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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Hiding Online Curriculum Contract in Consent Agenda
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 27, 2026 |
Under Item 3.E, the board plans to approve a $13,000 contract with Edmentum EdOptions Academy without a separate discussion. This is an online curriculum provider that can bring controversial ‘health,’ ‘advisory,’ and ‘social-emotional’ content into your home, bypassing local teacher and parent review. Bundling this in the ‘Consent Agenda’ is a tactic to avoid public debate on what our kids are being taught online.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board and demand Item 3.E, the ‘Edmentum’ contract, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Ask them: ‘Who vetted the full EdOptions course catalog for age-appropriateness and ideological bias?’ Advise members to check the district website for board member emails.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $13,000
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Using Taxpayer Resources for Political Lobbying
| 📅 Discussion Scheduled July 27, 2026 |
Item 6.A shows the board is adopting legislative priorities from the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), a lobbying group. The IASB platform promotes ‘Educational Equity’ (the language of Critical Race Theory), ‘welcoming schools’ for all ‘gender identities,’ and actively lobbies against school choice. This means our district may use its official position to fight against parental rights in the state legislature.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Sign up for public comment for the July 27, 2026 meeting. Tell the board: ‘Do not adopt the political platform of the IASB. Focus on academic excellence for Bondurant-Farrar, not lobbying against school choice and for gender ideology.’ Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819 for information on how to sign up.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Adoption of a political lobbying platform
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague $22,742 ‘Art of Education’ Curriculum Purchase
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 27, 2026 |
Under New Business (Item 5.B), the board is voting on a $22,742.12 curriculum renewal for ‘The Art of Education.’ The agenda provides a file attachment but no description of the curriculum’s content or philosophy. Parents need to know if this is a standard art program or a vehicle for ‘social justice’ and identity politics in the art room.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Review the file ‘The Art of Education.pdf’ attached to Item 5.B in the Official Agenda linked above to determine if it contains sensitive policy changes. Email the board and ask: ‘Please provide a public summary of the educational philosophy of The Art of Education curriculum before the vote. Does it align with a focus on classical skills or contemporary social theories?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $22,742.12
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Teacher Training Focused on ‘Cognitive Coaching’
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 27, 2026 |
Hidden in the invoice list (Item 3.C, file FY26 20260727 PREPAID INVOICE LISTINGS.pdf) is a $1,210 payment to ‘Thinking Collaborative, LLC’ for ‘Cognitive Coaching’ guides. This is a form of teacher training that can shift the focus from academic instruction to therapeutic and ‘self-reflective’ practices, often serving as an entry point for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques in the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: Email the board and ask: ‘Regarding the payment to Thinking Collaborative, what is the district’s strategy for professional development? How do you ensure that teacher training remains focused on academic subjects and not psychological or therapeutic methods like SEL?’ Advise members to check the district website for board member emails.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $1,210
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