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📅 Feb 19, 2026 (Thu) to Calendar
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Summary — 2/18/2026:
Our monitoring of Gahanna-Jefferson City, City School District has identified 4 agenda items that warrant community action.
PRIORITY LEVEL 9
Secret $292k School Police Agreement
📅  Vote scheduled for Feb 19, 2026
The Board is voting on a $292,411.95 School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement without providing the document to the public. This contract defines police powers in schools. It could contain language that limits arrests or mandates 'restorative justice' instead of real consequences, weakening school safety.
Recommended Action
Call Board President Kara Coates at (614) 471-7065: 'I demand you table the vote on Items L-2 and L-3. Do not vote on a secret police contract. Release the full SRO agreement to the public immediately.'
💰  Cost: $292,411.95 (Transparency Violation)
PRIORITY LEVEL 8
Hiding $2.3 Million in a Single Vote
📅  Vote scheduled for Feb 19, 2026
The Board is bundling over $2.3 million in spending into one vote (Item K-9). This includes a $1.58M construction deal, a $300k no-bid emergency contract, and a $456k student Chromebook purchase. This is a deliberate tactic to avoid public debate on massive expenditures.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Tracey Deagle at deaglet@gjps.org: 'I demand that Items K-2, K-7, and K-8 be pulled from the consent agenda for individual discussion and roll-call votes. The public deserves transparency on how millions of our tax dollars are being spent.'
💰  Cost: $2,340,400.00 (Bundled Spending)
PRIORITY LEVEL 7
New Policy to Redefine 'Education'
📅  First Reading on Feb 19, 2026
The Board is introducing a new policy called 'Educational Outcome Goals' (Item L-1). This is a classic first step to replace traditional academic achievement with subjective, ideological metrics like 'social awareness' or 'global citizenship.' This changes the very definition of a successful education.
Recommended Action
INVESTIGATE: Review the file '2131-Educational Outcome Goals.pdf' attached in the official agenda. If it contains ideological language, email the Board: 'I oppose any 'Educational Outcome Goals' that prioritize subjective social values over core academic knowledge. Table Policy 2131.'
💰  Cost: Redefinition of Academic Standards
PRIORITY LEVEL 5
$5,000 for 'Peer-to-Peer' Mental Health Program
📅  Vote scheduled for Feb 19, 2026
The district is accepting a $5,000 donation for the 'LHS Hope Squad' (Item H-2). While framed as suicide prevention, these peer-to-peer programs can be a Trojan horse for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and student mental health data collection, often without direct parental consent.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Tracey Deagle at deaglet@gjps.org: 'Regarding the Hope Squad donation, what curriculum will be used, and who owns the student data collected? Please provide the specific opt-out form for parents before this program is implemented.'
💰  Cost: $5,000 (Potential Data Mining)
🏛️  District Leadership
Superintendent Tracey Deagle
deaglet@gjps.org
Treasurer Clifton Hetzel
hetzelc@gjps.org
Board President President Kara Coates
Term exp: 12/31/2025
Phone (614) 471-7065
Address 630 Morrison Rd Ste 200, Gahanna, Ohio, 43230
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by Heritage Action Sentinel Engine V2.0 • Source: Regular Board Meeting Agenda-[02-19-2026].pdf
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