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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Atascadero Unified. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Over $100,000 Spent on ‘Leader in Me’ SEL Program
The district is paying vendor Franklin Covey over $100,000 for the ‘Leader in Me’ program, a comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system. This program reshapes school culture and diverts significant time and resources from core academic instruction toward emotional and behavioral programming.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a massive, multi-year SEL implementation hidden in the bills list. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Item 10C from the Consent Agenda. Parents demand a public discussion and justification for spending over $100,000 on the non-academic Franklin Covey ‘Leader in Me’ program.’
💰 Impact: $104,363+
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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$2.6 Million Contract for Before/After School Care
The board is set to approve a massive $2.6 million contract (PO #270374) with KCE Champions LLC, a KinderCare company, for before and after school services. For a contract of this size, parents must be shown what curriculum or programming is being used with students and what data is being collected.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before approving a $2.6M contract with KCE Champions under Item 10C, the Board must publicly present the curriculum, staff training materials, and data privacy policies associated with this program.’
💰 Impact: $2,615,868
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Teacher Training in ‘Restorative Practices’ and ‘Self-Regulation’
Hidden within a routine personnel document (Item 10A), the district is funding teacher training on multiple ideological concepts, including ‘Restorative Practices,’ ‘Teaching Self-Regulation,’ and ‘Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI).’ These programs often replace traditional discipline with therapeutic models and shift focus from academics to social-emotional engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the trainings listed in Item 10A, how do ‘Restorative Practices’ and ‘TBRI’ improve academic outcomes, and what disciplinary authority do teachers and principals retain under these models?’
💰 Impact: Replacing Academics
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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New Spending on Digital Curriculum and Screen Time
The district is spending $26,500 on Imagine Learning’s ‘Edgenuity’ online curriculum (PO #270367) and $5,850 on IXL Learning licenses. These programs increase student screen time, often replacing direct instruction from a teacher and hands-on learning.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the EdTech purchases in Item 10C, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence showing these products improve academic outcomes, and state the expected daily screen time per student before voting.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Screen Time
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Policy Vote with Missing Documents
The board is holding a final vote on ‘Board Bylaw Exhibit 9270’ (Item 10E) and a related resolution (Item 11A), but the actual text of the policy was not included in the public agenda packet. While the title refers to ‘Conflict of Interest,’ voting on policies the public cannot read beforehand is a transparency failure.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. Email the board: ‘Please postpone the vote on Item 10E and 11A until the full text of the proposed policy changes are made available to the public for review.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Transparency
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