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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY). We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Policy Loosens Control Over Student Records
The updated Student Records policy (5500) expands the definition of “school official” to include third-party vendors and volunteers, giving them potential access to your child’s private educational and health records. This creates a significant privacy risk under the banner of a routine policy update.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and email the Board: ‘Vote NO on the revisions to Policy 5500. The definition of “school official” is too broad and gives outside vendors and volunteers unacceptable access to our children’s private records.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Vague Titles for New Curriculum — Manual Review Required
The board is reviewing new curricula for High School and Middle School, including an “8th Grade Research Unit,” but has not provided the materials for public review with the agenda. Parents have no way to know if this new content is academically sound or contains ideological material.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) for item F.4 to confirm whether they contain sensitive content. Email the Board: ‘No curriculum should be reviewed, let alone approved, without the materials being made public. Table item F.4 until parents can review the content.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Hidden Curriculum
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Undisclosed Consultants Hired on Consent Agenda
The board is set to approve contracts with two consultants, Maureen Ryan and Dr. Gess LeBlanc, without public discussion by bundling them into the consent agenda. The purpose and cost of these consultants are not disclosed in the agenda, preventing parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘I demand Items C.8 and C.9 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to know who these consultants are and what they are being paid to do in our schools.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Weakening Academic Standards for Sports and Clubs
The district is removing the specific academic standard (no more than one class below 65%) required for students to participate in sports and clubs from Policy 5200 & 5280. The new policy vaguely refers to a separate, less public “regulation,” making it harder for parents to know the academic bar for participation.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and email the Board: ‘Regarding Policy 5200 and 5280, academic eligibility standards should be clear and public in the policy itself, not hidden in a separate regulation. Vote NO on this change and keep academic standards transparent.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Lowered Academic Standards
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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“Social Emotional” Specialist on School Safety Team
The new Districtwide School Safety Plan includes a “Social Emotional Support Specialist” on the core safety and threat assessment team. This links Social Emotional Learning (SEL) directly to school security, potentially turning wellness initiatives into surveillance and disciplinary tools.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and email the Board: ‘Regarding the District Safety Plan, school safety should be about physical security, not social-emotional monitoring. What is the role of the “Social Emotional Support Specialist” in threat assessment?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: SEL as Surveillance
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Gender Ideology Added to Student Discipline Rules
The district is revising its student suspension policies (5313.2-R, 5313.3, 5313.3-R) to replace traditional pronouns like “he/she” and “himself/herself” with “they/themself.” This quietly embeds gender ideology into the district’s official rules for student conduct.
Recommended Action Plan
Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and email the Board: ‘Policy documents should use clear, grammatically standard language. Please reject the proposed ideological changes to pronouns in policies 5313.2-R, 5313.3, and 5313.3-R.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Normalizing Gender Ideology
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