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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for BIXBY. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Counseling Contract Hidden in Consent Agenda
The board plans to approve a contract for ‘counseling and consultation services’ with a private therapist, Kori Neely, as part of a bundled vote. This brings an outside mental health provider into direct contact with students, but the terms of the contract, including parental consent requirements, are not disclosed in the agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Bixby Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘I demand the contract with Kori Neely be pulled from the General Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Parents have a right to know the details of who is counseling our children and what the parental consent policies are before you approve it.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Restricts Public Comment Time and Interaction
The board has set a strict 30-minute total limit for all public comments and explicitly states that board members will not respond to questions. The board president also reserves the right to cut the comment period short at any time, effectively limiting parents’ ability to be heard.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Contact the Bixby Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘Parents are partners, not an audience. We request that you remove the 30-minute total time limit and allow for respectful dialogue during public comment, as your current policy silences community feedback.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Suppressed Parent Voice
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Renews Student Behavior Tracking Software
The district is spending $10,970 to renew its license with EducatorsHandbook.com, a software used to track student discipline and behavior. This creates a digital disciplinary record on your child, but details on what data is collected and who can access it are hidden in an attachment.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact the Bixby Board of Education (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘Regarding the Educators Handbook contract on the Consent Agenda, who owns the student data collected by this vendor? Please confirm the parental notification and data review policies before this is voted on.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $10,970
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District to Approve AI Reading Tutor for Students
The board is approving a contract with Amira, an AI-powered reading tutor. While the cost is listed as $0, this program will collect data on young students’ reading habits and voice patterns, and the details of the data privacy policy are not provided.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘Amira’ file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the data privacy and security terms. Contact the Board: ‘Before approving the Amira contract, please publicly clarify who owns the student data and how it will be protected.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Data
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague ‘Alternative Education’ Plan Seeks to Waive Rules
The board is set to approve an ‘Alternative Education Plan’ and a ‘Deregulation Waiver’ for that program, both hidden in the consent agenda. This suggests the district wants to run a program under different rules, but provides no details on what curriculum will be used or which regulations will be waived.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘District Alternative Education Plan Report’ and ‘Alt Ed DeRegulation Waiver’ files attached in the Official Agenda (linked above). Contact the Board: ‘Pull the Alternative Education items from the consent agenda. Parents deserve a public explanation of what this program is and why it needs a deregulation waiver.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Academic Transparency
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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University Students to Provide Health Services to Children
An agreement with the University of St. Augustine will allow their students to provide Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology services to Bixby students. The terms, including supervision and parental consent requirements for services rendered by trainees, are not disclosed.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘University of St Agustine STUDENT AFFILIATION AGREEMENT’ file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above). Contact the Board: ‘Please clarify the parental notification and consent process for students receiving services from university interns under this agreement.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Consent
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