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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Waverly City. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Training Teachers in Student Surveillance System (MTSS)
Hidden within a ‘Curriculum Update’ on the consent agenda is a plan for ‘MTSS training’ for all 6-12 grade teachers. MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) is a framework that allows the school to collect non-academic data on your child’s behavior, attitudes, and beliefs to justify ‘interventions’ without your full knowledge or consent. This system is the backbone for implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and creates a psychological profile on students, shifting the school’s focus from academics to behavioral engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent William Hoover at bill.hoover@waverlytigers.net: ‘I demand Item 8.B, the Curriculum Update containing MTSS training, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to know how this data-collection system will be used on our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Teacher time and resources diverted from academics to behavioral monitoring.
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Using Your Tax Dollars to Lobby for ‘Equity’ Agendas
The board is voting to spend taxpayer money to join the ‘Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy.’ This is a political lobbying group. The term ‘Equity’ is not about equality; it’s about forcing equal outcomes, which often leads to policies like eliminating advanced classes, lowering academic standards, and implementing divisive, race-based curriculum. Your tax dollars are being used to lobby the state government for policies you may strongly oppose.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Call Board President Trevor Roe at (740) 947-4770 and sign up for public comment. Ask the board: ‘How much is this membership? What specific legislation has the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy lobbied for in the past year? We do not approve of our tax dollars funding political activism.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Membership Fee (Invoice attached to agenda but not provided in text).
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Approving a Vague Student Data Sharing Agreement
Buried in the consent agenda is an ‘Ohio Direct Admission Data Sharing & Participation Agreement.’ The title is vague and the full agreement has not been made easily accessible for public review ahead of the vote. This could authorize the district to share your child’s personal information, academic records, and other private data with third parties without your specific, informed consent.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Email Superintendent William Hoover at bill.hoover@waverlytigers.net: ‘Regarding Item 8.A, parents need to see the full text of the Ohio Direct Admission Data Sharing Agreement before it is approved. Please pull this from the consent agenda and provide a public copy immediately. What student data is being shared, and with whom?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your child’s privacy and data security.
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Expanding the ‘Behavior Specialist’ and Counselor Team
The board is approving extended work days for four guidance counselors and a ‘Behavior Specialist.’ This action builds the staff infrastructure needed to run an MTSS/SEL intervention system. More time for counselors and specialists means more time for student observation, data collection, and interventions that fall outside of traditional academics and may occur without full parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Call Board President Trevor Roe at (740) 947-4770: ‘Regarding Item 13.E, what is the specific function of the Behavior Specialist, and why do they and the guidance counselors require extended days? Are their roles focused on academics or on non-academic behavioral and psychological interventions?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Increased salary costs for non-academic staff.
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