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📍 Drive to Pendergast Elementary Di Office   📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Pendergast Elementary District (4283). We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8)
District Sending Staff for SEL Training
📅 October 20, 2026
Hidden in the personnel report, the district is seeking approval to send two staff members to the ‘Leader in Me Symposium.’ ‘Leader in Me’ is a comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program that reshapes school culture around subjective, non-academic principles. This is often the first step to a district-wide adoption that costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘I demand the ‘Leader in Me Symposium’ conference request within Item 5.F be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. The Board must publicly justify spending taxpayer money on SEL training before considering any such program.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed (Travel & Fees)
NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7)
‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Added to Gifted Program
📅 October 20, 2026
The district is updating its K-8 Gifted program to include ‘social-emotional supports’ and ‘inter- and intrapersonal skill development.’ This shifts the focus from purely academic excellence to subjective emotional instruction, which is not the purpose of a gifted program. This is being passed on the consent agenda without a public discussion.
Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘I demand Item 5.B, the Gifted Scope and Sequence, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Parents deserve to know why social-emotional learning is being prioritized over academics in the gifted program.’

💰 Impact: Academics Replaced by SEL
ALERT (LEVEL 4)
Board Limits Public Comment Time
📅 October 20, 2026
The board is limiting the total time for all public comments to just 30 minutes per meeting. This policy can be used to silence parents and prevent the board from hearing from all concerned citizens on important issues.
Recommended Action Plan

Email the Governing Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Item 4.A, the 30-minute total time limit for public comment is insufficient. I urge you to remove this arbitrary cap to ensure all parents who take the time to show up can be heard.’

💰 Impact: Parental Voice
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