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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Winters Joint Unified. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Contract Gives Outside Group Perpetual Rights to Student Images
Under Consent Item F.4, the district is signing a $6,000 contract with the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) program. This agreement gives the outside nonprofit the right to collect student and staff data, and use photos and videos from our classrooms for their own ‘advocacy purposes’ forever, turning our district into their marketing partner.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (see official agenda for contact info): ‘I demand Consent Item F.4, the contract with Sobrato Early Academic Language, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Why are we giving an outside group perpetual rights to our children’s images for their ‘advocacy’?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Elementary Math
Item E.1 is an informational update on ‘play-based learning’ in 2nd-grade math. The district’s own presentation materials state that a key goal of this program is to support ‘social-emotional skills’ and ‘social-emotional development,’ embedding SEL directly into core academic instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE BOARD: Use public comment to ask about Item E.1: ‘How does the district measure the ‘social-emotional’ outcomes of this math program? What specific SEL framework is being used, and how can parents review those materials and opt their children out of the SEL components?’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced with SEL
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Universal Reading Screening for K-2 Students
Under Consent Item F.9, the district will spend up to $8,000 for a ‘universal reading difficulties screening’ of all students in grades K-2 using the UCSF Multitudes tool. While identifying reading issues is important, this program collects data on every young child, and parents need to know who owns that data and how it will be used.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board of Trustees (see official agenda for contact info): ‘Regarding Consent Item F.9, what is the parental notification and opt-out process for the UCSF Multitudes universal screening? Who has access to my child’s screening data and for how long is it stored?’
💰 Impact: Student Data Collection
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Superintendent Travel to ‘Transform Public Education’
Item F.12 approves $4,599 for the Superintendent to attend an out-of-state ‘Civic Leadership’ conference. The stated purpose is the vague goal of building ‘actionable strategies for transforming public education across California,’ raising questions about what ideologies and agendas are influencing our district’s leadership.
Recommended Action Plan
Monitor: Track the Superintendent’s reports following this conference for any new ‘transformative’ initiatives that may impact curriculum or policy. No immediate action required.
💰 Impact: $4,599.35
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