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Eisman said she worked with a consulting group, the EdTech Law Center, and outlined four harms she believes are tied to widespread EdTech use: student privacy risks (including third-party data sharing and increased vulnerability to cyberattacks); legal-consent issues where young children are asked to accept user agreements; displacement of essential developmental learning activities by screens; and negative effects on teaching practice, with companies promoting the teacher as a \"guide on the side.\" She said a second grader at her school was asked to sign a user agreement, and contended \"7 year olds cannot provide meaningful legal consent.\"

Eisman said the district uses thousands of EdTech tools and that many applications have data and privacy issues. \"The average school district uses over 2,000 EdTech tools and nearly all are plagued with data and privacy issues,\" she said. She also raised learning concerns, noting research that suggests students often learn and retain information better from printed materials than from screens and criticizing policies that reduce printing in favor of device use.

No district response to her comments was given during public comment; board members listened and continued with the agenda. Eisman asked the board to review the district's EdTech practices with attention to privacy, consent and classroom learning trade-offs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BSD 405 Regular Board Meeting May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Cherry Crest parent urged the Bellevue School District to reexamine EdTech use, citing student privacy risks, questions about consent for young children, displacement of non-screen learning and impacts on teaching.","taxTitle","Bellevue School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",13035,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6238957,"Teachers, students and parents urge board to protect programs and services as budget cuts loom",395,1784000,2179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3340450-4885735ec213c4e77fcc03e7c004a29f&start=1784&end=2179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3340450-4885735ec213c4e77fcc03e7c004a29f/thumbnail_1784000.jpg","/articles/6238957/Washington/Teachers-students-and-parents-urge-board-to-protect-programs-and-services-as-budget-cuts-loom","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238957-f9185971475684bb46a124d5e127cff9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771033219&Signature=jzckroJwCjpmkeAVZP0spUmE6z0B17GUfs3SgWeD~dCCak0BLiPpS9iTtC0Ht5QPMtv9dLjA4Fo5Bymk5s9OzS43L4ZV1SNVfx2EQA2qocgHhB9yIIqQ2Q~uTPevfP6iGFlotADPnQAYYPKHnPdgXC1WWhITjioFaf83PPHtrOrJdAWeykieKFbqyIZ5rpaiBZkWAxBu75hjJYmmlhVQ45ysr5z6cT-sZNq4v2jQjloreGPvZJWQtU6Q8jkHIyDkOZDJF~zHodTG2~rCAy3DNhDx~yzmcqwa1HZwezzc42g5xOWirUmQEzF5RI9zB6peV8jm4ySKYybiYvx0opQedA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At public comment, Bellevue School District teachers, students, parents and community partners urged the board to prioritize programs and staff that serve vulnerable and high-need students as the district navigates budget reductions.

Speakers described programs at capacity, student learning and safety concerns, and the emotional impact of staff non-continuing notices. \"These kids... are going to class. They are completing their education. They are using an alternative pathway to be successful,\" said Catherine Stein, a board member of the student engagement board, describing the Rise program (run by Glenn Haslinger at Highland Middle School) and urging funding to expand capacity. Stein said the Rise program is currently overcapacity, leaving staff with \"hands tied\" to refer students who need an alternative pathway.

Highland Middle School teacher Melissa Taylor urged the board to prioritize reducing class sizes and caseload targets in the district's financial recovery plan. Taylor said she taught 70 bilingual seventh-grade students across three sections this year and that next year her students would be consolidated into two sections of 35\u0000students each\u0000\"14 students over our collective bargaining agreement class size target.\" She said the change would reduce opportunities for family contact, differentiated instruction and culturally responsive lessons.

Several speakers put a human face on staffing decisions. A teacher from Newport High School, speaking through a colleague, said he had been told he will not return next year because of funding, and described crying with colleagues and students. \"I felt I was being kicked out of a place that I had started thinking of as a home,\" he said.

Student performers said cuts have hit performing arts. Annette Williamson, a senior at Sammamish High School speaking for the Art Student Coalition, said many performances and festivals were canceled this year, instrumentation is in disrepair and teacher losses have increased inequity across schools.

Speakers also raised equity and civil-rights concerns tied to program cuts. Mario Palacios and Joe Suresh of the MLL (multilingual learners) department said the newcomer navigator role\u0000which provides intake, case management and family support for students new to the country\u0000embodies district budget-parameter goals for equitable support; they questioned why that position was being cut while advanced-learning programs were preserved. Parent and longtime volunteer Amy Lennox warned that cuts can disproportionately harm students with disabilities if inclusion is not implemented with proper investment and fidelity. She urged the board to ask how inclusion will be staffed and monitored when changes occur.

