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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Canal Winchester Local. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Adopting Unvetted AI Policy for the Classroom
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
Buried in a final reading of multiple policy updates (Item F.5) is a brand new, sweeping policy on Artificial Intelligence (Policy 7540.09). This policy, based on a state model, will govern how AI is used by both students and staff. This opens a Pandora’s Box of issues: student data privacy, digital surveillance, and the potential for AI to be used to deliver biased or ideological content directly to children, bypassing teacher and parent oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical policy. Email Superintendent Kiya Hunt at khunt@cwls.us and call Board President Monika Talley at (614) 837-4533: ‘Pull Policy 7540.09 (Artificial Intelligence) from the bundle vote in Item F.5 for a separate, full discussion. Parents demand to know who owns the student data collected by these AI systems and what the specific opt-out rights are.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your child’s data and exposure to unvetted digital curriculum.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Extending School Surveillance into Your Home
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The board is voting on an “Online Day Plan” (Item F.3) that dictates the rules for remote learning. The plan requires teacher-union approval and establishes systems for live video monitoring (“synchronous learning”) and attendance tracking of students inside their own homes. It also creates a pipeline for virtual “counseling and mental health services” without a parent physically present, opening the door for sensitive conversations to happen without your knowledge.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Kiya Hunt at khunt@cwls.us: ‘The Online Day Plan (Item F.3) extends the school’s authority into our homes. I demand to know what guardrails are in place to protect student privacy during live video instruction and what specific parental consent is required before a student receives virtual mental health services.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of family privacy.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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School Adopts Behavioral Intervention System
| 📅 Presentation on July 13, 2026 |
The Director of Student Services is presenting a report on student behavior (Item B.3) that confirms the district uses a “Multi-Tiered System of Supports” (MTSS). MTSS is a framework that allows schools to apply escalating behavioral and psychological interventions to students, often without specific parental consent for each step. It creates a data-driven system for managing your child’s behavior, potentially leading to SEL programming and mental health labeling.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email Superintendent Kiya Hunt at khunt@cwls.us: ‘Regarding the Behavior Data presentation (Item B.3), what specific parental consent is required before a child is moved to a Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention under the MTSS framework? I demand a clear opt-out process for all non-academic screenings and interventions.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Implementation of a system that can bypass parental consent.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Making it Easier to Hide Money
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
As part of the policy updates in Item F.5, the board is revising its budget policy (6220) to remove the requirement for a “five (5) year forecast.” This forecast is a key tool for long-term financial transparency. By removing it, the board makes it harder for taxpayers to see the long-term consequences of current spending and easier for the district to build up large, unaccountable “cash balance reserves” without public scrutiny.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Kiya Hunt at khunt@cwls.us: ‘Regarding Policy 6220 in Item F.5, why is the board removing the five-year forecast? We demand more financial transparency, not less. This policy must be rejected.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced financial accountability.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 5) |
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Hiding the Cost of Outside Services
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 13, 2026 |
The board is approving a “private tuition contract” to send a student to an outside provider called “The Learning Spectrum” (Item F.4). However, the contract itself, including the cost to taxpayers, has not been attached to the public agenda. This is a transparency violation. Parents have a right to see how their money is being spent on all outside vendors, even for individual student placements.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Call Board President Monika Talley at (614) 837-4533 and state: ‘I demand that the full contract and cost for Item F.4, the private tuition contract with The Learning Spectrum, be made public before any vote is taken. We will not approve secret spending.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed.
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