ABOUT CITIZENS FOR CVSD TRANSPARENCY

PAC HISTORY

Our PAC was formed in November 2021 to remove and replace school board directors of the Central Valley School District who seemed unresponsive to parents’ concerns about academic performance, excessive spending, and ideology in the curricula.

We have successfully campaigned and helped to elect three of the current board members – Pam Orebaugh, Anniece, Barker, and Stephanie Jerdon.

We will continue to support and work for the election of school board members who share our values. In 2027, three board director seats are open for elections. We will monitor these three seats to continue electing directors who favor higher academic standards, financial responsibility, and who oppose ideology in the curriculum.

You can find out more about our organization by visiting the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission website at https://www.pdc.wa.gov/

ABOUT CVSD

The current school directors of CVSD are:

Stephanie Jerdon, President District 3, elected in Nov 2023

Anniece Barker, Vice President District 4, elected in Nov 2023

Pam Orebaugh, Legislative Representative, District 5, elected in Nov 2025

Cindy McMullen, District 1, elected in Nov 2023

Allen Skidmore, District 2, elected Nov 2025

Directors serve four year terms. In 2027, three directors terms will expire:: Stephanie Jerdon, Anniece Barker, and Cindy McMIllen.

To learn more about the directors and the school board, see this link.CVSD

CURRENT CONCERNS WITH CVSD POLICIES

  • The current school board is too easily influenced by state politics and special interest groups that are more interested in ideology than academics and student performance.
  • The school board is doing very little to improve academics.
  • They have no enforced uniform policy on cell phones, which creates confusion among students and inconsistent rules in classrooms and schools.
  • They allow easy grading and grade inflation.
  • They have watered-down homework and at-home reading.
  • They are more concerned about Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE), Critical Race Theory (CRT), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), and Gender Ideology than academics.
  • They allow unlimited excused absences, with no semester or annual limit, which means students can graduate even if they miss more classes than they attend.

MISSION

  • Parent participation in school board meetings
  • Parent participation in school board policy
  • Building a community of trust and cooperation among parents and the school board
  • Improve the teaching and work environment for children and teachers with a high priority on academics and student performance
  • Ban cell phone use in the classroom, except for medical emergencies
  • Limit excused absences to no more than 10 per semester. Absences over 10 per semester become unexcused and affect grades and graduation
  • Oppose ideology and state politics that sets aside and minimizes academics and student performance.
  • Attend school board meetings and engage with the school board on critical issues
  • Elect new school board members to replace current members opposed to our values

P.O. Box 33, Veradale, WA 99037

(509) 283-5883

cvsdtpac@gmail.com