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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Waukee Comm School District. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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New App Collects Massive Amounts of Student Data
A $74,609.22 contract with ParentSquare gives the communications company access to a shocking amount of your child’s private data. The agreement (Item IV.B.5.8) allows them to collect everything from race, language, and low-income status to medical alerts, disability information, and IEP/504 status.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a massive data-mining operation targeting our kids. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link) and tell the Board: ‘Vote NO on the ParentSquare contract in Consent Agenda Item IV.B.5. We do not consent to handing our children’s most sensitive data to a third-party tech company.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District to Spend $58k on “Leader in Me” SEL Program
The board is set to approve a $58,813.45 contract with Franklin Covey, the company behind the ‘Leader in Me’ program. This is a comprehensive Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) system that embeds psychological programming into the entire school day, often at the expense of academic instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This payment is hidden in the Accounts Payable list under the Consent Agenda. Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘I demand the $58,813.45 payment to Franklin Covey be pulled from the consent agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Parents deserve to know if you are bringing the ‘Leader in Me’ SEL program into our schools.’
💰 Impact: $58,813.45
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District to Pay $27k for “AI Teacher of Record”
The board is approving a $27,800 contract with Subject Technologies, Inc. for ‘Courses AI’ and a ‘Teacher of Record AI.’ This service replaces a state-certified human teacher with the company’s AI program to teach and grade students, while a 24/7 ‘AI Homework Helper’ tutors them.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Subject Technologies contract (Item IV.B.5.11), what is the evidence this AI teacher is effective, and what direct instruction from a real teacher are our students losing? Do not replace our teachers with an algorithm.’
💰 Impact: Replacing Teachers with AI
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Pays $3k for “Cultureall” Ideological Training
A $3,000 payment to a ‘contracted training provider’ named ‘Cultureall’ is listed in the accounts payable report. This name strongly suggests the district is spending taxpayer money on ideological DEI or ‘anti-racism’ training for staff.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘What specific services did the vendor ‘Cultureall’ provide for $3,000? Parents have a right to see the training materials our teachers are receiving.’
💰 Impact: $3,000
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The consent agenda includes a ‘Personnel Report’ (Item IV.B.2), but the document itself was not included in the public packet. These reports can contain the hiring of controversial positions like DEI officers or consultants without public discussion.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘Personnel Report’ file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm who the district is hiring before the vote.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Hires
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Loosens Its Own Financial Rules
The Board is voting on changes to Policy 801.11-R(0) that increase the maximum amount of money the district can keep in its reserves (solvency ratio) and as an unspent budget balance. Loosening these financial guardrails can reduce fiscal discipline and make it easier to build up slush funds without returning money to taxpayers.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE QUESTION: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the changes to Policy 801.11-R(0), why is the district loosening its own financial rules and increasing the amount of taxpayer money it can hold in reserves? We expect maximum fiscal discipline.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Fiscal Discipline
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
The consent agenda lists a contract with ‘Playmetrics’ (Item IV.B.5.3), but the document was not included in the public packet. Parents need to verify what services this vendor provides and whether it involves students or their data.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the ‘Playmetrics’ file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the nature and cost of this contract before the vote.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: New Policy Gives Parents Power to Vet Tech Vendors
The Board is approving a new Technology and Data Security Policy (605.8) that requires all third-party tech vendors to be thoroughly reviewed and held to the ‘highest standards’ of data privacy. This gives parents a powerful tool to hold the district accountable for the software and apps used in the classroom.
How to Lock It In
SECURE THE WIN: Show up to thank the Board for adopting Policy 605.8. Use this exact policy language to demand they apply these ‘highest standards’ to the ParentSquare and Subject Technologies contracts on this same agenda.
✅ Why It Matters: Parental Oversight Tool
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| Major Win (LEVEL 7) |
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WIN: New Policies Increase Transparency for Federal Spending
The Board is adopting new policies (803 and 803.1-R(2)) that create strong internal controls, conflict-of-interest rules, and transparency for all federal grant money. This makes it harder for the district to hide ideological programs funded by federal dollars with strings attached.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THE WIN: Thank the Board for passing these strong fiscal policies under Item VIII.C.1. This creates a new standard of accountability we can use to track every federal dollar and ensure it’s spent on academics, not activism.
✅ Why It Matters: Taxpayer Protection
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