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📍 Drive to POLK Office   📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for POLK. We found 2 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9)
Hiding Policy Changes in a ‘Black Box’ Agenda
📅 Vote Scheduled August 25, 2026
The board is set to approve 14 categories of items, including ‘Policies,’ ‘Teaching and Learning,’ and ‘Business Services,’ in a single ‘Consent Agenda’ vote. However, the public agenda fails to provide any details, documents, or financial information for 13 of these categories. This makes it impossible for parents to know what the board is voting on, effectively hiding major contracts, curriculum, and policy decisions from public view until after they are passed.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the School Board immediately. ‘I demand that all items under the Consent Agenda (Sections G through T) be listed individually with all supporting documents made public. We will not accept a black box vote. Pull the entire Consent Agenda from the August 25th meeting until it is made transparent.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Unknown. The lack of disclosure could conceal millions in spending on ideological vendors or radical policy changes.
⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7)
Silencing Parents with Delay Tactics
📅 Meeting on August 25, 2026
According to Policy 0169.1, the main public comment period is capped at just 30 minutes. Parents who sign up to speak but don’t fit into this short window are pushed to the very end of the meeting. This is a procedural tactic designed to discourage parents from speaking by forcing them to wait for hours, hoping they will give up and go home before their turn.
Recommended Action Plan

PACK THE ROOM & SIGN UP EARLY: Arrive early and sign up to speak on the agenda. We must fill the 30-minute slot and show the board we will not be silenced. Contact the Board: ‘Policy 0169.1 is being used to suppress public input. We demand that all parents who sign up to speak on the agenda are heard before you vote, not after you’ve made your decisions.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of parental voice and board accountability.
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