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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Ames Comm School District. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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New Policy to Accept Federal Grant Money
The board is creating a new policy, 705.5, for complying with federal awards. This is often a trojan horse for accepting federal grants that require the district to adopt specific DEI/SEL programs or student data-sharing schemes.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The district has not published the text of this new policy. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand the full text of ‘Policy 705.5 Federal Awards Compliance’ be posted publicly before the board votes. Ask specifically what federal grants this policy is designed to accept.
💰 Impact: Federal Strings Attached
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Policy Change for Tech and Curriculum
The board is reviewing Policy 605.4, which governs all technology and instructional materials. This could open the door to more unproven, expensive screen-based software or make it harder for parents to review curriculum before it’s adopted.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: The district has not published the proposed changes. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand the full text of the proposed changes to ‘Policy 605.4 Technology and Instructional Materials’ be posted publicly before the board votes.
💰 Impact: More Screen Time, Less Instruction
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Potential Changes to Financial Transparency
The board is reviewing its policy, 707.1, on how financial information is presented to the public. This could be an attempt to make it harder for parents to track how their tax dollars, especially federal grant money, are being spent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: The district has not published the proposed changes. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand the full text of the proposed changes to ‘Policy 707.1 Presentation and Publication of Financial Information’ be posted publicly before the board votes.
💰 Impact: Hiding the Money Trail
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Policy on Student Religious Expression
The board is introducing a new policy, 107, on religious expression. Without the text, we don’t know if this protects a student’s right to express their faith or if it’s a Trojan horse for new restrictions or ideological content.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The district has not published the text of this new policy. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and demand the full text of ‘Policy 107 Religious Expression’ be posted publicly before the board votes.
💰 Impact: Student First Amendment Rights
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Bureaucracy for Federal Grants
This new policy, 706.4, creates the ‘Time and Effort Reporting’ system required for federal grants. It’s another sign the district is preparing to take on more federal funding, which often comes with ideological strings attached.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This policy works with Item II.xxv. Ask the board what new federal grants require this level of reporting. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) for the text of ‘Policy 706.4 Time and Effort Reporting’.
💰 Impact: More Bureaucracy
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