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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Westside Union Elementary. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Partners with “All It Takes” for SEL Program
The district is partnering with “All It Takes” to implement a “Building Trusted Spaces” program funded by a CA Dept. of Public Health grant. This program will train all adults to create “trusted spaces” for children, using SEL techniques like “practice circles” to address “behavioral health,” potentially supplanting the role of parents in their child’s emotional development.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board of Trustees and Superintendent Regina Rossall (contact info on district website). ‘Regarding Item XIII.A, what is the curriculum for the ‘Building Trusted Spaces’ training and ‘practice circles’? Parents must have the right to review all materials and opt their children out of any program that deals with ‘behavioral health’ or social-emotional engineering.’
💰 Impact: Staff time ($13,000)
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Administer “Healthy Kids Survey” to Students
Hidden in the consent agenda’s purchase orders is a $7,500 contract with WestEd for the “California Healthy Kids Survey.” These surveys are known for asking students invasive and personal questions about their mental health, family life, and risk behaviors without full parental transparency.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL THE ITEM: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on district website) and demand they pull the WestEd contract from Consent Agenda Item XI.B.e for a separate vote. ‘Parents have a right to know what our children are being asked. The Board must publicly display every question on the California Healthy Kids Survey and require active, opt-in parental consent before this contract is approved.’
💰 Impact: $7,500
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spending $14,300 on More Student iPads
The district plans to approve a $14,309 purchase for more student iPads, listed under the consent agenda. This increases student screen time without providing any evidence that this technology improves academic achievement or what essential instruction time it will replace.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on district website) regarding the iPad purchase in Consent Agenda Item XI.B.e. ‘Before spending another dollar on screens, the Board must publish independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that these devices produce academic gains, and state exactly how many minutes of daily screen time this adds for a student.’
💰 Impact: $14,309.18
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Board Schedules Vague “Governance” Discussion
Item XII is a “Discussion Item” simply titled “Governance” with no explanation or attached documents. This lack of transparency is concerning, as such items can be used to introduce changes to public comment rules, board oversight, or other policies that limit parents’ voices.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on district website) before the meeting. ‘What specific topics will be discussed under Item XII, ‘Governance’? Any discussion that could change board policy or public participation rules must be clearly agendized with all supporting documents available to the public well in advance of the meeting.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Parental Oversight
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The consent agenda includes a “Fundraiser List” (Item XI.B.b), but the document itself was not included in the agenda packet. While likely routine, parents should verify the list to ensure no fundraisers involve partnerships with ideological or controversial organizations.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘Fundraiser List’ file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains any partnerships with controversial organizations before the vote.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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