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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Eastside Union Elementary. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approves $125,210 for SEL Vendor ‘Project Joy’
Buried in the purchase orders (part of Consent Item 5.D) is a $125,210 payment to ‘Project Joy, Inc.’ This is the same vendor identified in the school data presentation (Item 4.A) as providing ‘social-emotional learning’ and ‘social-emotional support’ to students. This is a significant expenditure on ideological programming, not academics.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on district website): ‘Pull the purchase order for Project Joy, Inc. (PO1-64477-0002000-270000000075-3) from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Taxpayer money should fund academics, not social-emotional engineering.’
💰 Impact: $125,210
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Presentation Reveals Social-Emotional Learning Program
A presentation on school data (Item 4.A) reveals the district is using a program called ‘Project Joy’ to implement a ‘Multi-Tiered System of Support’ (MTSS). This program explicitly includes ‘social-emotional learning through art’ and ‘social-emotional support,’ shifting focus from academics to psychological programming in the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Speak at the meeting about Item 4.A. Ask the board: ‘What is the academic purpose of Project Joy’s social-emotional programming, and why is the district prioritizing feelings over core subjects like reading and math?’
💰 Impact: Replacing Academics
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Limits Public Comment to 20 Minutes Per Topic
The board’s rules, stated in items 1.B and 3.C, cap total public comment time at 20 minutes for any single agenda item. This means only six or seven parents can speak on critical issues before the board cuts off debate, effectively silencing community feedback on controversial policies.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on district website): ‘We demand you remove the 20-minute total time limit for public comment on agenda items referenced in sections 1.B and 3.C. Parents will not be silenced on issues affecting our children.’
💰 Impact: Silencing Parental Voice
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approves $12,940 for IXL EdTech Software
A purchase order under Consent Item 5.D shows a $12,940 payment for ‘IXL Learning Inc.’ This is student-facing software that increases screen time, often replacing direct instruction from a teacher. The district has not provided evidence that this program improves academic outcomes.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board (contact info on district website) regarding the IXL purchase (PO1-64477-0002000-270000000758-1): ‘Before approving this purchase, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence of this product’s academic effectiveness and state how much daily screen time it will add for students.’
💰 Impact: $12,940
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Spending $36,441 on More Surveillance Cameras
Items 5.G and 5.H approve spending a combined $36,441.41 to install eight new Verkada security cameras with audio and video recording capabilities. This expands the district’s surveillance network, raising questions about data privacy, who has access to recordings of our children, and how that data will be used.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on district website) regarding Items 5.G and 5.H: ‘What is the data privacy policy for the new Verkada cameras? Who has access to the audio and video recordings of students, and for how long is this data stored?’
💰 Impact: $36,441.41
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 5.M, ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl,’ has no description, no cost, and no attached document in the provided packet. This lack of transparency makes it impossible for parents to know what the district is agreeing to.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda for Item 5.M (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Field Trip Policy Justified with SEL and Equity Language
The rationale for approving field trips (Item 5.F) focuses heavily on ‘social-emotional development’ and ‘Equity’ to ‘level the playing field.’ This reframes educational trips as tools for social engineering rather than academic enrichment, and the actual list of trips was not attached for public review.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda for Item 5.F (linked above) to confirm the destinations and educational purpose of these field trips. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Field trips should be for academic learning, not social-emotional programming.’
💰 Impact: Ideological Framing
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: District Proposes New Policy to Protect Students
The board is conducting a first reading of a new policy (6.B) that establishes clear, professional boundaries for adult-student interactions. The policy prohibits staff from contacting students on personal social media, being alone with students unnecessarily, and other boundary-blurring behaviors, which is a strong step toward protecting our kids.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for introducing Policy 4119.24 under Item 6.B. Publicly support this common-sense policy to ensure it is adopted without being weakened.
✅ Why It Matters: Student Protection
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