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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Using Your Tax Dollars to Lobby Against You
Under item 8.F, the Board is voting to pay your tax dollars for membership in the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). This is a powerful political lobbying group that often works in the state capital to defeat parental rights bills, school choice, and curriculum transparency laws. This means the district is forcing you to fund a political organization that may be actively working against your family’s interests.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education. ‘I demand Item 8.F be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. How much are we paying in dues to the NYSSBA, and what specific legislation have they lobbied for or against in the last year that impacts parental rights?’ Advise members to find board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Annual Membership Dues
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Unaccountable ‘Director of Innovation’
A single person in a vaguely-titled role, the ‘Director of Innovation and Learning,’ is being appointed as the Data Privacy Officer, Acting Principal for discipline, and Acting Superintendent (Items 6.B, 6.C, 6.D). This consolidates immense power over your child’s data and discipline into one unelected position whose title is often used as cover for implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and other progressive educational trends with minimal oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS NOW: Email the Board of Education. ‘Regarding items 6.B, 6.C, and 6.D, please provide the job description for the Director of Innovation and Learning. Parents deserve to know who is being given this much authority over our children.’ Advise members to find board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Consolidation of power into a non-traditional, potentially ideological role.
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Hiding Bad Policy with a Rubber Stamp
Under item 10.C, the board is voting to re-approve the entire district policy manual in a single vote, without any public review of specific policies. This is a lazy governance tactic that prevents any debate on controversial policies that may already be on the books regarding gender identity, library materials, or parental notification, locking them in for another year.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board of Education. ‘Regarding Item 10.C, we do not consent to a blanket re-approval of all policies. We request a scheduled public review of key policies impacting parental rights before they are re-adopted.’ Advise members to find board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Lack of transparency and accountability on existing policies.
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Blank Check for Teacher ‘Training’
Item 8.I gives the Superintendent a blank check to approve all staff travel to conferences, conventions, and workshops with no board oversight. These events are the primary pipeline through which ideological concepts like Critical Race Theory, radical gender theory, and SEL are introduced to teachers, who then bring them back into your child’s classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
REQUEST A REPORT: Email the Board of Education. ‘Regarding Item 8.I, I request that the district publicly post a list of all conferences attended by staff in the last school year, including the cost and sponsoring organizations, before this authorization is renewed.’ Advise members to find board contact information on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed travel and conference fees used for ideological training.
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