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📅 Mar 16, 2026 (Mon) to Calendar
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Summary — 3/14/2026:
Our monitoring of Perry Local, Local School District has identified 3 agenda items that warrant community action.
PRIORITY LEVEL 8
New Artificial Intelligence Policy on First Reading
📅  First Reading on March 16, 2026
The Board is introducing a new policy on Artificial Intelligence. This could open the door to student data mining, digital surveillance, or AI-driven curriculum that bypasses teacher and parent oversight. The full text is attached to the agenda, but requires immediate parent review.
Recommended Action
INVESTIGATE: Review file 'PO 7540.09.pdf' in the official agenda. Then, email Superintendent Todd Porcello at porcellot@perry-lake.org: 'Before the first reading of Policy 7540.09 on AI, what specific guardrails will protect student data privacy and prevent the use of AI for ideological instruction?'
💰  Cost: Undefined Liability (Data Privacy Risk)
PRIORITY LEVEL 7
New $16k Middle School Reading Curriculum
📅  Vote Scheduled for March 16, 2026
The Board is spending over $16,000 on a new reading curriculum from Benchmark Education for 5th graders. Parents have a right to know what's in these materials before they are purchased. New curricula are often a primary vehicle for introducing controversial social and political concepts into the classroom.
Recommended Action
Procedural Demand: Call Board President Nicole Trefzger at the District Office at (440) 259-9200: 'I demand Item 7.C be tabled until the Board holds a public review session where parents can inspect the Benchmark Education curriculum materials. We will not approve a curriculum sight-unseen.'
💰  Cost: $16,233.00
PRIORITY LEVEL 5
Paying Teachers for Vague 'AI Training'
📅  Vote Scheduled for March 16, 2026
The district is paying teachers stipends up to $1,000 to complete an 'AI Learning Series.' What is being taught? Is this about using AI for legitimate instruction, or is it training for new surveillance tools or ideologically-slanted educational software? The content of this 'District Initiative' is undisclosed.
Recommended Action
Public Question: Email Superintendent Todd Porcello at porcellot@perry-lake.org: 'Regarding the AI Learning Series stipends in Item 5.B, please provide the public with a copy of the training curriculum. Parents need to know what this initiative entails before it is funded.'
💰  Cost: $3,750 in stipends
🏛️  District Leadership
Superintendent Todd Porcello
porcellot@perry-lake.org
Treasurer Jennifer Capo
capoj@perry-lake.org
Board President President Nicole Trefzger
Term exp: 12/31/2027
Phone (440) 259-9200
Address 4325 Manchester Ave, Perry, Ohio, 44081
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by Heritage Action Sentinel Engine V2.0 • Source: Perry Board of Education - Regular Meeting Agenda-[03-16-2026].pdf
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