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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Goleta Union Elementary. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Deploys Panorama Student Surveys
An update on ‘Behavior, Health and Safety’ under item 8.e confirms the district is using the ‘Panorama survey.’ Panorama Education is a data-mining firm that uses student surveys to collect sensitive social-emotional data, often without full parental consent or understanding of how the data is used.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to student privacy. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 8.e, I demand the district immediately cease use of all Panorama surveys and provide parents with a full record of all data collected on their children. We do not consent to psychological profiling in the classroom.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District to Pay $35,000 for School-Based Mental Health Counseling
The board will vote on a $35,000 agreement with Family Services Agency of Santa Barbara (FSA) to provide ‘individual and group mental health counseling’ and ‘risk assessments’ to students in the after-school program. This brings outside counselors onto campus to implement ‘trauma-informed practices,’ potentially creating a therapeutic relationship with your child without your presence or direct consent for each session.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) before the meeting: ‘Regarding Item 7.b, what specific parental consent is required before a child receives individual or group counseling from the Family Services Agency? Vote NO until the district provides a clear, written opt-in policy for these services, not just a passive opt-out.’
💰 Impact: $35,000
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Presents Plan for DEI and Restorative Practices
An informational update on ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ outlines a district focus on developing a ‘hate language response toolkit’ and district-wide training on ‘Culturally Responsive Practices’ and ‘Restorative Practices.’ These programs often replace traditional academics and discipline with ideologically-driven social engineering and can diminish consequences for misbehavior.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK HARD QUESTIONS: This is an information item, so the time for public comment is crucial. Ask the Board during public comment on Item 8.a: ‘How do Restorative Practices hold students accountable for serious misbehavior? Will the hate language response toolkit be used to punish students for expressing mainstream political or religious beliefs? Parents want a focus on math and reading, not ideological training.’
💰 Impact: Focus on Academics
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approving Multiple Student Screen-Time Subscriptions
Buried in a $1.4M ‘Payment of Claims’ list are payments for several student-facing software subscriptions, including Lexia Learning ($1,564) and Renaissance Learning ($2,441.80), with another payment to Dreambox Learning. These programs increase student screen time, often replacing direct instruction from a teacher with adaptive algorithms.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PROOF OF VALUE: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 4.c, Payment of Claims, from the consent agenda. Before approving payments to Lexia, Renaissance, and Dreambox, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that these programs produce academic gains, and state how much daily screen time they add for the average student.’
💰 Impact: Increased Screen Time
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays $44,000 to Ideological Training Firm
The ‘Payment of Claims’ list includes a $44,000 payment to Solution Tree Inc. for the ‘CA Principal’s Support Network.’ Solution Tree is a major promoter of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), which are often used to implement data-mining and SEL initiatives in schools.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the $44,000 payment to Solution Tree in Item 4.c, what specific ideological frameworks, such as SEL or DEI, are included in this principal training? Parents have a right to know what philosophies are being pushed on our school leaders.’
💰 Impact: $44,000
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Policy Requires Notifying Staff of Immigration Enforcement
Under Consent Item 4.d, the board is approving an updated employee notification policy. The new exhibit explicitly requires the district to have procedures to ‘notify district staff when the school confirms the presence of immigration enforcement on the school site.’ This inserts the school into a sensitive political issue, potentially creating a sanctuary-style environment and diverting focus from academics and safety.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 4.d from the consent agenda for discussion. What is the educational purpose of this policy? The school’s job is to educate children and ensure safety, not to interfere with or monitor federal law enforcement.’
💰 Impact: Mission Creep
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Considers ‘Mindfulness’ Program with Therapy Dogs
The district is reviewing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Therapy Dogs of Santa Barbara for programs that support ‘student literacy and mindfulness.’ While therapy dogs can be wonderful, ‘mindfulness’ is often a gateway to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) concepts that can conflict with family values.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file for Item 8.f attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether the ‘mindfulness’ program contains Social Emotional Learning content.
💰 Impact: SEL Introduction
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 7) |
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WIN: New Policy Prohibits Partisanship in Curriculum
A first reading of updated Board Policy 6141 on curriculum development includes powerful new language. It requires that instructional materials ‘be consistent with accepted standards of professional responsibility, rather than advocacy, personal opinion, bias, or partisanship.’ This is a major win for academic neutrality that we must support.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up or email the Board (contact info on district website) to support Item 8.h. ‘Thank you for adding language to Policy 6141 that prohibits advocacy, bias, and partisanship in the classroom. We strongly support this move toward academic neutrality and urge you to adopt and vigorously enforce it.’
✅ Why It Matters: Protects Academics
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