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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bay Village City. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Secret Curriculum Review Process
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The Board is voting to approve the “Instructional Materials: 5-year Curriculum Review Cycle” under item 10.1, but has failed to attach the actual document to the public agenda. This is the master plan for how and when textbooks and materials are chosen for every subject. Hiding this document prevents parents from seeing if the new process reduces parental input, fast-tracks controversial materials, or embeds ideological criteria into the selection process.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Call Board President Andrey Stojic at (440) 617-7312 and email Superintendent Scot Prebles at scot.prebles@bayschoolsohio.org: ‘Item 10.1, the 5-year Curriculum Review Cycle, must be tabled until the full document is posted for public review. We will not accept a secret process for choosing what our children are taught.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of parental oversight on all future curriculum.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Using Your Tax Dollars for Political Lobbying
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The Board is voting to spend $4,000 of taxpayer money on a membership with the “Alliance for High Quality Education” (Item 4.1). This organization is a political lobbying group that uses school district funds to influence state legislators in Columbus. This means your local tax dollars could be used to lobby against parental rights bills, school choice, and other legislation you might support.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email Superintendent Scot Prebles at scot.prebles@bayschoolsohio.org: ‘Regarding Item 4.1, please provide a list of the specific legislative positions the Alliance for High Quality Education has taken in the last year. Are our tax dollars being used to lobby against parental rights?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $4,000 Annually for Lobbying
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Hiding a Pay Raise for the Superintendent
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The Board is voting to approve changes to the Superintendent’s contract (Item 12.1) that amount to a significant pay raise, disguised as adjustments to vacation pay and annuity benefits. By changing the formula for how his unused vacation days are calculated (dividing his salary by 214 days instead of 260), they are artificially inflating his daily pay rate for the buyout. This is a backdoor pay raise at taxpayer expense.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Call the Board at (440) 617-7312. Ask them: ‘Why is the Board increasing the Superintendent’s compensation through complicated formula changes in Item 12.1 instead of a straightforward and transparent salary discussion? How much will this backdoor raise cost taxpayers?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Thousands in increased executive pay.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 5) |
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Outsourcing School Counselors with Public Money
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The district plans to spend $58,700 of public funds to hire a third-party contractor, McKeon Education Group, to place a school counselor in a private school (Item 9.1). This arrangement outsources a critical student-facing role, reducing direct district oversight. Parents need to know what counseling framework this vendor uses and whether it aligns with community values or introduces controversial topics like Social Emotional Learning (SEL) without parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email Superintendent Scot Prebles at scot.prebles@bayschoolsohio.org: ‘Regarding Item 9.1, what training and curriculum does the McKeon Education Group provide its counselors? Does the district have a policy to ensure these contracted counselors are not implementing SEL or other psychological programming without full parental transparency and consent?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $58,700 for a contracted counselor with limited oversight.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 4) |
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Expensive Data Analytics Software
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The district is spending over $27,000 to renew its contract with Frontline Education for “Comparative Analytics” software (Item 11.1). While presented as a financial tool, parents should be aware of what data is being collected and analyzed. Vague terms like “comparative analytics” can sometimes be used to track and compare schools or student groups based on “equity” metrics rather than pure academic or financial performance.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email Superintendent Scot Prebles at scot.prebles@bayschoolsohio.org: ‘Regarding the $27,593 Frontline contract in Item 11.1, can you confirm that the “Comparative Analytics” module does not collect or analyze any personally identifiable student data or track equity-based metrics?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $27,593.23 for data software.
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