They must involve educators, parents, students and the local community; and they must use participatory processes such
as local school councils, annual reports and meetings to review school progress.
Mr. David Ramos, LSCAB Secretary (Ogden: Parent Representative) has served as a parent member of the Ogden International School
Local School Council for 20 years and has served as its Vice-Chair for 18 years.
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Ms. Eva Maritza Rodriguez (John Hancock College Preparatory High School: Parent Representative) has participated
on Local School Councils since 2009, beginning at Enrico Tonti Elementary School.
There were representative, parent - majority
elected local school councils with real power who planned for school improvement in an open, public way using the five essential supports for school improvement devised by local educators.
There are a number of instructional learning sessions provided for
local school council members to enhance their knowledge of how LSCs operate and their role as an LSC member.
The role of the LSCAB is to advise the Board on issues related to
Local School Council elections, operations, powers and duties, and school improvement plans.
The best model for the kind of meaningful, effective parent empowerment that parents actually want is the
Chicago local school council (LSC).
There's been a lot of hubbub about the Wendell Smith
Local School Council voting to turn the CPS elementary school into a charter school.
This partnership strives to attract, develop, support and retain strong leaders for every CPS school and
support Local School Councils (LSCs) as they do so as well.
More recently, PAA released a proposal on how authentic school - level improvement efforts can be achieved through
local school councils made up of majority parent membership.
You were responsible for marginalizing parent - majority elected,
empowered local school councils in Chicago and replacing them with administration - appointed advisory bodies.
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Chicago's LSCs have proven to be a positive element of effective school reform for nearly two decades (for details, please see the fact sheet, «Research Shows that
Local School Councils Help Improve Schools!».
Rosemary Sierra, President, Pilsen
Academy Local School Council — 312-719-2740 Chicago parents call on Illinois Executive Inspector General to investigate UNO finances
Parents across the U.S. want a real, substantial role in all decisions that affect our children's schools, such as the one provided by Chicago's
local school council system.
Rahm and his cronies ignore and disrespect elected, parent -
run local school councils while pushing education privatizers» phony «parent empowerment» programs like school choice and the parent trigger.
Local school councils all over Chicago are doing what they were designed to do — stand up for their children and their schools.
«Thank you to the hundreds that came out in the cold to support us and show that they care about our kids,» said Piccolo parent and
Local School Council Chair Latrice Watkins.
As a
former local school council member and Chicago Public School parent of twins who attend an IB middle - school, Middle - Years Programme (MYP), I've seen what goes into an IB - focused education.
The LSCAB also serves as liaison
between Local School Council members and senior staff and advises the Board of Education on other issues regarding the school district, as requested.
MYTH: The main problem with education is the lazy or incompetent teacher, who is protected by corrupt unions and supervised by out - of -
control local school councils, so the key to reform is a system of rewards and punishments and the dismantling of rights to organize (as with state legislation currently under debate).
[2] Furthermore, good learning conditions can not exist without good teaching conditions, and the most successful public schools have teachers» unions and
effective local school councils that are responsive to their membership and that operate with democratic decision - making processes.
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In Chicago, Stand partnered closely with 10 schools in underserved communities to recruit and elect 56 parents to serve
on Local School Councils.