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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Osborn Elementary District (4262). We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Board Rushes Policy to Hide Student Info From Parents
Under items X-B and X-C, the Board is voting to suspend its own rules to fast-track a new policy on student counseling. This new policy (3-106.C) creates a loophole allowing school staff to delay or avoid notifying parents about their child’s ’emotional or mental health concerns’ if the staff member decides it’s not in the child’s best interest. This explicitly gives the school permission to keep secrets from parents about their own children.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to parental rights. Email the Governing Board and sign up for public comment. Tell them: ‘Vote NO on Items X-B and X-C. I do not co-parent with the government. Never create a policy that allows you to hide my child’s mental and emotional health from me.’ Contact details can be found on the district website, linked in the Official Agenda.
💰 Impact: Parental Notification Loophole
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Renews $225,000 Social-Emotional Support Contract
Hidden in the Consent Agenda (Item VI-I-6), the district is extending its contract with City Year, Inc. through 2028 for a total of $225,000. The district’s own agenda states this partnership is for providing ‘additional academic and social-emotional support to students.’ This is a massive financial commitment to an outside organization for services that shape your child’s beliefs and emotional development.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Governing Board to demand Item VI-I-6 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Ask them: ‘Why are we spending $225,000 on social-emotional programming from an outside vendor instead of focusing on core academics?’ Contact details can be found on the district website, linked in the Official Agenda.
💰 Impact: $225,000
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Expands ‘Social Emotional’ Program for Students
Item VI-I-5 is an agreement to provide the district’s ‘Social Emotional and Academic Supports’ (SEAS) program to students from a neighboring district. This program is specifically for students with an ‘Emotional Disability.’ This agreement formalizes and expands a school-based program focused on psychological and emotional intervention, a role that belongs to parents and trusted professionals, not the school system.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is on the consent agenda. Email the Governing Board: ‘Pull Item VI-I-5 from the consent agenda. Parents deserve a full public discussion before the district expands its role into providing social-emotional therapy for students.’ Contact details can be found on the district website, linked in the Official Agenda.
💰 Impact: School-based emotional intervention
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District to Spend $190,800 on Outside Psychological Services
On the Consent Agenda under Item VI-M, the district is approving a spending limit of $190,800 for ‘Southwest Psychological Svcs.’ This contract outsources psychological services for students to a third-party vendor. This creates a pathway for students to receive mental health evaluations and interventions at school, potentially without full parental knowledge or consent for every interaction.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FIRST: Email the Governing Board regarding Item VI-M: ‘What specific services will Southwest Psychological Svcs provide to students? What is the district’s policy for obtaining active, written parental consent before this vendor interacts with any child?’ Contact details can be found on the district website, linked in the Official Agenda.
💰 Impact: $190,800
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Policies Allow Enrollment Without Parental Consent
Under Action Item X-A, the board is revising enrollment policies (5-102, 5-102.A) to comply with federal laws for homeless (McKinney-Vento) and foster children (ESSA). These policies require the district to immediately enroll children without the standard documentation, records, or parental presence. While mandated, these rules codify a process where the state can make ‘best interest’ decisions about a child’s school placement, bypassing a parent’s authority.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FIRST: Email the Governing Board regarding Item X-A: ‘Under the revised Policy 5-102.A, what specific and immediate steps does the district take to locate and involve a student’s parents or legal guardians when they are enrolled under McKinney-Vento or as a child in foster care?’ Contact details can be found on the district website, linked in the Official Agenda.
💰 Impact: Bypassing Parental Consent
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