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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Menomonee Falls School District. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Major ‘Gender Identity’ Policy Change Hidden on Consent Agenda
The board is set to approve a bundle of ‘Nondiscrimination’ policy updates on the consent agenda, which is reserved for non-controversial items. Buried in the policy provider’s notes is an option for the district to remove ‘gender identity’ and ‘sexual orientation’ from the definition of ‘sex,’ a significant change that requires a full public hearing, not a rubber stamp.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a major policy decision being hidden from parents. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘I demand Consent Item 6.C, the Nondiscrimination policy update, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to know the Board’s position on gender identity policy before it is passed.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New ‘Personal Health & Wellness’ Course Requires Vetting
The district plans to approve a new high school course titled ‘CAPP Personal Health & Wellness’ as part of the consent agenda. The curriculum for this course has not been made public, and courses with these titles are often used to introduce Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) or other sensitive topics without parental review.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Consent Item 6.I, the proposed ‘Personal Health & Wellness’ course must be pulled from the consent agenda. The full curriculum must be made public for parental review before any vote is taken.’
💰 Impact: Hidden Sex Ed
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board to Approve $811,983 in Undisclosed Spending
Under Action Item 5.B, the board will vote to approve $811,983.65 in ‘Voucher Payables.’ The agenda provides no list of vendors, contracts, or services being paid for, preventing any public oversight of how this large sum of taxpayer money is being spent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Before voting on Action Item 5.B, the Board must release a detailed list of vendors and payments included in the $811,983.65 voucher payable. Taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going.’
💰 Impact: $811,983.65
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New ‘Healthcare’ Textbook Adoption Requires Manual Review
The board is approving a new textbook for ‘Contemporary Healthcare Practices’ on the consent agenda. The attachment comparing the new textbook to the old one was not included in the public packet, preventing parents from reviewing it for sensitive content related to health, sex, or bioethics.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘10.7.26 Contemporary Healthcare Practices textbook comparison.pdf’ attached to Item 6.F in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether this textbook contains controversial content before the vote. Email the board to pull this from consent until parents can review it.
💰 Impact: Unvetted Curriculum
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Parental Right to Opt-Out of Literacy Screening Removed
A revision to Policy 2623 (Student Assessment and Grading) explicitly states ‘Parents may not opt any student out of the reading readiness screening required of all students in grades 4K – 3.’ This removes a parental right and forces all young children into this specific screening, regardless of parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FIRST: Email the Board (contact info on the district website) regarding the policy changes in Item 5.A: ‘Why is the parental right to opt-out of early literacy screenings being removed in Policy 2623? Parents must retain the final say on what assessments their young children are subjected to.’
💰 Impact: Loss of Parental Consent
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New PE Standards Include ‘Social Emotional Learning’
The district is adopting the 2020 Wisconsin PE standards, which are explicitly linked to the ‘Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)’ model. The standards document also mentions enhancing ‘social and emotional learning,’ signaling a shift from physical fitness to psychological programming in PE class.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on the district website) regarding Item 6.G: ‘What specific Social Emotional Learning curriculum will be used in PE? Please provide the parental opt-out form for any non-physical instruction in PE class before this is voted on.’
💰 Impact: Replacing PE with SEL
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague ‘Strategic Plan Update’ Requires Scrutiny
The board will receive an update on the district’s Strategic Plan, but no documents or presentations have been attached to the public agenda. Strategic plans are often where districts embed long-term goals for ‘equity,’ ‘DEI,’ and ‘social-emotional learning’ that guide future spending and curriculum decisions.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The agenda provides no details for Discussion Item 3.C. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Please make the Strategic Plan Update presentation and all related documents public immediately so parents can review them before the meeting.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: District Strengthens Parental Notification and Opt-Out Rights
Proposed policy updates (po2210, po2510, po2521, po5310) will require the district to provide parents with advance notice of any instructional content, textbooks, or health services that may conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs. These policies also create a formal process for parents to opt their children out and receive alternative assignments.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for approving the General Policy Update under Item 5.A. Get this on the record so it can’t be quietly reversed, and use these policies as a model for neighboring districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Parental Rights Secured
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