Separately, Somerset Elementary parent Naomi James urged the board to reconsider a proposed earlier 8:05 a.m. start time for Somerset because of safety concerns for students who walk to bus stops along roads without sidewalks and with inconsistent snow/ice clearance.

District staff and the superintendent had discussed the broader budget picture earlier in the meeting; Dr. Heather Sanchez noted several pieces of pending state legislation and that the district will provide an interfund-loan briefing during the board business portion of the meeting. Board members said they will continue budget study sessions and asked staff to post detailed financial reports.

Public commenters asked the board for concrete funding commitments and clearer plans for how the district will prevent disproportionate impacts on marginalized students as it balances its budget.","Multiple public commenters — teachers, parents, students and program staff — described the human impact of proposed budget cuts and urged the district to protect programs including the Rise program, newcomer navigator, dual-language class sizes, performing arts and inclusion supports for students with disabilities.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6238962,"Bellevue School Board approves interfund loan to cover short-term cash flow",649,3001000,3650000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3340450-4885735ec213c4e77fcc03e7c004a29f&start=3001&end=3650","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3340450-4885735ec213c4e77fcc03e7c004a29f/thumbnail_3001000.jpg","/articles/6238962/Washington/Bellevue-School-Board-approves-interfund-loan-to-cover-short-term-cash-flow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238962-125bba184ad1b0e15ca0ca17fb0d473c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771033219&Signature=WfbzXllzKCdY2MKOgvfnt-pjhWB~pTsmE2B3Wl1BbafqQYZL4rwFKRJEXGNe-ACjk~MQNzwlwEY6gKNNtTx5bSELPuvwj0QL2dqHsvzJg8G6ttqhBNuE1SMKcjhZsHFlzt~PG29qvIqyhXTjv1eZGn83WdvN0b4XKWiqXub5RYhXEZbc9lYr0QD1jk92YBfr-2ybd1Unew8XDzEkTlqAsMVau1z~YsiD9ZOu9oYMr6PqBX-iswy~LG53brAjuAsdrVwZu~nH~RAbqQ4RAtg852sED1YTX9T-eay0p13kLLT-aUGm7~iiTZrTNK4HW4wXr8mtNcuaDUmtvicjC3c3ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bellevue School District Board of Directors on the night of the meeting approved Resolution 2025-03 authorizing an interfund loan from the district\u0000's Capital Projects Fund to the General Fund to shore up cash flow through Aug. 31, 2025.

Board members approved the measure by voice vote after a presentation from district finance staff laying out alternatives and a repayment plan. The resolution authorizes borrowing up to $13 million; staff said they currently expect to draw about $10 million in three transfers: $2.5 million in June, $5 million in July and $2.5 million in August. Finance staff estimated the maximum interest cost at roughly $120,000 if repaid over 12 months and assumed a 5% rate; the presenter said the current rate was about 4.3 percent.

District finance staff described the loan as a temporary, short-term liquidity tool taken after other options were considered. \"It's kind of like the last tool we have,\" the presenter said, explaining the district had completed a capital-projects transfer, implemented cost reductions and determined an apportionment approach would not provide the needed near-term flexibility. The presenter said the interest on the interfund loan would be paid back into the district's capital funds (reflecting the interest those funds would have earned in county investment accounts).

Board members asked for transparency and ongoing reporting. Director Monica Webster asked the district to \"incorporate a graph or any associated data that's related to our repayment progress\" so the community can follow the status. Director Black also requested a monthly status report showing loan status and interest payments.

The resolution authorizes district staff to draw funds only through Aug. 31; staff said any borrowing needed after that date would require a separate board authorization. The board passed the resolution by voice vote; the presiding officer announced the motion carried and said the supporting resolution and documents are posted to the meeting agenda.

The interfund loan is intended to cover near-term obligations while the district finalizes its 2025-26 budget and monitors state and federal funding timing. District staff said they will provide updates to the board as draws are made and as repayment proceeds.","The Bellevue School District Board approved Resolution 2025-03 authorizing an interfund loan from capital funds to support cash flow through Aug. 31 while staff pursues longer-term budget fixes.","actionData","errors"]

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Parent tells board EdTech use raises privacy and learning concerns

Teachers, students and parents urge board to protect programs and services as budget cuts loom

Bellevue School Board approves interfund loan to cover short-term cash flow