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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bakersfield City. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approving Student Behavior Tracking Software
Item K.9 on the Consent Agenda approves a contract for Navigate360’s “PBIS Rewards” software. This is a digital platform for staff to track and reward student behaviors in real time, creating a data profile on your child based on their compliance with the school’s values.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a data-mining and social credit system being passed under the ‘Consent Agenda.’ Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘I demand Item K.9, the Navigate360 contract, be pulled for a full public discussion. Parents do not consent to the district building behavioral data profiles on our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Data Profile
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Paying Staff Extra for SEL Training
Item I.2 approves paying staff stipends of up to $1,650 each to complete a six-part “Social Emotional Learning (SEL)” professional development course. The district is using taxpayer-funded grants to incentivize employees to adopt and implement SEL ideology in the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item I.2, parents have a right to know the exact content of the SEL training you are paying staff to take. Who is the vendor, and what specific concepts are being taught in these six modules? This must be made public before any vote.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed (Grant Funded)
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Contracting with ‘Youth Mobilizing for Change’ Group
Item K.25 on the Consent Agenda approves a $25,000 contract with a group called “Transitional Youth Mobilizing for Change” (TYM4C) to provide a year-long program at Sequoia Middle School. The program focuses on “social-emotional learning,” “leadership development,” and “community engagement,” effectively outsourcing student engagement to an activist-oriented group.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Vote NO on Item K.25. We do not need outside activist groups teaching our children “social-emotional wellness” and “mobilizing for change.” Focus school funds on academic instruction, not social engineering.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $25,000.00
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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School-Based Mental Health Services Without Parents
Item K.24 approves an MOU to place a mental health professional, supervised by the County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS), at two middle schools. This creates a school-based clinic where students can receive mental health services without a parent present, raising serious questions about parental notification and consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item K.24, what are the specific policies for parental notification and written consent before a student receives mental health services from the KCSOS professional? We must have a rock-solid parental consent policy in place.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Oversight
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Hires ‘Restorative Practices’ Consultant
Hidden in the Consent Agenda under Item K.5 is a $17,000 contract with “Epoch Education Inc.” The purpose is to provide “compassionate dialogue training” for administrators based on “Restorative Practices.” This replaces traditional discipline with therapeutic sessions and can diminish accountability for misbehavior.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Pull Item K.5 from the Consent Agenda. What is “Epoch Education” and what specific restorative practices will they be training our administrators to use on our children?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $17,000.00
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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$1.1M STEAM Program Pushes ‘Equity’ and ‘SEL’
Item K.19 approves a $1.1 million agreement for STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, Math) programs. While the subjects are good, the district’s justification is filled with ideological buzzwords like “social-emotional development,” “Diversity, Access, and Equity,” and “Youth Voice,” indicating the program will be used to push a social agenda alongside academics.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item K.19, please provide the curriculum for the KCSOS STEAM program. We support STEAM, but we do not support using it as a vehicle for social-emotional or equity-based instruction.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $1,148,400.00
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Policy Update Adds ‘All-Gender Restroom’ Complaint Process
Item J.2 revises the district’s uniform complaint procedures. The rationale explicitly states this is being done to add a process for handling complaints about the state-mandated requirement for “all-gender restrooms” in schools, codifying this language into local district policy.
Recommended Action Plan
GO ON RECORD: Use public comment to state opposition to the underlying state mandate for all-gender restrooms that this policy (Item J.2) is being updated to accommodate. While the district may be forced to comply, the board needs to hear that parents do not support policies that compromise student privacy and safety.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Eroding Privacy & Safety
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 9) |
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WIN: New Policy Demands Factual, Unbiased Curriculum
Item J.4 is a first reading of a revised policy for selecting instructional materials that gives parents a major tool for accountability. The new language requires materials to be “factually accurate… and be consistent with accepted standards of professional responsibility, rather than advocacy, personal opinion, bias, or partisanship.”
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for this excellent policy language in Item J.4. Get on the record supporting the requirement for fact-based, non-partisan materials so this policy can’t be weakened before the final vote. This is a model for other districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Strengthened Parental Oversight
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: Stronger Policy on Adult-Student Boundaries
Item J.1 is the second and final reading of a new policy on “Maintaining Appropriate Adult-Student Interactions.” This policy strengthens professional boundaries and explicitly prohibits staff from contacting students via social media or text message without including the parent/guardian, unless it’s an emergency.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THE WIN: Email the Board (contact info on the district website) to thank them for adopting Policy 500.59. Public praise reinforces good policy and makes it harder to reverse. Share this win with parents in neighboring districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Increased Student Safety
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