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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for San Gabriel Unified. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Share Student Discipline and Attendance Records with State
Hidden in the Consent Agenda (Item 11.B.4), the district plans to approve a massive data-sharing agreement with the California Community Colleges system. This MOU authorizes the transfer of highly sensitive student data, including discipline records, attendance summaries, demographics, and course history, to a state-level entity.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical privacy violation. We need parents at the meeting to demand Item 11.B.4 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate vote. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Vote NO on the data-sharing MOU in Item 11.B.4. The district has no right to share our children’s discipline and attendance records with a state agency without explicit, opt-in parental consent.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District to Vote on Undisclosed ‘Gender Identity’ Policies
The Board is set for a first reading AND final vote on policy revisions from the CA School Boards Association (Items 9.E.1, 9.E.2), but hasn’t identified which policies are changing. Buried in the agenda attachments are draft policies like BP 5145.3, which adds ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’ to the nondiscrimination policy, preventing public review of significant ideological changes before they are made law.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘I demand Items 9.E.1 and 9.E.2 be pulled. The public must know if you are voting on the attached draft policies like BP 5145.3 that introduce ‘gender identity’ and ‘gender expression’. We have a right to review these ideological changes before you vote.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Policy Changes
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Share Student Private Data with State University System
Under Consent Item 11.B.3, the district will approve a data-sharing agreement with the California State University (CSU) system. This agreement allows the district to send student PII—including name, date of birth, race, and contact information—to CSU for a ‘Direct Admissions’ program, making data sharing the default unless parents actively opt out.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 11.B.3 from the Consent Agenda for a full discussion. Data sharing should be OPT-IN, not OPT-OUT. What specific steps will the district take to inform every single parent of their right to opt out of this data transfer *before* it happens?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approves 3-Year Student Monitoring Software
The district is approving a 3-year, $43,665.30 contract for GoGuardian software under Action Item 9.A.3. This program allows teachers to monitor all student activity on school-issued Chromebooks in real-time, raising questions about student privacy and increased screen time.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 9.A.3, what is the district’s policy on student data privacy with GoGuardian? Before approving this 3-year contract, please publish evidence that this product improves academic outcomes and detail how much daily screen time it adds.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required for Parent Rights Policies
The agenda packet includes references to pending policy updates for BP 5022 ‘Student Family Privacy Rights’ and BP 5020 ‘Parent Rights Responsibilities,’ but the text of the changes was not provided. These policies are foundational to parental rights and must be reviewed by the public before any changes are considered.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files for BP 5022 and BP 5020 in the Official Agenda (linked above). These policies are critical. Confirm whether they contain any language that weakens parental notification, consent, or access to student records.
💰 Impact: Reduced Parental Rights
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The agenda lists an action item (9.B.2) to approve a consulting agreement with ‘Nerel Winter Consulting’ but provides no details on the services, cost, or purpose. Parents have a right to know what consultants are being paid with taxpayer money and what services they are providing to the district.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 9.B.2 attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm what services this consultant will provide and at what cost. If it involves student-facing programs or staff training on sensitive topics, alert the chapter immediately.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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District Invests in Phonics-Based Reading Curriculum
The Board is approving a $34,050 purchase of Orton-Gillingham-based reading curricula for the Special Education department (Item 9.B.3). This is a significant investment in proven, evidence-based literacy instruction that focuses on foundational skills like phonics and decoding.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up or email the Board to thank them for approving Item 9.B.3. Publicly supporting this investment in phonics-based reading sets a precedent for focusing on core academics and can be a model for expanding this to the general education population.
✅ Why It Matters: $34,050 (Academic Focus)
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