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Trustees question Parent University speaker, citing topic alignment and Title I spending; motion fails
Summary
Board members pressed staff about how Parent University topics and a keynote speaker were chosen and about the use of Title I family engagement funds; trustees voted down the speaker contract after debate and public questions.
The School City of East Chicago Board of School Trustees on April 22 declined to approve a proposed Parent University keynote-speaker contract after trustees raised concerns about the speaker’s agenda, the size of the expense and whether the board had been notified before staff committed funds.
Trustee Rodriguez moved approval of item 6.06, and Trustee Smith seconded. Trustees questioned how the committee chose topics and how many parents had registered. Committee members and staff said outreach included bilingual flyers, robocalls, ClassDojo posts and social-media posts; staff said the event had roughly 49 registrants at the time of the meeting. Mrs. Simmons and other staff…
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