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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Tahoma School District. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The Consent Agenda (Item 6.01) includes a second reading of Policy 4300, ‘Limiting Immigration Enforcement in Schools.’ The title suggests the district is creating a ‘sanctuary school’ policy, which could impact student safety and the district’s cooperation with law enforcement, but the text of the policy has not been made public with the agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Policy 4300 attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If it does, email the board immediately: ‘Pull Policy 4300 from Consent Agenda Item 6.01 for a full public discussion. Parents have a right to know how the district plans to interact with law enforcement.’
💰 Impact: Student Safety
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New Pre-K Program Includes Student Screening and Data Tracking
Under the guise of a ‘Transition to Kindergarten’ program (Policy 2230), the district is creating an early-intervention program for four-year-olds. The policy requires a ‘screening process’ for eligibility and mandates that all enrolled children be assessed with the ‘Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS)’ for data collection.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL FOR DEBATE: Email the School Board (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Pull Policy 2230 from Consent Agenda Item 6.01. Parents deserve a public discussion about the screening tools and data collection practices in this new program before it is approved.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Data
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
A policy on ‘Restraint, Isolation and Other Use of Reasonable Force’ (Policy 3246) is scheduled for a final vote, hidden in the Consent Agenda (Item 6.01). The district has not provided the text of this highly sensitive policy, preventing parents from reviewing the rules for when and how school staff can physically restrain their children.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Policy 3246 attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm its contents. This is a critical student safety policy and must be reviewed. If it is problematic, demand the board pull it from Consent Agenda Item 6.01 for a separate vote and public discussion.
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Safety
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Limits Public Comment by Topic
The board is enforcing a rule that limits total public comment to a maximum of 20 minutes for any single topic. This could be used to silence a large group of parents who all want to speak about a single, important issue by cutting them off after only a few speakers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD: Email the School Board (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Regarding Item 3.01, the 20-minute-per-topic limit on public comment is an unacceptable restriction on parental speech. We demand this arbitrary cap be removed to ensure all concerned parents can address the board.’
💰 Impact: Silencing Parent Voices
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Hides Vote to Retire ‘Confidential Communications’ Policy
Buried in the Consent Agenda (Item 6.01), the board is voting to completely retire Policy 4020, ‘Confidential Communications.’ The district has not provided the text of the policy being eliminated, so parents cannot know what privacy or communication protections are being removed.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the School Board (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Pull the retirement of Policy 4020 from Consent Agenda Item 6.01. The board must publicly explain what this policy does and why it is being eliminated before any vote is taken.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Transparency
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District to Share Student Financial Aid Data with State Agency
New Policy 3535 mandates a ‘Financial Aid Advising Day’ to push students to complete aid applications. The policy also requires notifying parents of a state-run data portal where ‘authorized school staff’ can view a student’s ‘progress and completion status of financial aid applications,’ creating a new channel for student data sharing with the state.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the School Board (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Regarding Policy 3535 in Consent Agenda Item 6.01, what specific data is shared with the Washington Student Achievement Council, and who has access? Provide the specific parental opt-out form for this data sharing before the vote.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The board is set to approve a $12,300 grant from the Rock Creek PTO in the Consent Agenda (Item 6.01). No details or attachments have been provided explaining what this money will be used for, what programs it will fund, or if it comes with any ideological strings attached.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for the ‘Rock Creek PTO Grant’ attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm what this money funds. Parents have a right to know how money is being spent in our schools before it is approved.
💰 Impact: $12,300.00
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Win (LEVEL 3) |
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District Strengthens Parental Oversight on Field Trips
The revised Policy 2320 on field trips reinforces that parental permission is required for all trips. It also adds a key protection: staff members are prohibited from recruiting students for any privately-arranged trips without explicit board permission, preventing activist-led excursions.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up or email the board to thank them for the First Reading of revised Policy 2320. ‘Thank you for strengthening parental oversight on field trips and protecting students from unauthorized, privately-arranged excursions by staff.’
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Students
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