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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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State-Funded ‘Confidential Coaching’ for K-12 Students
The district is discussing new ‘behavioral health platforms’ called BrightLife Kids (ages 0-12) and Soluna (ages 13-25) under Item IX.A.1. These state-funded services offer ‘confidential 1:1 coaching’ and ‘wellness tools’ to students with no insurance or direct cost to parents, creating a pathway for mental health interventions without parental consent or oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask the Board: ‘Regarding Item IX.A.1, what are the specific parental notification and consent policies for the BrightLife and Soluna platforms? Will parents be notified before every ‘confidential’ coaching session, and will they have the right to opt their child out of these state-run services?’
💰 Impact: Parental Consent Bypassed
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District to Install Student Tracking and Surveillance on Buses
The district is moving to install audio/video surveillance and RFID tracking systems on school buses, as detailed in Item IX.B.3 and a vendor quote. The district’s own documents state that a child boarding the bus is ‘implied consent’ for monitoring, and RFID tracking will be used for ‘operational logistics’ without requiring parental opt-in signatures.
Recommended Action Plan
PROTECT STUDENT PRIVACY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and email the Board: ‘Regarding Item IX.B.3, I do not give ‘implied consent’ for my child to be under audio/video surveillance. Parents demand an explicit opt-in for any student tracking or recording, and a public review of the data privacy policies for the SMART tag vendor.’
💰 Impact: $6,982+ (Student Privacy)
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New ‘ELOP’ Program Position – Manual Review Needed
Item IX.C.2 creates a new ‘ELOP Lead Supervision Aide’ position to manage the district’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP). The job description and MOU were not included in the agenda packet, preventing parents from seeing the duties and goals of this new program, which are often vehicles for SEL and other non-academic initiatives.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘MOU New Position – ELOP Lead Signed’ (Attachment 8) in the Official Agenda (linked above). Confirm the duties of this new position and whether the ELOP program includes Social Emotional Learning (SEL) or other ideological content.
💰 Impact: New Staffing Cost
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Consultant Contract Requires Manual Review
Under Item IX.B.5, the board is set to approve a contract for a Chief Business Officer (CBO) consultant to support the district during a ‘restructure.’ The contract itself was not included in the agenda packet, preventing public review of the consultant’s scope of work, cost, and deliverables.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Strategic Solutions Today, Inc. Contract’ (Attachment 5) in the Official Agenda (linked above) to determine the cost and scope of this consultant. Email the Board to demand this item be tabled until the full contract is made public for review.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 10) |
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WIN: District Adopts Policy Protecting Parental Rights on Gender Identity
In a major victory for parental rights, the board is voting on policy updates (Item IX.D.1) that incorporate the recent ‘Mirabelli v. Bonta’ court decision. These changes explicitly prohibit district staff from hiding a student’s gender identity at school from their parents or from using different names/pronouns against a parent’s wishes.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THIS WIN: Pack the room to thank the Board for adopting these pro-parent policies under Item IX.D.1. Get this on the public record to ensure it cannot be quietly reversed and use this policy language as a model for neighboring districts. This is how we win.
✅ Why It Matters: Strengthened Parental Rights
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