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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Tehachapi Unified. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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First Read of New ‘Adult-Student Interaction’ Policies
Under item VIII.11, the Board is conducting a ‘First Read’ of new and revised policies, including ‘Professional Standards’ (BP 4119.21, 4219.21, 4319.21) and ‘Maintaining Appropriate Adult-Student Interactions’ (BP 4119.24, 4219.24, 4319.24). The actual text of these policies was not included in the agenda packet, preventing public review of potentially sensitive changes that could impact parental rights or allow for social transitioning without parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
CRITICAL INVESTIGATION: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item VIII.11, the public must see the text of the proposed policies on ‘Professional Standards’ and ‘Adult-Student Interactions’ before the Board takes any action. These vague titles require full transparency. Do these policies address student pronouns or gender identity, and do they require parental notification and consent?’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Policy Changes
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Creates New ‘Restricted’ Staff for Behavioral Intervention
Resolution No. 01OCT26 (Item VIII.10) authorizes the district to create new ‘Restricted’ staff positions, including paraprofessionals and aides. The resolution states these roles are for ‘the correction or prevention of behavioral problems’ and to assist with ‘school-community relations.’ This creates a new class of staff whose function could include student surveillance or implementing behavioral interventions without full parental transparency.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Resolution No. 01OCT26, what are the specific job descriptions for these new ‘Restricted’ positions? Parents need to know what ‘correction or prevention of behavioral problems’ entails and what authority these staff will have with our children.’
💰 Impact: New Surveillance Staff
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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School Plan Embeds SEL, ‘Restorative Practices’, and PBIS
The revised School Plan for Student Achievement for Cummings Valley Elementary (Consent Item VI.12) is a 60-page document that embeds and funds multiple ideological programs. The plan explicitly names ‘Social Emotional Learning (SEL) team,’ ‘Restorative Practices,’ ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts,’ and ‘PBIS’ as core strategies, shifting school resources and focus from academics to social and emotional programming.
Recommended Action Plan
PULL FROM CONSENT: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Pull Item VI.12 from the Consent Agenda for a full discussion. Parents deserve to know how much instructional time is dedicated to SEL, PBIS, and Restorative Practices at Cummings Valley and what our rights are to opt our children out of this social engineering.’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by SEL
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Spending $4,949 on ‘Nonviolent Intervention’ Training
A purchase order reveals the district is spending $4,949 for training from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) on ‘nonviolent intervention.’ This type of training often replaces traditional discipline with therapeutic or behavioral management techniques. Parents have a right to know what specific methods teachers are being taught to use to manage student behavior.
Recommended Action Plan
REQUEST MATERIALS: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270558, please make the training materials from the Crisis Prevention Institute available for parental review. We need to understand the specific de-escalation and intervention techniques being taught to staff.’
💰 Impact: $4,949
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Renewal of Counseling Agreement with Marshall University
Consent Item VI.9 approves a renewal agreement with the Marshall University Department of Counseling. The contract attachment was not provided in the agenda packet, making it impossible for parents to review the scope of services. This could potentially open the door to school-based mental health services or counseling without direct parental oversight or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item VI.9 attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the scope of this counseling agreement. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘What specific services are provided under the Marshall University agreement and what are the parental notification and consent procedures before a student receives counseling?’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Scope of Service
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Confirms Use of i-Ready EdTech Software
Purchase order 270503 confirms the district is spending $1,467.62 on materials for the i-Ready math software from Curriculum Associates. While this is a small purchase, it verifies the use of this student-facing screen-time product. The district should provide evidence that this program improves academic outcomes and be transparent about how much daily screen time it adds for students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270503 for i-Ready, has the district published independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that this software produces academic gains? Please provide data on how many minutes per day students use i-Ready and what direct instruction it replaces.’
💰 Impact: $1,467.62
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