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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Glendora Unified. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Accepts Payment After Student Data Breach
Item 5.2 reveals that Educational Testing Service (ETS), which manages state testing data, had a student data breach. Instead of demanding accountability, the district is voting to accept a ‘donation’ from ETS as ‘appreciation’ for notifying families, which looks like hush money for compromising your child’s private data.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Vote NO on Item 5.2. Do not accept a ‘donation’ from the company that failed to protect our children’s data. We demand full accountability, not a payoff.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board to Approve $2.4 Million in Undisclosed Payments
Item 9.2 asks the Board to approve $2,466,661.42 in ‘A and B Warrants.’ The agenda states the detailed spending registers are only ‘available for review in the Business Services Office,’ not attached for public review. This is a massive amount of taxpayer money being spent without basic transparency.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is part of Consent Item 6.1. Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Pull Item 9.2 from the Consent Agenda. The public deserves to see the full warrant register detailing $2.4 million in spending before it is approved, not after.’
💰 Impact: $2,466,661.42
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Pays $15,000 for External Mental Health Services
Item 9.1 shows a $15,000 purchase order for Seneca Family of Agencies, which provides mental and behavioral health services. This raises serious questions about whether outside providers are interacting with students without direct, in-person parental consent for each session, creating a loophole to bypass parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND PARENTAL CONSENT: This is part of Consent Item 6.1. Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Seneca Family of Agencies contract in Item 9.1, what is the district’s specific policy for obtaining active, written parental consent before a student receives any service from this third-party vendor? We oppose any policy that allows for services without explicit parental approval.’
💰 Impact: $15,000
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Cites Rules to Remove ‘Disruptive’ Parents
The agenda prominently features Board Bylaw 9323 and Government Code 54957.9, which grant the board president power to remove ‘disruptive individuals’ and clear the room. Combined with strict 3-minute speaking limits and a 20-minute total cap per topic, these rules can be used to intimidate and silence parents who ask tough questions.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and tell the Board: ‘Parents are not ‘disruptions.’ We are your employers and partners. We expect to be treated with respect, not threatened with removal for speaking up for our children.’
💰 Impact: Your Right to Speak
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spending $22,950 on IXL Screen Time
Hidden in the Purchase Orders (Item 9.1) is a $22,950 payment to IXL Learning Inc., a student-facing software program. The district has not provided any independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that this program improves academic outcomes, instead diverting money and classroom time from teacher-led instruction to more screen time.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is part of Consent Item 6.1. Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Before approving the Purchase Orders in Item 9.1, please publish the independent, third-party studies proving IXL’s academic effectiveness and state how much daily screen time this adds for students. Parents deserve proof, not marketing claims.’
💰 Impact: $22,950
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Spends $12,713 on Renaissance Learning Software
Also buried in the Purchase Orders (Item 9.1) is a $12,713.40 payment to Renaissance Learning Inc., another student-facing software company. As with other EdTech, the district has not presented evidence of its academic value or disclosed the amount of classroom time it will consume, replacing teacher instruction with more screen time.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is part of Consent Item 6.1. Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Before approving the Purchase Orders in Item 9.1, please publish the independent data proving Renaissance Learning’s effectiveness and the daily screen time it requires. Parents have a right to see the proof before you spend our money.’
💰 Impact: $12,713.40
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Spends $3,000 on ‘Character Counts!’ Program
The Purchase Orders (Item 9.1) include a $3,000 contract for ‘Character Counts!’. While framed as character education, these programs are often a gateway for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) concepts that can replace core academics with subjective social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: This is part of Consent Item 6.1. Email the Board via the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the ‘Character Counts!’ purchase in Item 9.1, please provide the full curriculum for parental review before the vote. We must ensure this is about timeless virtues, not ideological SEL.’
💰 Impact: $3,000
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