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HPKCC
Hyde Park Schools Committee, Schools and Education
homepage
To: About the committee-short
in pdf. Longer.
To Our Youth Programs
Databases
Return to Schools Hot
Topics and Issues. Hot
Topics home.
To
page with dates of some LSC candidate
forums, SIPAA discussions
Read about Sept 2009 HPKCC Schools Networking Dinner in S
Comm. Reports page.
Scholarships for college are available- see in Education
Resources.
Visit the page about the new
Hyde Park Schools Initiative.
About and update from January
2011 Conference Reporter
Race to Nowhere.
To provisional Quick Directory
and Calendar of local schools 2011
Larger directories of schools,
lscs
Important
new studies out-see in UC
Research page
3 schools on probation....
Murray regains 7th and 8th grades- various reflections- see in School
News page.
A new CPS blueprint to integrating the arts
and sc. into curriculum
To
About the Schools Committee brochure (including pdf version and
to short version).
View Report on
February 23 2010 Recognition Ceremony and Talk, in pdf
To our recent reports
and minutes.
To More on assets building
collaborative, Promises
To Youth Programs Database
Meetings
and events
Get
involved in the meetings of the HPKCC Schools Committee! Chair Camille
Hamilton-Doyle, Co-Chair
Nancy Baum.
Next with principals Thursday, March 8, 9:45 am, United Church Blackstone
entry, 1448 E. 53rd St.
Schools
committee meetings will most often be on 4th Thursdays, 6 pm espec
for those with principals, other s may be 7 pm, places tba.
March 8, 9:45 am United Church 53rd: Blackstone entry.
?February 23
March 22...
February
11, Saturday and Feb. 18, 10 am-3:30 pm. Teacher Workshop
on engaging students in philosophy. Graham School at Gleacher,
450 N. Cityfront Center. Details and registration. https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/php/offering.php?oi=6256.
February
4, Saturday, 2-4 pm. Help decorate
drop boxes for the 2012 February "Have a Heart for Public Schools
Supply Drive", sponsored by HPKCC Schools
Committee. Questions: contact haveaheart2012@gmail.com.
You
should know...
Kenwood
Academy starts principal search. Letter
by Rebecca Janowitz and Walter G. Miller to Herald, Dec. 7, 2011.
[Note, the meeting that started the search was attended by 60 teachers
and 40 community persons and parents.]
Elizabeth Kirby,
principal of Kenwood Academy, has been promoted to chief of schools
of the Southwest Side High School Network. Kenwood Academy's local
school council is committed to hiring a worthy successor to Ms. Kirby,
whose service to our school is deeply valued. We have convened a principal
selection committee that includes teachers , parents , community members,
educational support staff and a representative from the Kenwood Alumni
Network. The committee meets regularly at Kenwood Academy and meetings
are open to the public. Meeting dates can be found on the Kenwood
website, kenwoodacademy.org/,
and will be posted at the school's main entrance. A brief school-needs
questionnaire, designed to inform the principal selection process,
can be accessed at surveymonkey.com/s/7LM5CLT.
We invite everyone's participation through Dec. 23. We expect that
many people will have opinions, so please share them. The survey questions
wil also be included in the next edition of the Kenwood Kaleidoscope,
our school newspaper. Responses will be collected at the school's
main office. The principal search committee is co-chaired by Rebecca
Janowitz (community representative) and Walter G. Miller (parent representative).
We are just beginning the principal selection process, but expect
to have three finalists by February. At that time a public forum will
be held where the finalists will be introduced and they will answer
questions from the audience.
A
wonderful networking dinner with schools telling all was held Sept.
29 2011.
Networking
dinner shows schools alive with innovation, rich learning
On September
29 the Schools Committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
held its annual Networking Dinner for area school principals and
school council or parent group leaders. The dinner was graciously
hosted by Ray Elementary and its new Principal Tatia Beckwith in
their lovely modern cafeteria. Schools represented included Bret
Harte, Canter, Kenwood Academy, Murray, Price, Ray, Reavis, and
Shoesmith.
The highlight of the evening was the reports from principals and
representatives on what they are doing to serve students, parents,
and the larger community. The lesson was that all the schools in
Hyde Park and Kenwood are adopting innovations and making great
strides to be schools any family would be proud to attend and worthy
of the community’s pride and support.
One of the most interesting programs is Reavis’ health clinic,
described by Principal Michael Johnson. Children of the various
schools can go to the clinic for treatment, immunizations, or broader
care. The school also seeks to engage families so children will
have the advantage of growing up in one school until ready to move
to the next-level school. This involves 1-creating safety nets and
continuous evaluation so the kids don’t fall through the cracks,
2-providing resources, 3-regular celebrations of accomplishments,
and 4-projects for which each student and teams are responsible,
from concept through research to creative presentations at student-led
conferences. The school has an expanded day and a strong summer
camp for students as well as a teaching program for parents.
