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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Santa Maria-Bonita. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Expands SEL Program ‘Character Strong’ with $0 Contract
Consent Item XII.B.i includes a contract to expand the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program ‘Character Strong’ to all Junior High schools. The contract is listed at a cost of $0.00, which is highly suspicious and suggests the true cost or funding source, likely a grant with ideological strings, is being hidden from parents.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat. Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Pull the Character Strong contract from Consent Item XII.B.i. We demand to know the true cost of this SEL program and the source of its funding before you vote to expand it district-wide.’
💰 Impact: Hidden (Suspect $0 Cost)
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Creates New ‘Culture and Climate’ DEI Position
Under Consent Item XII.C.ii, the board is creating a new management position, ‘Coordinator, Culture and Climate.’ The job description confirms this role is designed to push ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, restorative practices, social-emotional learning, and culturally responsive educational practices’ across all schools.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘I demand Consent Item XII.C.ii be pulled for a separate discussion and vote. Parents deserve to know why taxpayer money is funding a new administrative position to push a political agenda instead of focusing on academics.’
💰 Impact: Ideological Bureaucracy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New ‘Lead Counselor’ to Push SEL and Restorative Practices
Consent Item XII.C.iii creates a ‘Counselor on Special Assignment’ to act as the district’s Lead Counselor. The job description shows this person will be responsible for implementing the ASCA National Model, which includes ‘social-emotional learning (SEL) frameworks’ and ‘restorative practices’ district-wide, further embedding ideology into student support services.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Pull Consent Item XII.C.iii for a separate discussion. Parents need to understand how this new lead counselor role will impact their children’s privacy and the focus of school counseling.’
💰 Impact: Embedding SEL in Counseling
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Board to Authorize Purchase of Cloud-Based Video Surveillance
Item XII.B.iii authorizes the district to purchase cloud-based video surveillance systems from Verkada, Inc. on an as-needed basis. This creates a significant student privacy risk, as data will be stored on the cloud, and the district has not specified policies for who can access this footage and how it will be secured.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Before voting on Item XII.B.iii, please provide the district’s data privacy and security policy for the Verkada surveillance system. Who will have access to our children’s data and video footage?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Pays $20,000 for ‘Community Schools’ Training
Under Consent Item XII.B.i, the district is paying Inflexion $20,000 for training on the ‘Community Schools model.’ These programs often serve as a trojan horse for school-based services and data collection that can overstep parental authority and bring social services into the school without direct parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for details): ‘Regarding the Inflexion contract in Item XII.B.i, what specific ‘Community School’ services will be implemented, and what is the parental consent and opt-out process for any data collection or services provided to students?’
💰 Impact: $20,000
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