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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Thomasville City Schools. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Social-Emotional Programming Embedded in School Improvement Plans
The district is set to approve School Improvement Plans (SIPs) that embed ideological programs into core school functions. The plans for multiple schools include ‘SEL small groups,’ ‘restorative practices,’ ‘MTSS partnerships,’ ‘climate surveys,’ and tracking ‘social emotional growth,’ replacing academic focus with social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website) before Tuesday’s meeting. ‘Regarding Item 10.1, I demand the Board explain the cost, curriculum, and parental opt-out rights for the SEL, MTSS, and Restorative Practices programs embedded in the School Improvement Plans before they are approved.’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by Activism
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SEL Embedded in $136k Special Education Contracts
The district plans to approve two contracts totaling $136,640 with Las Olas, LLC and KL Harper Holdings Staffing, LLC for special education teachers. The contract language explicitly states these teachers will provide support for ‘social/emotional development,’ injecting SEL into services for our most vulnerable students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Items 10.3 and 10.4, what specific curriculum will be used for ‘social/emotional development’? Parents of special needs students deserve to know exactly what is being taught to their children before these contracts are approved.’
💰 Impact: $136,640
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District Accepts $250k in Federal Funds with No Details
The board is voting to accept a budget amendment that includes an additional $250,705 in federal funds. The agenda provides no information on the source of this grant or what ideological strings, like mandatory DEI/SEL programs, may be attached to the money.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Budget Amendment #1 (Item 10.2), what is the specific source of the new $250,705 in federal funds? I demand the Board release the full grant application and any associated requirements before voting to accept this money.’
💰 Impact: $250,705 (Federal Strings Attached)
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District to Hire Vendor Tied to Ideological Training
The board will vote on a $64,200 contract with Lead and Learn, LLC for ‘mathematics professional development.’ However, the same agenda reveals this vendor is also providing ‘MTSS professional learning’ at the middle school, a framework often used to implement SEL and DEI. This raises serious concerns that ideological content will be woven into academic coaching.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND VETTING: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 10.5, given that Lead and Learn, LLC is also providing MTSS training, I demand the Board provide assurance that this math coaching contract is free of any SEL, DEI, or other ideological content before it is approved.’
💰 Impact: $64,200
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Plan to Track Students Includes Home Visits
The district’s presentation on improving graduation rates reveals plans for increased student surveillance. The strategy includes ‘home visits,’ an ‘early warning system,’ and tracking ‘chronic absenteeism’ to identify and re-engage students, extending the school’s reach into the family home.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FIRST: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Graduation Cohort Rate presentation (Item 9.3), what are the specific policies governing home visits? Who conducts them, what is the purpose, and can parents refuse them without penalty?’
💰 Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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Win: District Policy Affirms Parental Right to Opt-Out
The board is updating its Parental Involvement policy (1310/4002), and the proposed text is a win for parents. It affirms that, ‘to the extent practicable,’ parents will get advance notice of sensitive classroom discussions and have the opportunity to request their child be excused.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for approving Item 10.6 and get this on the record so it can’t be quietly reversed. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Thank you for strengthening parental rights in Policy 1310/4002. We support affirming parents’ right to be notified and to opt their children out of sensitive content.’
✅ Why It Matters: Strengthened Parental Rights
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