This bill will bring some much - needed transparency and equity — not to mention citizen involvement — to
school facilities decisions in Chicago.
It had made some risky management decisions, a
bad facilities decision, and some people maintained some faulty assumptions about how much philanthropy could be attracted.
It is crucial that such a commission is impartial to the self - interest of particular networks and district self - interests, and
base facilities decisions on school quality, student need, and efficient usage.
A communications and community involvement plan for each community that includes engagement of students, school - based personnel, parents, and key stakeholders throughout the community for more community input in the long term planning for school communities
avoiding facility decisions that can negatively impact students.
Changes to the law in May would likely be too late for most school districts that must make staffing and
facilities decisions many months before the start of the school year.
2) The Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force (CEFTF), a state legislative advisory body established to assure that
CPS facilities decisions are fair and transparent, has done its due diligence in collecting information and analyzing the CPS process and policy.
Stick to questions for which the outcomes will be actionable; for example, if your department has no influence
over facilities decisions, there's no need to ask about it.
She conducts research and
facilities decision - making to ensure states develop evidence - based policy to support program quality, effective teaching, and developmentally appropriate learning.