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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District. We found 10 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Consultant Hired to Embed ‘Portrait of a Bluejay’ Ideology
The district is paying ‘Learning Couture, LLC’ $13,350 to continue embedding its ‘Portrait of a Bluejay’ initiative into the ‘overall school culture.’ This program uses vague competencies like ‘Resilience’ to replace traditional academics with a specific, district-mandated value system.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819 and email the Board. ‘I demand Item 5.D, the Learning Couture contract, be pulled for a separate vote. We will not pay consultants to engineer our children’s values; focus on academic excellence.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $13,350
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Teacher Training Plan Focuses on ‘Trauma-Sensitive’ Ideology
The District Professional Development Plan (Item 3.F) explicitly states the goal is to build a ‘Trauma Sensitive School District’ using ‘restorative practices’ and a ‘Therapeutic Classroom Grant.’ This approach treats all students as psychologically fragile and trains teachers to act as therapists, replacing discipline with subjective behavioral analysis.
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PACK THE ROOM: This is a major policy shift hidden in the Consent Agenda. Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819 and sign up for public comment. ‘Vote NO on the Consent Agenda until the PD Plan (Item 3.F) is removed. Our children need teachers, not therapists.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Teacher-as-Therapist Model
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Vision Statement Includes ‘Gender Identity’
The district’s official Educational Philosophy (Item 2.B) includes a non-discrimination policy protecting ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity.’ This language is the foundation for policies that allow schools to socially transition students, change pronouns, and use bathrooms without parental knowledge or consent.
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DEMAND CLARITY: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘Regarding the philosophy statement in Item 2.B, what specific policies does the district have regarding gender identity, parental notification, and bathroom access? Parents have a right to know before these values are codified.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Exclusion
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Massive Overhaul of Board Policies Pushed in Single Vote
Under items 4.A and 5.F, the board is attempting to approve a massive list of policy changes, including redlines, rescissions, and brand new policies, in a single action. One change raises the financial conflict of interest limit for board members from $6,000 to $20,000. This process avoids public scrutiny of dozens of critical governance changes.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND A FULL REVIEW: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘Item 5.F, the omnibus policy approval, must be tabled. Each policy change deserves its own public discussion and individual vote, starting with the board member conflict of interest policy.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Board Oversight
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Teacher Evaluation Tied to SEL ‘Portrait of a Bluejay’ Plan
The Teacher Quality (TQ) plan (Item 3.G) requires all teachers to implement the ‘Portrait of a Bluejay’ program and collect student ‘artifacts’ to prove it. This forces teachers to prioritize SEL competencies like ‘Resilience’ and ‘authentic learning’ to receive a $300 stipend, shifting focus from core academic instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK HARD QUESTIONS: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘Regarding the TQ Plan in Item 3.G, why are teacher stipends tied to implementing a subjective social-emotional program instead of measurable academic outcomes in reading and math?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Academics Replaced by SEL
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Virtual Academy Courses Not NCAA Accredited
The handbook for the new ‘Bluejay Academy’ (Item 5.E) admits its online courses are not NCAA accredited. This could make student-athletes who use the program ineligible to play Division I or II college sports, a critical detail buried in the fine print that could jeopardize a student’s future.
Recommended Action Plan
WARN OTHER PARENTS: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘The lack of NCAA accreditation for the Bluejay Academy must be the first thing parents are told, not hidden in a handbook. What is the plan to fix this and protect our student-athletes?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Athletic Eligibility
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Board Goals Prioritize ‘Social and Emotional Growth’
The official Board Goals for 2025-2026 (Item 2.C) prioritize the ‘social, and emotional growth of all students’ and focus on ‘Mental Health.’ While sounding positive, these terms are gateways for implementing SEL curricula, student surveys, and mental health interventions that can occur without full parental transparency or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
REFOCUS ON ACADEMICS: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘The Board’s primary goal must be academic excellence. Please clarify how the district defines and measures ‘social and emotional growth’ and what specific programs will be used to achieve this goal.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Mission Creep into Family Life
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Public Comment Rules Limit Parent Influence
The board’s meeting procedures (Item 2.A) require parents to notify the superintendent 10 working days in advance to place an item on the agenda for a vote. This makes it impossible for parents to formally challenge a concerning item discovered when the agenda is posted just 24 hours before the meeting.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND FAIR PROCESS: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘The 10-day rule for agenda items disenfranchises parents. The Board should adopt a procedure to allow items to be pulled from the agenda for a future vote based on public comment at the current meeting.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Parents’ Voice
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Student Career Software Purchase Raises Data Privacy Questions
The district is spending $10,001.86 on ‘Xello,’ a career information system for middle and high school students (Item 5.D). These platforms often collect large amounts of personal student data, including personality and aptitude information, which can be used to steer students toward specific career paths.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819. ‘Regarding the Xello purchase in Item 5.D, who owns the student data collected? Please provide the specific parental opt-out form for this program before the vote.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $10,001.86
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague ‘BackPack’ and ‘Pantry’ Agreements Require Scrutiny
The board is approving agreements for a ‘BackPack Program’ and a ‘School Pantry’ under the consent agenda (Item 3.E). The actual agreement documents were not included in the agenda packet. These programs can be a vector for ‘community school’ models that expand the school’s role into family life.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether these agreements contain overreaching language about data sharing or family services. Contact the District Office at (515) 967-7819 to request the full text of these agreements.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Partnerships
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