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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Wethersfield School District. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Plan Embeds SEL, ‘Climate’ Surveys, and Therapy
Under Action Item 7.a, the Board will vote on a new District Continuous Improvement Plan (DCIP) that makes ‘school climate and student belonging’ a top priority. This plan calls for new ‘high-quality SEL instruction,’ student ‘climate surveys,’ and data teams of psychologists to analyze the results, turning teachers into data collectors and therapists.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding Item 7.a, I demand you postpone the vote on the DCIP. Parents will not approve a plan that prioritizes SEL, climate surveys, and therapeutic interventions like CBT/DBT over academic achievement. Who is the vendor ‘New Solutions K12′ and what is their role?’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by Therapy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Using Grant Money for Student ‘Home Visits’
The Superintendent’s report reveals the district won a $25,000 grant for a ‘Learner Engagement and Attendance Program’ (LEAP) to combat chronic absenteeism. The program explicitly includes conducting ‘home visits to connect directly with families and students,’ a massive government overreach into the privacy of your home.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link for details) and ask: ‘Regarding the LEAP grant mentioned in the Superintendent’s report, what specific training is given to staff before they conduct home visits, and what is the exact parental consent and opt-out process for this program? This must be public before any visits occur.’
💰 Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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More Classroom Screen Time with ‘Interactive Viewboards’
The Superintendent’s report celebrates the expansion of ‘Interactive Viewboards’ in classrooms, citing positive teacher feedback. However, the district provides no independent evidence that this technology improves academic outcomes, nor does it state how much daily screen time this adds for students.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (see district website for contacts): ‘Before more ‘Viewboards’ are purchased, please publish the independent, non-vendor-supplied studies proving they raise test scores, and disclose the total daily screen time they add for a typical student. Parents deserve proof of academic value, not just anecdotes.’
💰 Impact: More Screen Time, Less Teaching
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 6.b on the agenda is ‘Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Plans.’ These are the school-level plans for implementing the district’s ideological SEL and ‘climate’ agenda, but the documents themselves have not been provided for public review with the main agenda packet.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 6.b (Ref. 3a) in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains specific SEL programs, vendors, or curriculum changes for your child’s school before the meeting.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed SEL Implementation
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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State Grant Funds Preschool Expansion
The Superintendent’s report announces a $172,500 ‘Smart Start Preschool Expansion Grant’ from the CT Office of Early Childhood. While expanded preschool may sound good, state and federal early childhood grants often come with strings attached, mandating specific social-emotional or equity-focused curricula.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Smart Start grant, please provide the full grant application and agreement. Parents have a right to know what curricular and data-reporting mandates the district agreed to in exchange for this funding.’
💰 Impact: $172,500 (State Strings Attached)
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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School Calendar Adds Religious Holiday Unevenly
The proposed 2028-2029 school calendar under Item 7.b makes Feb. 15 a ‘No School’ day for Eid al-Fitr. While the district lists many religious days for ‘special observance,’ it is singling out one for a full district closure while others, like Yom Kippur, remain school days, creating unequal treatment.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding the proposed calendar in Item 7.b, the policy for closing school for religious holidays must be applied consistently to all faiths or none at all. Please explain the criteria used to close for Eid but not for Yom Kippur or other major holy days.’
💰 Impact: Unequal Policy
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