Assistant Principal Karen Calloway described Kenwood Academy’s
7th and 8th grade Academic Center magnet program, which consistently
places among the very top schools in Illinois—and most of
these students are prepared to move on to the high school, and do.
Some of the programs in place in the high school include Freshmen
on Track to graduate, programs to help parents know the expectations
and track student progress, mentoring teams, and college readiness
and familiarity. Many Kenwood students excel at earning college
scholarships. Ms. Calloway said Kenwood enjoys being a neighborhood
school and encourages community members to be involved.
Principal Colleen Conlan showed how Canter Middle School has adopted
a high school model and a method for developing leadership skills
so that students will be ready for high school (and thinking about
college) even if they go a school in another neighborhood.
Shenethe Parks told how Bret Harte prepares students for middle
school. At the 4th grade students experience departmentalization
with assignment to four teachers who stay with them through 6th
grade. Harte has quasi-independence and uses an Options for Knowledge
lottery for half the students’ admission. She encourages all
to “come see the culture”- she prefers personalized
tours by appointment to open houses. She acknowledging excellence
takes constant work. They have many afterschool programs, but it’s
hard to maintain consistency year by year. University of Chicago
helps for clubs and University of Illinois Chicago provides classroom
interns. They use hands-on Everyday Math.
Tatia Beckwith,
new principal at Ray School stressed that one has to keep finding
new ways to manage changes and challenges. Key is to create a leaning
environment—“respectful learning.” One change
that has helped is reducing the number of classroom-change bells—rigid
45-minute periods weren’t working. Using intervention teachers
was also praised—pulling sets of kids out of classes for special
attention or projects—and self-directed projects for those
who have surpassed. Developing self-direction and personal responsibilities
are important goals.
Murray Language
Academy was represented by Principal Gregory Mason. Several ideas
were taken from LaSalle Academy. In restoring 7th and 8th grades
(which was a challenge), they eliminated preschool, making sure
that successfully moved to Ray. German was taken away, but now they
teach Mandarin. The school has a lottery but do not enter by test.
The school has added many afterschool programs, stressing development
and use of teamwork, math skills, including chess and robotics clubs.
They work on finding ways to keep the children learning year round.
Community Service including food drives (4,000 pounds collected)
is big. The 4th grade begins to experience departmentalization/rotation
and use of organizing binders. Parental help is critical to the
school.
Community
representative Hilliard (for new principal Sabrina Gates) told about
change and progress at Shoesmith School—a lot of buzz and
a lot new. The motto is “excellence without excuses”:
tell “how we will.” Newly introduced recess in a day
with an extra hour total has worked really well. (Recess uses a
separate set of monitors.) Friends of Shoesmith grants and volunteers
has helped. South East Chicago Commission provided a grant for exterior
murals that stress the themes of soaring and heritage. Students
built a garden, which is integrated with classroom learning. Again,
the culture is “all on board,” being respectful, responsible,
safe, and bully-free (“bully in a box” program.) Parents
come in and watch the classrooms, halls, drop off, etc. The school
utilizes technology, including new website shoesmithelementary.org.
Lingo Spanish is integrated into the curriculum. Scouts are active.
Asst Principal
Aisha McCarthy for Justin Moore spoke for Price. Price is working
on its climate and collaboration/co-education with other schools.
For example, the school serves only the upper elementary grades.
Students can take algebra at King. They have many field trips.
And so each
told how they make learning engaging and year-long, bring in specialized
partners and institutions, keep up with the needs and challenges
of the students, and involve families and neighbors. An especially
encouraging case is Shoesmith, where staff, principal, and enthusiastic
neighbors have “bought into” bringing this school to
the next level. A key player at several of the schools is the “Friends
of” which link neighbors and parents working in and supporting
the schools. The Schools Committee has been asked how this model
could be brought to other schools and whether we need a community
wide alliance of such groups.
Shaz Rasul, Director of the University of Chicago’s Neighborhood
Schools Program, told what they are doing to help all the schools
and encourage sharing of successful strategies.
The Schools
Committee works primarily with principals and parent support groups,
promoting networking and sharing while working with others on best
ways to create a community of schools collectively plugged into
the community at large and its resources. Presently, we are preparing
a Directory for use of the schools. We are planning a coffee with
principals to further mutual goals. The core members of the committee
are Nancy Baum, Camille Hamilton-Doyle (chair), Gary Ossewaarde,
and Ismail Turay. We need more members to effectively serve the
large number of schools in our neighborhood. Contact Camille Hamilton-Doyle
at 773 373-6944.
