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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Lawndale Elementary. We found 10 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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New Policy Defines Student Art, Journals as Potential Threats
The board is reviewing a new campus security policy (BP 3515) that broadly defines a ‘threat’ to include ‘depictions of firearms, ammunition, shootings, or targets’ in a student’s social media, journal, or class notes. This policy requires staff to report these ‘perceived threats’ to law enforcement, potentially criminalizing normal childhood drawings or writings.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a First Reading, we can stop it now. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘I oppose the vague and overreaching language in BP 3515. Do not approve a policy that treats student art and private journals as pre-crime evidence. Vote NO on Item 6.2.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Spending $450,000 on Hospital ‘Wellness Initiatives’
The district plans to approve a $450,000 contract with Providence Health System for ‘wellness initiatives’ and ‘parent engagement.’ This is a massive expenditure that opens the door for school-based health and mental health services that can operate without direct parental presence or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Superintendent (contact info on district website): ‘I demand Item 9.9, the $450,000 Providence Health contract, be pulled from the Action Items for a separate discussion and vote. What specific services will be provided, and what are the parental consent protocols?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $450,000
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Hires ‘Anti-Racist’ Teacher Training Firm for $83,022
Under Item 9.9, the district is paying The New Teacher Project (TNTP) $83,022 for ‘consulting services.’ TNTP is a national organization known for pushing ‘anti-racist’ and ‘equity’ frameworks into teacher training, shifting the focus from academics to ideology.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the $83,022 contract with TNTP under Item 9.9, parents deserve to see the training materials before you approve this. We will not fund consultants who teach that our children are oppressors or oppressed based on their skin color.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $83,022
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Financial Report: District Fails to Meet Classroom Spending Minimum
The district’s own Unaudited Actuals report (Item 9.7) reveals it failed to meet the state-mandated minimum for classroom spending. The district spent only 56.53% on classroom compensation when the minimum for an elementary district is 60%, resulting in a $3.3 million deficiency that should have gone to students and teachers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘The district’s own financial report shows a $3.3M classroom spending deficiency. Before you approve any more consultant contracts, explain to parents why you are failing to meet the state minimum for putting money in the classroom.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $3.3M Misallocated
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Secret Rules for Student Surveillance Policy
Alongside the new security policy (BP 3515), the district is introducing Administrative Regulation AR 3515, which contains the specific procedures for how staff will monitor and report on students. The text of this document, which details the ‘how,’ was not included in the public agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 6.3 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the specific surveillance procedures. Email the Board: ‘Parents have a right to know exactly how you plan to implement the new surveillance powers in AR 3515. This item must be tabled until the full text is made public.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Transparency
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Over $610,000 in Spending Hidden on Consent Agenda
Item 7.8 asks the board to approve $610,592.45 in purchase orders without a public list of the vendors or items being purchased. Bundling large, undisclosed spending on the ‘routine business’ consent agenda is a tactic to avoid public scrutiny.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 7.8 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to find the list of vendors. Email the Superintendent: ‘I demand Item 7.8 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. The board must publicly discuss and vote on each of these purchase orders individually.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Transparency
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Partners with Preschool ‘Quality’ Raters
The district is accepting a grant and partnership with ‘Quality Start Los Angeles’ (QSLA) to ‘improve the quality’ of its preschools. These ‘Quality Rating’ systems are often used to push Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and DEI ideology on our youngest students, making it a condition of a ‘high-quality’ rating.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE QUESTION: Email the Superintendent (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the QSLA partnership in Item 9.12, will you commit to rejecting any ‘quality’ rating criteria that requires teaching preschoolers about gender identity, racial equity, or other political concepts? Preschool should be about letters, numbers, and colors.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Ideological Gatekeeping
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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School Adopts ‘Whole Child’ Social Services Model
The district is accepting a grant (Item 7.4) to provide families with ‘basic needs’ like food and clothing. While sounding helpful, this ‘community school’ model expands the school’s role into a social services agency, which can lead to intrusive data collection on family life and home situations.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 7.4 in the Official Agenda (linked above). Email the Superintendent: ‘Regarding the Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation grant, what data will be collected on families who receive ‘basic needs’ support, who will have access to it, and will there be an opt-out?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Hires SEL-Based Career Program
The district is contracting with ‘Find Your Grind’ (Item 9.10), a program that embeds Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into career and ‘future-readiness’ curriculum. The details of the contract were not included in the public agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 9.10 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to find the contract cost. Email the Board: ‘Parents need to review the curriculum for Find Your Grind before it is approved. We must ensure career prep is not a Trojan horse for SEL surveys and data-mining.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Contract Amendment with Social Justice-Focused University
Item 9.13 is an amendment to a contract with Loyola Marymount University (LMU) for ‘Student Support Services.’ LMU’s education school is known for its focus on social justice, and the details of this amended contract have not been made public.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 9.13 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to see the contract details. Email the Superintendent: ‘What are the specific ‘Student Support Services’ being provided by LMU and what has changed in this amendment? Parents must be able to review these partnerships.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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