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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Rosemead Elementary. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District to Survey Students on ‘Well-Being’ and ‘School Climate’
The district is renewing its $5,000 contract with WestEd to administer the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) under consent item XXV.C.8. This survey will collect sensitive data from students about their feelings, ‘well-being,’ ‘school climate,’ and ‘connectedness’ — information that belongs within the family.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Consent Item XXV.C.8, I demand to see the full list of questions on the California Healthy Kids Survey before it is administered to any child. Parents must be provided with a clear, easy opt-out form, not just a passive notification.’
💰 Impact: $5,000.00
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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‘Restorative Justice’ Replacing Consequences in New Discipline Rules
In the first reading of new discipline regulation AR5144, the district is introducing ‘restorative justice’ and ‘culturally sensitive’ programs for students involved in racist bullying. These ideological programs often reduce accountability for perpetrators and can force victims into mediated sessions, replacing real consequences with social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a First Reading. Email the Board (contact info on district website) and sign up for public comment: ‘Regarding Item XXVII.A, I oppose the introduction of ‘restorative justice’ in AR5144. Our children need clear consequences for misbehavior, not ideological experiments that compromise student safety and accountability.’
💰 Impact: Academic Focus
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New Policy Allows Principals to Ban Parents from Campus
A proposed update to the ‘Visitors’ regulation (AR1250) gives principals the authority to issue ‘stay away letters’ to any visitor, including parents, they believe is ‘willfully disrupting the orderly operation of a school.’ This subjective standard could be used to silence and exclude parents who advocate strongly for their children.
Recommended Action Plan
PROTECT PARENTAL ACCESS: Email the Board (contact info on district website) before the meeting: ‘Regarding the proposed changes in Item XXVII.A, AR1250, I am deeply concerned about the ‘stay away letter’ provision. This gives administrators unchecked power to ban parents from campus. This must be removed.’
💰 Impact: Your Right to Advocate
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Over $46,000 in Student Software Hidden in Purchase Orders
Buried in the Purchase Order list under Consent Item XXV.A is over $46,000 for Renaissance Learning, Inc., a major EdTech and data-mining company. The purchase includes Nearpod, an interactive lesson platform that can be a vehicle for SEL content, and other student-facing software, increasing screen time.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item XXV.A for discussion. Before approving over $46,000 for Renaissance Learning, the Board must present independent evidence that this software improves academic outcomes and disclose how much daily screen time it adds for our students.’
💰 Impact: $46,527.32
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approving More Student Screen Time Software
The consent agenda includes a renewal for NextGenMath (Item XXV.C.4) and a new purchase of MyAccess writing software (Item XXV.C.6). The district has not provided independent evidence that these programs work or stated how much they will increase daily screen time for students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Items XXV.C.4 and XXV.C.6, what is the independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence that these programs produce academic gains? How much daily screen time will this software replace for direct instruction with a teacher?’
💰 Impact: $3,958.25
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Board Adopting New Rules on ‘Disruptions’ at Meetings
The Board is updating its meeting conduct rules (BB9323) with a new section on ‘Disruptions.’ While based on a court case, the broad definition of ‘disrupting’ gives the Board Chair subjective power to remove speakers, potentially silencing parents who speak with passion or criticize the board’s decisions.
Recommended Action Plan
DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item XXVII.A, the new disruption rules in BB9323 are concerning. I urge you to apply them with extreme caution and ensure they are not used to chill public criticism or silence parents’ voices.’
💰 Impact: Your Voice at Meetings
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: District Strengthens Policy Protecting Students from Staff Misconduct
The Board is reviewing a new policy (BP4119.24) that strengthens rules for adult-student interactions. It creates clear boundaries, prohibits inappropriate communication on private channels, and expands the definition of misconduct, which will help protect our children from predatory behavior.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up or email the Board (contact info on district website) to support this policy: ‘Thank you for strengthening student protections with the first reading of BP4119.24. Please pass this important policy to ensure clear, enforceable boundaries between staff and students.’
✅ Why It Matters: Student Protection
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