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Summary — 3/14/2026:
Our monitoring of Marion City, City School District has identified 5 agenda items that warrant community action.
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PRIORITY LEVEL 7
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New $200k High School Math Contract
The Board is approving a six-year, $199,712 contract for a new math curriculum from Carnegie Math Solutions. Some 'new math' programs prioritize abstract group activities over proven, traditional instruction, potentially weakening students' core algebra and geometry skills right before college.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Brian Murphy at bmurphy@mcspresidents.org: 'I demand Item 10.B be tabled. Parents must have a 30-day public review of the Carnegie Math materials before you lock our students into a six-year, $200k contract.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 7
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Outsourcing Student Data to Third Party
The Board is approving a master agreement with META Solutions, an outside group, to manage the district's most sensitive data systems, including the Student Information System (SIS). This outsources control of your child's private academic and personal data to an unaccountable third party.
Recommended Action
Call Board President Rocky Ratliff at (740) 387-3300: 'Do not vote on Item 10.H until you provide the public with META Solutions' complete data privacy and sharing policies. We will not approve handing our children's data to an outside vendor without transparency.'
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💰 Cost: Undefined Liability
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PRIORITY LEVEL 6
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New $190k K-5 Science Curriculum
The Board is set to approve a six-year, $190,809 contract for McGraw-Hill's 'Inspire Science' curriculum. Major publishers often embed political agendas on topics like climate and social issues into elementary science. This contract locks in whatever content they provide for the next six years.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Brian Murphy at bmurphy@mcspresidents.org: 'Regarding Item 10.A, I request that all McGraw-Hill curriculum materials be made available for public review online before the Board takes a final vote.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 6
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$80k Renewal for Student Surveillance System
The district is renewing its $80,878 contract for PowerSchool, a massive student data system that tracks everything from grades to behavior. These systems can be used for data mining and student surveillance, and parents need to know exactly what data is collected and who it's shared with.
Recommended Action
Email Treasurer Jolene Carter at jcarter@mcspresidents.org: 'Regarding the PowerSchool contract in Item 10.E, who owns the student data? Please provide the district's specific data privacy policy and the parental opt-out form before this is renewed.'
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PRIORITY LEVEL 5
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School Partnership with External Health Clinic
The district is creating a formal partnership (MOU) with the Center Street Community Health Center. While the stated purpose is vision, these partnerships can be a trojan horse for providing other health services on campus that bypass parental consent and collect sensitive student health data.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Brian Murphy at bmurphy@mcspresidents.org: 'Regarding Item 9.A, please confirm in writing that the MOU with Center Street Health is strictly limited to vision services and that no other health services or data collection will occur without explicit parental consent.'
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💰 Cost: Undefined Liability (Data Sharing)
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