CBH Care, Inc. to perform ‘mental and behavioral health school clearance assessments’ on students referred by school staff. The agreement says the school will ‘notify’ parents, but it is not clear if this requires explicit, written parental consent before a child is referred for a psychological assessment, creating a massive parental rights loophole.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a major threat to parental rights. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Vote NO on Item 11.15. The district has no right to refer a child for a mental health assessment without prior, explicit, written parental consent. We do not co-parent with the government.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Vague Contract for Student Psychiatric Evaluations
The board is approving a second contract for ‘psychiatric evaluations for students in need,’ this time with Care Plus NJ, Inc. The attachment detailing the terms of this agreement was not included in the public agenda packet, so parents cannot verify what consent procedures are in place before a student is evaluated.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Pull Item 11.16 from the Consent Agenda for a separate vote. Open the file ‘Care Plus NJ [2026-2027].pdf’ attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it requires explicit, written parental consent before any student is referred for a psychiatric evaluation.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Pay Consultant $70k for ‘Curriculum Guides’
The board plans to pay ‘Educational Leadership and Learning Center, LLC’ $69,525 using federal (Title II) and district funds to create curriculum guides. This vendor is not well-known, and the agenda gives no specifics on what content or ideology they will embed in the curriculum they are writing for our kids.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 11.11 from the Consent Agenda. Who is Educational Leadership and Learning Center, LLC? Parents demand to see their portfolio and past work before they are paid $70,000 to write our children’s curriculum.’
💰 Impact: $69,525 (Federal Strings Attached)
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spending $38k on Unproven ‘Literacy Resources’
The board is set to approve a $37,935.55 purchase from Curriculum Associates, a major EdTech vendor. The district has not provided any independent, third-party evidence that this ‘Magnetic Literacy’ product improves student reading scores. This is a significant expenditure on a product without public proof of effectiveness.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Before voting on Item 11.10, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded studies proving ‘Magnetic Literacy’ from Curriculum Associates produces significant academic gains. Taxpayer money shouldn’t fund educational experiments.’
💰 Impact: $37,935.55
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pushes ‘Family Wellness’ and ‘Absenteeism’ Workshops
The district is paying $8,250 for a vendor to provide ‘family workshops’ on topics like ‘Nurturing Family Wellness’ and ‘Tackling Absenteeism.’ This represents a significant overreach, positioning the school as an expert on family life and using student attendance as a justification for increased monitoring of families.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 11.13, the school’s role is to teach academics, not to host ‘Family Wellness’ workshops. What data on families will be collected during the ‘Tackling Absenteeism’ session, and who will have access to it?’
💰 Impact: $8,250
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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School-Sponsored ‘Civic Engagement’ and ‘Belonging’ Trip
The district is approving a field trip for high schoolers to a college to ‘collaborate on civic engagement and belonging.’ These terms are often used as cover for political activism and identity politics training, replacing academic enrichment.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the college trip in Item 9.01, what specific organization is running this event, and what is the curriculum? Parents need to see the materials before approving a trip focused on ‘civic engagement and belonging’.’
💰 Impact: Political Activism Training
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Teacher Training Focuses on ‘Relationships’ and ‘Mindset’
The district is spending money on professional development workshops like ‘Building Strong Relationships’ and ‘Fostering a Growth Mindset.’ These sessions often serve as entry points for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and other psychological programming in the classroom, shifting the focus from academic instruction to social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the trainings in Item 11.12, will teachers be trained to implement SEL surveys or other psychological assessments in the classroom? Parents must be able to opt their children out of any non-academic programming.’
💰 Impact: $3,000
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