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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Lancaster Elementary. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Spend $910,000 on ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Partner
The board plans to approve a $910,000 contract with the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) for ‘student and family engagement.’ The contract, funded by a Community Schools Grant, explicitly includes ‘social-emotional learning’ services.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item 21.a for a full discussion. Parents deserve to see the specific ‘social-emotional learning’ curriculum and materials before the district spends nearly a million dollars on this vendor.’
💰 Impact: $910,000 (Grant-Funded)
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Pay $365,000 for ‘Culturally-Rooted, Healing-Centered’ Training
The board is set to approve a $365,000 contract with the National Compadres Network for ‘culturally responsive, healing-centered’ professional development and training for staff. This type of training often replaces academic focus with ideological concepts like restorative justice and identity politics.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Consent Item 21.b, what specific ‘healing-centered’ and ‘culturally-rooted’ practices will be taught to staff and implemented with students? Parents have a right to know before you approve this $365,000 contract.’
💰 Impact: $365,000 (Grant-Funded)
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Mandate ‘LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency’ Training for Teachers
An update to the Staff Development policy (4131) will mandate that all teachers of grades 7-8 receive annual training on ‘LGBTQ+ cultural competency.’ This forces a specific ideology on teachers and raises concerns about what content will be pushed in the classroom as a result.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO SEE THE TRAINING: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before voting on Consent Item 17.i, the public must be allowed to review the ‘LGBTQ+ cultural competency’ training materials that will be mandated for teachers. We will not approve a blank check for ideological training.’
💰 Impact: Mandated Teacher Ideology
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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$347,600 Contract for ‘Culturally Responsive’ Arts and Music Program
The district plans to approve a $347,600 contract with ‘School Yard Rap’ to provide ‘culturally responsive arts, music, literacy, and enrichment programming’ across all ELO-P sites. While arts are important, the ‘culturally responsive’ label often serves as a vehicle for divisive identity-based content.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) for Item 21.h to confirm whether the curriculum from School Yard Rap contains divisive content. Email the Board: ‘Parents support the arts but need to see the lesson plans to ensure ‘culturally responsive’ content is unifying, not divisive.’
💰 Impact: $347,600 (ELO-P Funds)
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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$80,000 for After-School SEL Program with ‘Trauma-Informed’ Approach
The district plans to pay Ohana Center AV $80,000 for an after-school ‘social-emotional learning (SEL)’ program at New Vista Middle School. The program uses a ‘healing-centered, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach,’ which are common euphemisms for therapeutic techniques being used on students without parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL FROM CONSENT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item 21.c for discussion. What are the specific qualifications of Ohana Center AV staff to provide therapeutic services, and what is the parental consent and opt-out process for this SEL program?’
💰 Impact: $80,000 (Grant-Funded)
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District to Spend $10,500 on ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’ SEL Program
The board is approving a $10,500 contract with The Flippen Group for its ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’ (CKH) program at four schools. CKH is a well-known Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program that focuses on relationship-building and behavioral modification over academics.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) for Item 19.d to confirm the scope of the ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’ program. Email the Board: ‘Please provide the curriculum and ‘character lessons’ for the CKH program. Parents need to see what is being taught before it is approved.’
💰 Impact: $10,500
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Library Policy Allows Sharing Student Data with Public Library
A proposed update to the library policy (6163.1) would allow the district to disclose ‘student directory information’ to the State Librarian and local public library. This raises privacy concerns about what specific student data is being shared, with whom, and for what purpose, without explicit parental consent for each disclosure.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: Email the Board (contact info on district website) about the first reading of Policy 6163.1: ‘What specific ‘directory information’ will be shared? What are the parental notification and opt-out procedures before any student data is disclosed to outside entities?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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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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District Proposes Policy to Stop Secret Social Transitions
Citing a recent court decision (Mirabelli v. Bonta), the district is introducing new policies (5020 & 5022) that would prohibit school staff from misleading parents about a student’s gender identity at school. The policy would require staff to use a student’s legal name and pronouns if a parent objects to alternatives, ending the practice of keeping ‘social transitions’ a secret from parents.
How to Lock It In
PACK THE ROOM: This is a first reading of a critical policy win. Show up to thank the Board for proposing policies 5020 and 5022 and urge them to adopt them swiftly. This sets a powerful precedent for protecting parental rights.
✅ Why It Matters: Restored Parental Authority
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| Major Win (LEVEL 9) |
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New Policy Requires ‘Factually Accurate’ Materials, Not Activism
The board is updating its policies for selecting instructional materials (6161.1 & 6161.11) to require that all materials be ‘factually accurate’ and consistent with ‘professional responsibility, rather than advocacy, personal opinion, bias, or partisanship.’ This gives parents a powerful tool to challenge biased or activist-driven content in the classroom and in supplemental materials.
How to Lock It In
SUPPORT THIS POLICY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) to express strong support for the first reading of policies 6161.1 and 6161.11. Quote the new language: ‘We support requiring materials to be factually accurate and free from advocacy, personal opinion, bias, or partisanship.’
✅ Why It Matters: Academic Focus
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