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December
14, Wednesday, 7:15 pm. Friends of Shoesmith meets at the school.
December
3, Saturday, 6:30 pm. Chicago Men's A Capella performs a benefit
concert for Ray School at Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S.
Woodlawn. Tickets are $10 adult, $5 child, $20 family of 3 or more.
Can be bought at Ray School main office, 5631 S. Kimbark.
March
10 2010 "A Race to Nowhere: The
Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture,"
was screened at
Kenwood Academyfollowed by a prinicpal's forum. Sponsored by the schools
of HP-K, Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, Hyde Park Schools
Initiative, and the University of Chicago Neighborhood Schools Program.
A panel of principals and Neighborhood Schools moderated by Gabriel
Piemonte of the Herald followed. ABOUT.
Watch follow
up forums et al.
VISIT
FEBRUARY 23 2010
CEREMONY AND FORUM page.
View
Report on February 23 2010 Recognition Ceremony and Talk, in pdf
See about
a move... movie, Race to Nowhere, against the push for more from the
kids. Tell the HPKCC Schools Committee what you think of this at
hpkcc@aol.com.
Find a description in Community
Schools page.
Local
School Councils- go to table in the LSC
page- always check with school. Note: Kenwood has changed to 2nd
Tuesday 6:30 pm.
Board
of Education usually meets 4th Wednesdays, 10:30 am, 5th floor of
125 N. Clark.
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The
December 8 2010 Herald carried an article about involvement of the
Schools Committee with schools and the Hyde Park Schools improvement
initiative. The article noted that the Committee was the first to
invite Jacqueline Edelberg (How to Walk to School) to Hyde Park (in
February 2010). The committee has a long record of working for school
improvement in Hyde Park and Beyond before LSCs started. The article
is incorrect in attributing to us the Canter Middle School initiative.
Noted was our annual networking dinners and drawing lsc members into
the committee while attending lsc meetings and learning about what
is in schools now--actually a lot--and how how they all can have such.
The article noted the importance of involving parents of pre-school
age. Two from the Parent Support Network of such attended the Committee
meeting of December 1. At that meeting the committee determined
to stress and get the word out about our ability to act as a resource
and facilitator and the connections we can bring. The committee will
prepare a directory of school contacts and information that wil be
printed as need be and online. Also discussed was ways to promote
joint grant-writing and joint partnerships with neighborhood businesses
to improve schools and extend hours of after school programs.
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August
8 we met with 4 principals on Friday morning last: Bernadette Butler
(Ray), Greg Mason (Murray), Patricia Watson (Shoesmith) and Shenethe
Parks (Bret Harte) and had a frank discussion about what the Schools
Committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference can do to
help.
One
suggestion was that the Schools Committee members attend the PTA/PAC,
LSC meetings. In order for us to do this we need to be reminded
of when the meetings are about to occur. Kozminski sends Nancy an
e-mail notification of the time, date and place of their upcoming
PTA/PAC meeting. Perhaps the other schools could follow suit.
Another
suggestion was to have a frank community discussion about the schools
to figure out ways in which the Hyde Park and Kenwood schools could
become more integrated.
Other
ideas included open houses, fundraisers, using schools to host community
events. A lot of discussion revolved around the new Reavis Medical
Center which allows parents to drop off an ill child to be cared
for during the day. This initiative needs more publicity.
We
hope to continue this frank sort of discussion with the various
principals and community leaders. Our mutual goal is to make the
community believe in the schools and help to make our schools stronger.
We
hope to hear from you and see you on the 29th at Shoesmith!
Nancy B. Baum
5221 S. Blackstone Ave
Chicago, Il 60615
nbbaum@sbcglobal.net
Home: 773-288-5464
Mobile:773-401-8151
Get that LSC
training-- lots of opportunities from CPS, KOCO, PURE and others.
HPKCC
Schools Committee Plans upcoming activities
The committee has met with a set of four principals
and is meeting with more. Their priorities are fundraising, community
outreach and in-reach: welcoming community members into their schools,
networking and more! Note, the networking dinner mentioned below is
changed to Wednesday, September 29, 6 pm at Shoesmith School, 1330
E. 50th St.
From
the August 2010 Conference Reporter (Vol. 16, No.2 ). By Nancy Baum
The
HPKCC Schools Committee is preparing for its annual networking dinner
at Canter Middle School on Thursday September 30, 2010, from 6-9 PM.
All the principals, assistant principals, LSC, PTA adn PAC members
will be invited to this event.
In
pursuit of a way to implement the Assets Program for Hyde Park children,
the Schools Committee has contacted Abby Hymen, director of Youth
Activities at teh Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, who will begin her
research of the assets Program. Abby cites a need for more parental
participation as a problem, and it seems that parental participation
and attendance are both problems that need to addressed in some schools.
