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📅 Mar 9, 2026 (Mon) to Calendar
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Summary — 3/6/2026:
Our monitoring of Painesville City Local, Local School District has identified 3 agenda items that warrant community action.
PRIORITY LEVEL 9
Hiding 17 Policy Changes in a Single Vote
📅  Vote Scheduled Mar 9, 2026
The Board is attempting to pass 17 separate policy changes (Item 8.2) by burying them in the 'Consent Agenda.' This is a classic procedural trick to avoid public debate and a roll-call vote on each item. They are banking on you not reading the fine print.
Recommended Action
Procedural Demand: Call Board President Kathleen Powers-Dolney at (440) 392-5060 and state: 'I demand Item 8.2 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. The public deserves a separate discussion and vote on each of the 17 policies. Stop hiding your votes.'
💰  Cost: Undisclosed Policy Liabilities
PRIORITY LEVEL 7
Vague Tax and Spending Resolution Needs Scrutiny
📅  Vote Scheduled Mar 9, 2026
Item 6.1, titled 'Resolution Accepting Amounts and Rates,' is deliberately vague bureaucratic language. This could be a routine budget action or it could authorize new spending or tax rates without clear public disclosure. The critical details are hidden inside the attached PDF file.
Recommended Action
INVESTIGATE: Review the file 'Resolution Accepting Amounts and Rates - March 2026.pdf' attached in the Official Agenda to determine if this impacts your property taxes or creates new district debt. The title is too vague to trust.
💰  Cost: Potential Tax Increases
PRIORITY LEVEL 4
Mission Statement Embeds Social-Emotional Ideology
📅  Meeting on Mar 9, 2026
The district's official mission (Item 1.3) isn't just about academics. It explicitly targets your child's 'social and emotional development.' This is the foundational language used to justify Social Emotional Learning (SEL) surveys, curriculum, and data collection, shifting focus from education to emotional engineering.
Recommended Action
Public Question: Email Superintendent Joshua Englehart at josh.englehart@pcls.net: 'Regarding the mission statement, what specific curriculum and metrics are used to measure 'social and emotional development,' and how can parents opt their children out of this instruction and associated data collection?'
💰  Cost: Future SEL Curriculum & Staffing
🏛️  District Leadership
Superintendent Joshua Englehart
josh.englehart@pcls.net
Treasurer Sherri Samac
Board President President Kathleen Powers-Dolney
Term exp: 12/31/2025
Phone (440) 392-5060
Address 58 Jefferson St, Painesville, Ohio, 44077
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