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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Litchfield Elementary District (4281). We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Vote on Secret Supplemental ELA & Writing Materials
Item 6.24 on the Consent Agenda approves new supplemental instructional materials for ELA and Writing. The agenda references the list of materials in attached files, but the content of those files is not included in the board packet, preventing any public review before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files attached to Item 6.24 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to see what is being approved. Email the Governing Board: ‘Item 6.24 must be pulled from the Consent Agenda and postponed until the proposed supplemental materials are posted publicly for parental review.’
💰 Impact: Unvetted Classroom Content
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Piloting New Math & ELA Software
As part of the ‘WIN Time’ presentation (Item 3.2), the district revealed it is piloting new student software: ‘Magma Math’ and an ELA intervention program called ‘Rewards.’ The district has not provided independent evidence that these programs improve academic outcomes, nor has it disclosed how much daily screen time they will add for students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the new software mentioned in Item 3.2, Magma Math and Rewards, the Board must publish independent, non-vendor-funded studies proving their effectiveness, and state exactly how much daily screen time they will add, before any district-wide adoption is considered.’
💰 Impact: More Classroom Screen Time
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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‘What I Need’ Program Segments Students by ‘Need’
The district is celebrating a program called ‘WIN Time’ (‘What I Need’), which uses ‘aggressively flexible’ grouping for reteaching (Item 3.2). This is a model known as Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), which can shift focus from core instruction to behavioral interventions and collect sensitive data to sort students.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE BOARD: During public comment for Item 3.2, ask: ‘What specific non-academic data is collected on students to place them in WIN Time groups? How can parents opt their children out of this intervention-based grouping and ensure they receive standard, grade-level instruction?’
💰 Impact: Data-Driven Student Grouping
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Board to Approve University ‘Clinical’ Programs in Schools
Items 6.14 and 6.15 on the Consent Agenda approve agreements with two universities to place their graduate students in schools for ‘clinical experience’ and ‘clinical education.’ These agreements could establish school-based services that operate without direct parental consent or oversight for each interaction.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Items 6.14 and 6.15 from the Consent Agenda for a full discussion. Parents need to know what ‘clinical’ services will be provided to students, and what specific parental consent is required before a student participates.’
💰 Impact: Services Without Parental Consent
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District to Fund Membership in Latino Administrators Group
Item 6.19 on the Consent Agenda asks for approval to spend up to $4,000 on a district membership in the ‘Arizona Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (AZALAS).’ The group’s mission to ‘strengthen the pipeline of Latino educators’ suggests a focus on identity-based hiring and promotion, a key component of DEI ideology.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL FOR DISCUSSION: Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 6.19 from the Consent Agenda. Taxpayer funds should support professional development based on merit and academic excellence, not on advancing staff based on race or ethnicity.’
💰 Impact: $4,000
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