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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Laramie County School District #1. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Pays for ‘Second Step’ Social-Emotional Learning Program
Hidden within the consent agenda’s bill list (Item D.4), the district is paying $2,879.10 to Committee for Children, the creator of the ‘Second Step’ Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. This program often replaces core academic instruction with lessons on feelings and social skills, which can be a vehicle for ideological content.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘I demand Consent Item D.4 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Parents deserve to know why the district is spending money on the ‘Second Step’ SEL program from Committee for Children instead of focusing on academic recovery.’
💰 Impact: $2,879.10
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spends $9,000 on Screen-Time Software with No Public Efficacy Data
The district’s bill list includes payments for two student-facing software programs: $2,100 for IXL Learning and $6,900 for Lexia. The Board has not provided any independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence that these programs improve academic outcomes or justified the increase in student screen time that replaces direct instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding the payments to IXL and Lexia in Consent Item D.4, please publish the independent, non-vendor evidence of academic efficacy for these products and state how much daily screen time they add to a student’s day before approving these payments.’
💰 Impact: $9,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays Consultants Tied to Controversial Education Theories
The district paid $10,848 to Marzano Resources and $12,500 to Solution Tree, both hidden in the bills list under Item D.4. These organizations promote frameworks like ‘Professional Learning Communities’ which are often used to push ideological agendas and move away from traditional academic instruction and grading.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding the payments to Marzano Resources and Solution Tree in Consent Item D.4, what specific services were purchased? Parents have a right to know how these consultants are shaping our district’s instructional philosophy.’
💰 Impact: $23,348
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague ‘Mental Health’ Vendor Paid Over $6,600
The district paid $6,682.59 to Deer Oaks EAP Services, a vendor that provides student mental health services. This payment, buried in the consent agenda, could be funding school-based wellness interventions that operate without full parental knowledge or consent, violating parental rights.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Email the Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding the payments to Deer Oaks in Consent Item D.4, were these funds for employee services only, or are they for student-facing mental health programs? Parents must be the primary decision-makers in their children’s mental healthcare.’
💰 Impact: $6,682.59
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