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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Pendergast Elementary District (4283). We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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New Policy Mandates Sharing Student Records with Child Safety Agency
A state-mandated update to student records policy (Regulation JR-R) requires the school to provide a student’s records to the Department of Child Safety (DCS) upon request from a caseworker. The language allows the sharing of ‘any other requested information or records,’ creating a broad data-sharing channel to a state agency without requiring parental notification.
Recommended Action Plan
SEEK CLARIFICATION: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the changes to Regulation JR-R, will parents be notified if the Department of Child Safety requests their child’s records? What are the guardrails on the ‘any other requested information’ clause?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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External ‘Literacy Study’ Includes Teacher Coaching and Data Collection
The district is entering an agreement with WestEd, an external research group, for a grant-funded ‘Structured Literacy for Success’ program. This involves professional learning and coaching for K-5 teachers, and allows WestEd to retain de-identified data from the ‘study’ indefinitely for their own use.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask: ‘Regarding the WestEd MOU in item 5.C, what is the specific purpose of this study? Who owns the data collected, and what will it be used for after the study is complete?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Teacher & Student Data
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Expanding Non-Academic Staff with New Social Workers
Buried in the personnel report, the district is hiring two new ‘School Social Workers.’ These positions often serve as the infrastructure for school-based mental health services, SEL programs, and student interventions that can occur without full parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and ask: ‘Regarding the new School Social Worker hires in item 5.H, what are their specific duties, and what is the district’s policy for requiring parental consent before a social worker provides services to a student?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Expanding non-academic staff
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 9) |
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WIN: New Rule Prohibits Hiding Tax Hikes in Consent Agenda
The board is adopting a new policy (BEDB) that bans placing tax increases or final decisions from secret executive sessions on the ‘Consent Agenda.’ This forces these critical items to be discussed and voted on individually in public, preventing them from being rubber-stamped without scrutiny.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THIS WIN: Attend the meeting to support the adoption of Policy BEDB. This is a major victory for transparency that makes it harder for the board to hide important financial decisions from parents and taxpayers.
✅ Why It Matters: N/A – Taxpayer Win
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: New Policy Guarantees Parental Right to See Health Staff Credentials
The board is adopting a new state-mandated policy (JLC) that requires the district to provide the credentials of any staff providing routine health care in schools upon a parent’s request. This is a significant win for transparency and parental oversight of their child’s health at school.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for adopting Policy JLC. Publicly state your support for this transparency measure so it can’t be watered down later. Share this win with neighboring districts as a model policy.
✅ Why It Matters: N/A – Parental Win
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