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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Johnston Comm School District. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Spends Over $30K on ‘Leader in Me’ SEL Program
The district is paying Franklin Covey over $30,000 for its ‘Leader in Me’ program, confirmed by stipends for ‘Lighthouse Club’ sponsors under Consent Item X.D.2. This is a well-known Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program that replaces academic instruction time with behavioral conditioning, often without direct parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘I demand the Franklin Covey payments in the bill listing and the Lighthouse Club stipends under Consent Item X.D.2 be pulled for a separate discussion and vote. Parents deserve to know why you are spending over $30,000 on SEL instead of academics.’
💰 Impact: $33,725
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board to Approve $538,512 Math Curriculum Purchase
Hidden in the Accounts Payable list under Consent Item X.B is a massive $538,512.60 payment to Amplify Education Inc. for a new math curriculum. This is a significant curriculum change being approved without a separate public presentation or discussion.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND A PUBLIC VOTE: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Pull the $538,512 Amplify Education payment from the Consent Agenda (Item X.B). Parents demand a full presentation and public discussion before the Board votes on a half-million-dollar curriculum change.’
💰 Impact: $538,512.60
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Proposes New Restrictions on Public Comment
The Board is reviewing Policy 213, which updates ‘procedures for verifying eligibility to speak during public comment.’ This is often the first step toward limiting parents’ ability to speak at meetings by adding new ID requirements or other hurdles to silence dissent.
Recommended Action Plan
PROTECT PARENTAL VOICE: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item XI.E, vote NO on the First Reading of Policy 213. Do not create new barriers that silence parents and taxpayers who wish to address their elected officials.’
💰 Impact: Your Right to Speak
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Committees Mandated to Use ‘Educational Equity Lens’
The official descriptions for two board committees, the SIAC Academics/Postsecondary Committee and the SIAC SEBMH (mental health) Committee, state they must examine all issues ‘through an educational equity lens.’ This embeds a political ideology directly into the board’s process for academics and student mental health.
Recommended Action Plan
FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, NOT IDEOLOGY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘The purpose of school is education, not social engineering. I demand the Board remove the mandate for committees to use an ‘educational equity lens’ as described in items XIV.B and XIV.C.’
💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by Ideology
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Policy Change Uses ‘Passive Consent’ for Student Internet Use
The first reading of Policy 605.06 explicitly states the district will ‘maintain passive consent for Internet use.’ This means your child is automatically opted-in to using district internet resources unless you find the right form and actively opt-out, a violation of true parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACTIVE CONSENT: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item XI.I, the First Reading of Policy 605.06, I demand you change the language from ‘passive consent’ to ‘active, opt-in consent.’ Parents must be asked for permission, not forced to opt-out.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Consent
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District to Pilot New Online PE Curriculum
The board is voting to pilot ‘PLT4M,’ an online curriculum platform, in K-12 PE classes. This introduces more screen time into physical education, replacing time that could be spent on actual physical activity and interaction with teachers and peers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PROOF, NOT PLATFORMS: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Before voting on Item XII.B, please publish the independent, non-vendor evidence that PLT4M improves student fitness, and state exactly how many minutes of screen time it will add to a typical PE class.’
💰 Impact: More Classroom Screen Time
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Consent Item X.C approves a list of book donations for school libraries, but the list of books was not included in the agenda packet. This process can be used to sneak controversial, age-inappropriate books into libraries, bypassing normal review.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If the list is not available, email the Board to demand it be published before the vote on Consent Item X.C.
💰 Impact: Unvetted Library Books
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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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Board to Adopt New Policy Protecting Religious Expression
The Board is conducting a first reading of Policy 107, a new policy on Religious Expression based on a model from the Iowa Department of Education. This policy is designed to protect the rights of students and staff to religious expression as required by state law.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for introducing Policy 107 under Item XI.F. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Thank you for protecting religious freedom by introducing Policy 107. Please move to approve it swiftly.’
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Student Rights
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