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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Beverly Hills Unified. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Buys $41k Facial Recognition Software
The district is purchasing $40,975 of ‘Security Software’ from AnyVision US, Inc., a company specializing in facial recognition and AI-powered video surveillance. This technology creates a massive student privacy risk, treating our children like suspects in a police line-up.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website) and show up to speak: ‘Vote NO on Purchase Order 270000000897, part of Consent Item 5.I. We will not allow our schools to become a surveillance state. Facial recognition software has no place watching our children.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Spends $62k on More Student Screen Time
The district is spending $62,691 on i-Ready software licenses, a student-facing EdTech program. This purchase increases student screen time, replacing valuable direct instruction from teachers with an algorithm.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding PO 270000000870 for i-Ready, part of Consent Item 5.I, before you approve this $62,691 purchase, please publish the independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence that this program produces academic gains, and state how many minutes of daily screen time this adds for each student.’
💰 Impact: $62,691.60
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Caps Public Comment Time
The district’s meeting procedures, detailed in the October 13th minutes attached to this agenda, limit public comment to a total of 20 minutes per agenda item and a total of 20 minutes for ALL non-agendized topics combined. This severely restricts parents’ ability to voice concerns, effectively silencing the community on important issues.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘The 20-minute cap on public comment is an unacceptable restriction on parental rights. We demand you revise your policy to allow for full and open public discourse, as is your duty under the Brown Act.’
💰 Impact: Silencing Parents’ Voices
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Pays $24k for ‘Professional Learning’ Consultant
Hidden in the purchase order report is a $24,390 contract with Rubicon West, LLC for a ‘Professional Learning Support Plan.’ This vendor specializes in ‘Professional Learning Communities’ (PLCs), a framework often used to push progressive educational theories and groupthink on teachers, which then trickles down into the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘I demand Purchase Order 270000000816 for Rubicon West be pulled from the Consent Agenda (Item 5.I) for a separate discussion. What specific ‘support’ is being provided for $24,000 and how does it improve student academic outcomes?’
💰 Impact: $24,390.06
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Suspicious $17k ‘Training’ Contract with ‘Left Coast Scales’
The purchase order report includes a $17,450 contract with a vendor named ‘Left Coast Scales LLC’ for vague ‘LCS-Training.’ The name itself raises red flags, and the lack of detail suggests this could be funding for ideological or political training for staff.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Purchase Order 270000000854 in Consent Item 5.I, who is Left Coast Scales LLC and what specific ‘LCS-Training’ is being provided for $17,450? The Board must provide full details on this vendor before approving payment.’
💰 Impact: $17,450.00
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Staff Training in ‘Crisis Intervention’
The district is paying for ‘Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training’ for multiple staff members, hidden in the Certificated Personnel Report. These programs often train staff in psychological or behavioral interventions that can be used on students without parental knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training in Consent Item 5.B.1, what specific program is being used, and what are the district’s policies on notifying and obtaining consent from parents before these techniques are used on a child?’
💰 Impact: Intervening Without Consent
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Administrators Sent to ‘RTI’ Indoctrination
Multiple administrators are being sent to an ‘RTI at Work Institute,’ approved under Conferences and Workshops. Response to Intervention (RTI) and its partner, MTSS, are often used to implement Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and collect behavioral data on students, all under the guise of academic support.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board of Education (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the RTI at Work conference in Consent Item 5.H, how will the district ensure that RTI/MTSS systems are used only for academics and not for SEL or behavioral data collection without explicit parental consent?’
💰 Impact: SEL by another name
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