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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Westlake City. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Student Data Mining Disguised as a Club
Under Item 5.B, the Board is approving the budget for a high school club named ‘Panorama.’ Panorama Education is a nationally known data-mining company that sells ‘Social Emotional Learning’ (SEL) and ‘equity’ surveys to school districts. These surveys collect sensitive psychological data on students, often without full parental consent. This is either a Trojan horse to bring Panorama’s services into the school under the radar or a student activist club using the name of a controversial data vendor. Parents have a right to know exactly what this club is and who is behind it.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: We need parents at this meeting. Sign up for public comment. Email Superintendent Scott Goggin at goggin@wlake.org and call the Board at (440) 871-7300: ‘Pull Item 5.B from the agenda. We demand a full explanation of the ‘Panorama’ club at Westlake High School. We do not consent to our children’s data being mined by outside vendors.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $1,000 (plus the potential cost of your child’s private data)
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Secret Changes to School Rules in Hidden Handbooks
Under Item 6.B, the Board is voting to approve the Student-Parent Handbooks for all four schools for the 2026-27 school year. However, the actual handbooks are not attached to the public agenda. These documents contain critical policies on everything from discipline and attendance to pronoun usage and student privacy. Approving these ‘blind’ means parents have no opportunity to review changes before they become official policy.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Scott Goggin at goggin@wlake.org: ‘I demand Item 6.B, the approval of student handbooks, be tabled until the full text of all four handbooks is made public for parental review at least one week prior to the vote.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New Attendance Policy Hidden from Public View
Under Item 9.C, the Board is scheduled for a final vote on a revised student attendance policy, PO 5200. The text of this revised policy is not available for public review in the agenda. Attendance policies are often updated to include language on ‘chronic absenteeism’ which can be used as a justification for intrusive interventions like home visits by school officials, putting families under district surveillance.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Call Board President Barbara Leszynski at (440) 871-7300: ‘Postpone the vote on Policy 5200. Parents have a right to read the full text of the revised attendance policy before you vote on it. We will not accept secret policies.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Six-Figure Social Studies Curriculum Purchase
Under Item 5.A, the Board is spending $170,804.70 on new Social Studies textbooks and digital licenses from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for grades 6-12. Major curriculum publishers like HMH have been criticized for embedding politically biased content, historical revisionism, and social justice concepts into their materials. A purchase of this size requires full public review of the materials before a vote.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Scott Goggin at goggin@wlake.org: ‘Regarding POs 123283 and 123285, I demand that the HMH Social Studies materials be made available for public review at the district office for 30 days before any vote is taken. Parents must be able to inspect the curriculum we are paying for.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $170,804.70
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Using Tax Dollars for Political Lobbying
Under Item 5.A, the district is paying $4,000 in membership dues to the ‘Alliance for High Quality Education.’ This is a lobbying organization that represents school districts at the state capitol. This means local tax dollars are being used to fund political activism that may run counter to the interests of parents, such as lobbying against parental rights or school choice legislation.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email Superintendent Scott Goggin at goggin@wlake.org: ‘Regarding PO 123435, what specific legislation has the Alliance for High Quality Education lobbied for or against in the last year? I object to my tax dollars being used for political lobbying.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $4,000.00
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Funding for Gender and Sexuality Activist Club
Item 5.B includes budget approval for a ‘GSA Club’ (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) at the high school. While framed as anti-bullying clubs, GSA chapters often promote radical gender ideology, direct students to activist resources, and can create a secretive environment that excludes parents from important conversations about their child’s well-being.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Call Board President Barbara Leszynski at (440) 871-7300: ‘Regarding the GSA Club budget, what is the district’s policy for ensuring all club materials and guest speakers are age-appropriate and that parents are fully informed of the club’s curriculum and activities?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $250 (expenses)
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