CONCERNed PARENT toolkit

Read about Graphic Sex Depicted in Book at Fairport Elementary Schools

STEP 1A: Contact school Principal

In accordance with District Policy 8330, concerned parents are advised to contact the school principal. Use our LETTER TEMPLATE to begin the process.

• High School - Bob Clark; (585) 421-2100; rclark@fairport.org 
• Minerva DeLand - Dominic Monacelli; (585) 421-2030; dmonacelli@fairport.org
• Johanna Perrin - Patrick Grow;  (585) 421-2080; pgrow@fairport.org
• Martha Brown - Rebecca Short;  (585) 421-2065; rshort2@fairport.org
• Jefferson Avenue - Ryan Charno; (585) 421-2185; rcharno@fairport.org
• Brooks Hill - Meredith Klus; (585) 421-2170 ; mklus@fairport.org
• Northside - Erin Moretter;  (585) 421-2140; emoretter@fairport.org
• Dudley - Sarah Welsh; (585) 421-2155; sarah.welsh@fairport.org

STEP 1B: Contact members of the school district

Calling or emailing members of the school district is a good place to start. Often parents will start with teachers and then escalate their concerns to higher authorities. Routinely these situations  escalate all the way to the board of education and superintendent. Ask questions such as:

1. Why are these materials available to children?
2. Do you believe these are age-appropriate?
3. How did they make their way into the school?
4. How long have these materials been in the school?
5. Who is responsible for all the materials into the school?

District Contacts:

• Brett Provenzano, Superintendent |  585-421-2004 |  bprovenzano@fairport.org 
• Tanya Wilson-Thevanesan,  Deputy Superintendent for School Improvement and Community Engagement |  585-421-2016 |  twilsonthevanesan@fairport.org 

Board of Education Contacts:

Emailing the board of education president, Peter Forsgren and CC'ing the rest of the board members is an effective way to share your concerns. These are elected officials are typically responsive to the concerns of parents. 

Simply copy and paste into the TO: Field of your email program

peteforsgrenboe@gmail.com; ebeloispacer@yahoo.com; brianmoritzboe@gmail.com; WightBOE@gmail.com;  janice.fortuna@fairport.org;  lisa.christensen@fairport.org;  nicole.thibault@fairport.org; 

Library Contacts:

Use the links below to find the contacts for the library of each school and search the online catalog of materials.

• Brooks Hill Library - Link
• Dudley Library - Link
• Jefferson Ave Library - Link
• Northside Library - Link
• Johanna Perrin Library - Link (Link to search books at JP)
• Martha Brown Library - Link
• Minerva Library - Link
• Fairport HS Library - Link

STEP 2: Attend (and speak) at Board of Education Meetings

Showing up in person is important at School Board meetings, but speaking during Public Comments is the more impactful.  Check out some past speeches during Public Comments.

These meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, at Fairport High School, 1 Dave Paddock Way, in Room 512. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. To view the schedule visit fairport.org

To get on the list of speakers during Public Comments, simply email Sarah Driscoll one week before the meeting and tell her you'd like to speak.

Sarah Driscoll
Email: districtclerk@fairport.org
Phone: (585) 421-2004 

STEP 3: Demand Special Meeting with school principal and librarian

Demand a special meeting that will give parents an opportunity to ask questions of district leaders and those accountable for allowing sexually explicit materials to be in educational settings throughout all the schools in the district. After the meeting, complete the challenge form.

STEP 4: Demand Acknowledgement and Public Apology 

Contact Superintendent Brett Provenzano and all the members of the board of education and demand they acknowledge the existence of these materials and apologize for allowing inappropriate, sexually explicit materials to be in our schools.

STEP 5: Demand Transparency with Parent-Led Independent Audit 

Contact Superintendent Brett Provenzano and all the members of the board of education and demand the formation of a parent-led independent audit committee. The committee would conduct an investigation to review existing materials in the schools to determine appropriateness; and recommend criminal and/or disciplinary action for individuals who are responsible for exposing children to sexually explicit materials.

STEP 6: Demand Accountability for FCSD Policies and Procedures

Contact Superintendent Brett Provenzano and all the members of the board of education and demand there be accountability and oversight regarding the adherence to District policies and procedures. For example, Board Policy 8310R Instruction Materials, or  8330R  Objection To Instructional Materials. To read all the policies, visit boarddocs.com