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Hiring a Coordinator to Oversee Student Behavior and Emotional Tracking
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 28, 2026 |
The board is voting to appoint a “Coordinator of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)” under agenda items 4.B and 4.C. While MTSS is often sold as simple academic support, it is a framework for collecting extensive non-academic data on students’ social and emotional behavior to target them for “interventions.” This creates a system for psychological profiling and data-tracking within the school, often without direct parental consent for each step. This new Coordinator will be in charge of building this surveillance system. The agenda provides no job description, candidate information, or program goals, hiding the full scope of this powerful new position from parents.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education. ‘I demand that Items 4.B and 4.C, the appointment of an MTSS Coordinator, be tabled until the Board provides a full job description and a public presentation on the goals, metrics, and data privacy policies associated with the district’s MTSS program. Parents will not approve a blank check for student surveillance.’ (Parents: You can find Board member emails on the district website.)
💰 Taxpayer Impact: The full salary and benefits for a new administrative position focused on non-academic data collection and student intervention.
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