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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for West Des Moines Comm School District. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approves $14,997 for SEL Curriculum Vendor
Hidden in the Bills for Payment (Item VI.C) is a $14,997 payment to “Everyday Speech LLC.” This company provides video-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, which often takes time away from core academics to focus on subjective emotional and social skills.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘I demand to know which schools are using the ‘Everyday Speech’ SEL curriculum purchased under Item VI.C. Parents have a right to review this material and opt their children out of psychological programming.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $14,997
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays Over $22,000 to Potential Surveillance Vendors
The Bills for Payment (Item VI.C) include $21,824 to “Riverside Insights” and $840 to “Navigate360 LLC.” These companies provide student assessments and “wellness” platforms that can include mental health screenings and behavioral monitoring, often collecting sensitive data on students without specific parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the payments to Riverside Insights and Navigate360 under Item VI.C, what specific student data is being collected and who owns it? Provide the parental opt-out forms for any mental health or behavioral screening.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item XII approves a payment to the “Iowa Department of Health & Human Services.” The purpose and amount are not disclosed, and the attachment is missing. This could be related to school-based health services that operate outside of parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item XII, ‘BILLS FOR PAYMENT-IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’, attached in the Official Agenda (linked above). This payment must be scrutinized to ensure it is not funding school-based clinics or services that bypass parental consent.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The consent agenda (Item VI.A) includes approval for minutes from two meetings (August 21 and August 24) for which the text was not provided in the agenda packet. Important decisions or discussions could be documented in these minutes.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the files ‘Special Board Meeting – 08-21-2026’ and ‘Regular Board Meeting – 08-24-2026’ attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm what was discussed and approved.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Board Actions
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item XI is for the approval of a bill for payment to “Contemporary Services.” The agenda provides no information on the cost or the nature of the services, and the relevant attachment was not included in the packet.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item XI, ‘BILLS FOR PAYMENT-CONTEMPORARY SERVICES’, attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to determine the cost and purpose of this payment.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Public Comment Time Capped at 30 Minutes
The board reserves the right to limit the total time for public comments to 30 minutes per meeting (Item V). This can prevent all concerned parents from speaking on important issues, effectively silencing community feedback.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR & PREPARE: If you plan to speak, arrive early and sign up immediately. If the board cuts off speakers due to this policy, contact the District Office to protest the restrictive time limit on public input.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Silencing Parental Voice
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Embeds ‘Inclusion’ and ‘Diversity’ in Official Vision
Meeting minutes from August (Item VI.A) show the district’s official “Shared Vision” statement, which prioritizes concepts like “belonging,” “diverse cultures,” and “inclusive…environments.” This language is often the foundation for introducing controversial DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies and curriculum.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This language is an early indicator. Watch for future agenda items that use this vision statement to justify new ‘equity’ or ‘inclusion’ programs, and be prepared to challenge them.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Foundation for DEI Policies
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