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📍 Drive to Big Walnut Local Office   📅 Wednesday, October 28, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Big Walnut Local. We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7)
Over $70,000 in Unvetted EdTech and Screen Time
📅 October 28, 2026
The district’s financial report reveals payments of over $70,000 to multiple student-facing software companies, including IXL, Seesaw, and the student-monitoring tool GoGuardian. The Board has not provided any independent evidence that these programs improve academic outcomes, or disclosed how much daily screen time they add for our kids.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Ryan McLane at ryanmclane@bwls.net: ‘Regarding the EdTech payments in the Treasurer’s Report (Item 4.1), please provide the independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence of academic gains for IXL, Seesaw, and GoGuardian, and publish the total daily screen time these programs add for students before any renewals are approved.’

💰 Impact: Your Child’s Screen Time
ALERT (LEVEL 3)
Vague Title — Manual Review Required
📅 October 28, 2026
The board is voting to accept two local grants totaling $4,969 under Item 6.4. The titles seem harmless, but the grant applications themselves were not included in the main agenda packet.
Recommended Action Plan

INVESTIGATE: Open the files attached to Item 6.4 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether these grants come with any ideological strings or data-sharing requirements.

💰 Impact: $4,969.00
✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
Major Win (LEVEL 8)
Board Fights to Protect School Tax Dollars from Developers
📅 October 28, 2026
The Board is passing a resolution to formally oppose tax deals (TIFs) that let developers avoid paying their full property taxes to the school district. This is a strong stand to ensure new housing developments pay for the new students they bring, instead of forcing existing taxpayers to foot the bill for crowded schools.
How to Lock It In

AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for protecting our school’s funding. Email Superintendent Ryan McLane at ryanmclane@bwls.net and call the Board office at (740) 965-3010: ‘Thank you for standing up for Big Walnut students and taxpayers by passing the resolution on Item 2.3. We support your fight to ensure new development pays its fair share.’

✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Taxpayer Dollars
District Leadership
Superintendent Ryan McLane
ryanmclane@bwls.net
Treasurer James Gooding
scottgooding@bwls.net
Board President Stephen Fujii
Address 110 Tippett Ct, Sunbury, OH 43074
(740) 965-3010
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