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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Sulphur Springs Union. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Pays $10,560 for ‘Everyday Speech’ SEL Software
The Business Services Report includes a $10,559.78 purchase order for software from ‘Everyday Speech LLC,’ a vendor that provides video-based Social-Emotional Learning curriculum. This is a direct purchase of ideological content for the classroom, focusing on subjective skills rather than core academics.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a direct pipeline of SEL into our classrooms. Email the Board (contact info on district website) and sign up for public comment: ‘Vote NO on the Business Services Report #26-16 (Item X.I) until the $10,560 purchase from SEL vendor Everyday Speech is removed. We will not fund social engineering in our schools.’
💰 Impact: $10,559.78
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Using ‘School Status’ Vendor for Attendance Surveillance
The district is receiving a presentation from ‘School Status,’ a data company that tracks ‘Chronic Absenteeism’ and automates ‘Parent Communications.’ This system creates detailed data profiles on students and families, viewing attendance through an ‘Equity View by Ethnicity,’ which can lead to intrusive interventions and data mining instead of addressing the root causes of why a child might miss school.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item IX.A, what is the total cost of the School Status contract? Who owns the student and family data collected by this vendor, and what are the specific parental opt-out rights for this data collection and automated communication system?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spends $49,527 on ‘LinkIt’ Student Data Platform
The Purchase Order list within the Business Services Report includes a $49,527.50 payment to ‘LinkIt’ for software. LinkIt is a student assessment and data analytics platform that creates data dashboards, often used to implement RTI/MTSS programs which can include behavioral and social-emotional tracking.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the $49,527.50 LinkIt software purchase in Business Services Report #26-16 (Item X.I), what specific student data will this platform collect and analyze? Please provide the data privacy agreement and parental opt-out information before approving this expenditure.’
💰 Impact: $49,527.50
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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School Plan Adopts Social-Emotional Learning and Equity Focus
The School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) for Fair Oaks Ranch (Item X.B) explicitly states in its mission a commitment to ‘social emotional learning.’ The plan’s analysis is heavily based on ‘Equity Reports’ from the state dashboard, breaking down student performance by race and socioeconomic status to identify and address achievement gaps through this lens.
Recommended Action Plan
CHALLENGE THE PREMISE: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item X.B, the SPSA’s focus on SEL and equity metrics is concerning. I urge the Board to ensure that academic fundamentals, not social engineering, are the primary focus of our school improvement plans. Vote NO until the plan prioritizes core academic achievement for all students.’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by SEL
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Approves $5,200 for ‘Equine-Assisted’ SEL Program
Under Consent Item VIII.O, the district is paying $5,200 for an ‘equine-assisted’ program explicitly focused on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). While it sounds like a fun day with horses, this is another way SEL is being brought into schools, often replacing academic time and teaching subjective values instead of core subjects.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘I demand Consent Item VIII.O be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. What specific SEL framework is being used in this ‘equine-assisted’ program, and how does it align with academic priorities?’
💰 Impact: $5,200
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Staff Attending ‘RTI at Work’ and De-escalation Trainings
The Conference Action Report (Item VIII.C) approves sending multiple staff members to an ‘RTI at Work™ Institute’ and ‘Verbal De-escalation’ training. RTI (Response to Intervention) is a key part of the MTSS framework, which often serves as a delivery system for SEL and behavioral interventions that can bypass parental knowledge.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the trainings in Conference Action Report #26-16 (Item VIII.C), what specific RTI/MTSS and de-escalation models are being taught? Parents need to know how the district plans to handle student behavior and academic interventions.’
💰 Impact: $10,773.64 (Total)
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Board to Direct Vote for LA County Education Committee
The Board will direct its representative on how to vote in the election for the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization. This committee has influence over district boundaries and organization, and parents have a right to know which candidates their elected officials are supporting with their vote.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item IX.B, I urge the Board to publicly state which candidates it is directing Trustee Jellings to vote for and the rationale for that choice. Parents deserve transparency on how our district is influencing county-level education policy.’
💰 Impact: County-Level Influence
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The agenda lists a consultant agreement for an ‘EcoHero Show’ assembly (Item VIII.K), but the attachment with details could not be reviewed. Assemblies are a common way to introduce ideological content to students outside of the normal curriculum review process.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item VIII.K attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether this ‘EcoHero Show’ contains ideological or activist content.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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