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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Saydel Comm School District. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Reimburses Staff for Student Home Visits
A payment of $275.12 was approved to reimburse a staff member for mileage related to conducting ‘Home Visits.’ This practice extends the school’s reach into the family home, raising significant privacy concerns for parents about what information is being gathered on their family and living situation.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding the mileage reimbursement for ‘Home Visits’ in the bill report under Consent Agenda Item II.A.1, what is the district’s official policy on home visits? Are these visits mandatory, and are parents required to provide full, informed consent beforehand?’
💰 Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays for Social-Emotional Student Assessment
The district is paying Riverside Insights $750 for the ‘DESSA assessment,’ which stands for Devereux Student Strengths Assessment. This is a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) screening tool used to collect subjective data on your child’s mindset, behaviors, and relationships, creating a psychological profile outside of academics.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding the $750 payment to Riverside Insights for the DESSA assessment under Consent Agenda Item II.A.1, what is this data used for, who has access to it, and will parents be given an explicit opt-out form before any student is assessed?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s SEL Data
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Spends $12,600 on Reading Software
The district is paying $12,600 for ‘CommonLit HS,’ a digital literacy program. Parents need to know how much additional screen time this software requires and what independent, non-vendor-funded evidence the district has that it improves reading skills more than traditional instruction from a teacher.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Before approving the $12,600 for CommonLit in Consent Agenda Item II.A.1, please provide the public with independent evidence of its academic effectiveness and state how many minutes of daily screen time it will add for high school students.’
💰 Impact: $12,600
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Spends $5,857 on ‘Imagine Learning’ Software
The district is spending $5,857.80 on software from Imagine Learning LLC. As with any digital curriculum, parents deserve to see proof of its academic value and know how it will impact their child’s daily screen time and interaction with teachers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding the $5,857 payment to Imagine Learning in Consent Agenda Item II.A.1, please publish the evidence of this product’s academic results and its impact on daily screen time before the vote.’
💰 Impact: $5,857.80
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