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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Thomasville City Schools. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approving $82K Contract for ‘Social/Emotional’ Services
Under Action Item 9.3, the board is set to approve an $82,472 contract with ProCare Therapy. The vendor’s purpose explicitly includes providing ‘social/emotional development’ support for middle school students, embedding therapeutic and psychological services into the school day. This normalizes SEL as a required school service, often without full parental oversight of the content.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 9.3, what specific curriculum will ProCare Therapy use for ‘social/emotional development’? Parents have a right to review all materials before this $82,472 contract is approved. Vote NO until these materials are made public.’
💰 Impact: $82,472.00
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Accepts $4.3M in Federal Grants with Potential Strings
The Budget Resolution under Action Item 9.1 shows the district is appropriating $4,301,496 from the ‘Federal Grant Fund.’ Federal money rarely comes without conditions, often mandating specific ideological programs (like DEI or SEL) or invasive student data collection that gets shared with the federal government. Parents must know what strings are attached to this funding.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Budget Resolution (Item 9.1), please provide a public list of all conditions, mandates, and data-sharing agreements attached to the $4.3 million in federal grant funds. Taxpayers deserve to know what we are agreeing to in exchange for this money.’
💰 Impact: $4.3M (Federal Strings Attached)
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Outside Group ‘Communities In Schools’ Embedded in District
Item 8.4 is a presentation from ‘Communities In Schools,’ an outside organization that ‘surrounds students with a community of support’ by providing ‘Targeted/Intensive Supports’ for non-academic issues like attendance and behavior. This creates a parallel system of influence and data collection on children and families, potentially providing social services and interventions without direct parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE BOARD: Contact the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 8.4, what is the formal data-sharing agreement with Communities In Schools? Parents must have the right to opt their children out of all non-academic surveys, interventions, and data collection by this third-party organization.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Expands Student Data Collection via ‘Screeners’ and ‘Dashboards’
The Academic Performance update (Item 8.2) details a ‘TCS System of Support’ that relies on ‘Data dashboards’ and ‘Math and reading screeners three times a year.’ While framed as academic support, this escalates the frequency of student data collection, which can be used to track and label students on behavioral or emotional metrics, not just academics.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Superintendent (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the ‘System of Support’ in Item 8.2, who owns the student data collected by these screeners? Please confirm that parents can review all screener questions and have a clear opt-out for any non-academic or behavioral questions.’
💰 Impact: Student Data Privacy
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Board Rules Restrict Parent Speech on ‘Personnel’ Matters
The Public Forum rules under Item 7 prohibit parents from speaking on ‘personnel or student matters.’ This policy can be used to silence parents who have legitimate, specific concerns about a teacher’s classroom conduct or a bullying incident, preventing public accountability and forcing parents into closed-door meetings.
Recommended Action Plan
DEFEND YOUR VOICE: Be prepared to speak at the meeting. If the board tries to shut down a parent using the ‘personnel’ rule for a policy-level concern, be ready to stand and state: ‘This is not a private personnel issue; this is a public concern about classroom conduct and district policy. The board must hear from parents.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Public Accountability
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