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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Waukegan CUSD 60. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Pays $10,462 for Panorama Student Surveys
The district is paying Panorama Education, Inc. $10,462.50. Panorama is a data-mining company that uses “Social Emotional Learning” (SEL) surveys to collect sensitive psychological and belief-based data on students, often without meaningful parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to student privacy. Email the Board of Education (see Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘I do not consent to my child being psychologically profiled. Vote NO on the payment to Panorama Education and terminate any existing contract. We do not co-parent with the government.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $10,462.50
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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New ‘Social Emotional Learning’ Counselor Hired
The district is hiring a new, full-time “Counselor – Social Emotional Learning.” This institutionalizes SEL by creating a salaried position dedicated to implementing these programs, shifting focus from academics to subjective emotional and social coaching.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘What is the job description and curriculum for the new SEL Counselor? Parents have a right to know how this position impacts academic instruction time and what is being taught to our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $56,836.15 Salary
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Spends $338,438 on i-Ready Curriculum
A payment of $338,438.12 is being made to Curriculum Associates, the creator of the i-Ready platform. While presented as an academic tool, i-Ready is an ‘adaptive learning’ program known for collecting massive amounts of student data and embedding SEL content into core subjects like math and reading.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Superintendent’s office (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Parents deserve to know what data Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready platform collects on our students and how it is used. Provide the full parental opt-out information for this program immediately.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $338,438.12
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Pays $144,165 for NewsELA Content
The district is paying $144,165.68 to NewsELA, Inc. NewsELA provides news articles for classrooms that are often criticized for presenting politically biased, left-leaning content as neutral, objective fact, influencing students’ views on current events under the guise of reading practice.
Recommended Action Plan
CHALLENGE THE CURRICULUM: Email the Board of Education (see Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘I object to paying for biased news sources like NewsELA in the classroom. Our children deserve objective instruction, not one-sided political content. Please provide the policy for reviewing and approving these supplemental materials.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $144,165.68
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Over $269,000 Paid to ‘Youth Guidance’ SEL Group
A manual check for $269,622.80 was issued to Youth Guidance. This group runs in-school mentoring and SEL programs like ‘Becoming a Man’ (BAM), which function as a parallel social curriculum outside of parental oversight and academic structures.
Recommended Action Plan
QUESTION THE PARTNERSHIP: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘What is the curriculum for the Youth Guidance programs operating in our schools, and what are the parental consent and opt-out procedures? We must have full transparency on outside groups influencing our children during the school day.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $269,622.80
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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$141,494 for Teacher Video Coaching Platform
The district paid $141,494 to Sibme, a video platform for teacher coaching and professional development. These platforms are often used to push ideological training like DEI, anti-racism, and SEL pedagogy to teachers, which then gets brought into the classroom.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FOR DETAILS: Email the Superintendent (see Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Regarding the contract with Sibme, please provide a list of the specific training modules and professional development topics being delivered to our teachers on this platform. Parents have a right to know what ideologies are shaping classroom instruction.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $141,494.00
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Dual Credit Program Warns of ‘Mature Subject Matter’
The agreement with College of Lake County for dual credit courses requires the district to notify parents that courses may include “mature subject matter” and that students will be in an “unsupervised” college environment with adult learners. This exposes high school students to college-level content and social settings without the protections of a K-12 environment.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND COURSE SYLLABI: Before enrolling your child in any dual credit course, email the high school principal: ‘Per the MOU with College of Lake County, I request the full syllabus for course [X] to review the “mature subject matter” my child will be exposed to before I provide consent.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of K-12 Protections
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| ALERT (LEVEL 2) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
An item titled “FOIA Report July 2026” references an attachment, but the text of the file was not available for analysis. These reports can sometimes contain information about controversial topics or requests made by outside groups.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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