The
Schools Committee visited a very well-organized before and after school
program conducted by Ravenswood School. We hope to set up a similar
visit to Ray Schools' program.
The
Schools Committee is planning August meetings with the principals
of Shoesmith, Canter, Ray, Harte, Murray, Kozminski, and Reavis [with
Kenwood] to find out what programs are offered by the schools, if
programs can be coordinated, and to ask how the Schools Committee
can help.
Our
mission is to make our local schools the kinds of schools any parent
would be proud to send their children to.
Tasks.
One of our tasks is to promote effective Local School Councils and
encourage committed parents and residents to run.
Recent
activities include visits to community and other enriched schools,
a tour of the neighborhood for intern teachers, promotion of involvement
in SIPAA planning and LSC elections, and planning our fall networking
dinner for LSCs and principals.
We will
help to organize a large fundraiser for area schools, as suggested
by principals.
We
feel that a lynchpin for educational success in neighborhoods is high
school readiness in the feeder schools, without which even the best
high schools have difficulty with their goals from order and creativity
to full college readiness, going, and success.
Visit
also Link
to Kenwood School Improvement Plan survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33SSMNN.
View/print
pdf of flyer about Kenwood Academy and Kenwood SIPPAA.
Find
out all about any public school including detailed scores at www.cps.edu.
Search school.
Did
you know there are lots of ways for councils and schools to get freebees
or funds from CPS and others. One is to get your neighbors to donate
the "points" they earn from the weight of recyclables in
their blue carts--one Hyde Park already has! Find out in http://www.recyclebank.com/greenschoolsprogram.
Donated RecycleBank Points are matched with dollar donations by RecycleBank
to environmental initiatives at schools nationwide. RecycleBank will
donate $10 for every 100 Points donated to your school and double
it thanks to Gconony Visa and Coca Cola. They
are once again accepting grant applications from schools in RecycleBank
- serviced areas for the development of programs that empower youth
ages 6–18 through a focus on environmental awareness, education,
and action. Deadlines Oct. 15 and Dec. 15.
Access
HPKCC Youth Programs Database in PDF- All are encouraged to download,
print, and share: http://www.hydepark.org/schools
(printable
pdf)
That portal also leads to the complete topical, descriptive Afterschool
database (direct link).
The
Schools Committee of HPKCC
The Committee
had a long and illustrious history and citywide reputation in the era
well before elected local school councils. Today our revitalized committee
monitors developments and progress in our neighborhood's schools, shares
information about schools and educational resources and issues (including
through the website), seeks collaborations with agencies and local groups,
and most of all seeks to foster a conversation
about the direction of our schools. We are heavily involved
with promoting, growing and helping Local School Councils.
Our goal:
"Every school in the neighborhood one that every parent would be
glad to send their children to."
“The
mission of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Schools Committee
is to provide community support for the schools and to provide a place
where Local School Council members can get together to share information.”
We propose that all schools be such as parents are proud to have their
kids attend and that all kids have available the means and programs
to build the assets and skills they will need for adulthood.
Our Committee
core members: Chair: Nancy Baum.
Members: Judy Dupont, Anika Frazier-Mohammad, Camille Hamilton-Doyle,
Irene Freelain, Zoe Mikva emerita, Julie Monberg emerita, Gary Ossewaarde,
Ismail Turay, The Reverend Larry Turpin, Julie Woestehoff emerita.
Sister
committee: Chicago Academic Games League. Chairs Judy
Dupont and _____. Visit the
CAGL homepage to learn how this math and life learning project
is being revitalized with the University of Chicago Service Center.
We
hope community members will want to choose a school and attend some
of their meetings to show community support. The Local School Councils
have many good-hearted people whose hard work deserves to be recognized
by all of us. Or join the Schools Committee.
From
the January 2011 Conference Reporter.
The HPKCC Schools Committee. Engaging communities and schools.
By
Gary Ossewaarde
The
HPKCC Schools Committee serves as a resource, facilitator and networking
provider for schools, school councils, parent groups and the larger
community. Our aim is good schools in which the community and parents
are engaged. To facilitate our goals, we meet with educators and school
reform experts, hold networking dinners and lectures, attend school
council meetings, and invite members of th latter to our meetings.
We
have online directories of resources and of the many enrichment programs
available to children and families during, after and outside of the
school day. (Visit hydepark.org/schools.) We want to make sure there
is a set of robust, varied programs, widely available. We are also preparing
a user-friendly print directory of schools' schools contacts and information.
And we are planning a forum/workshop on "Where are the Parents?
Help for parents to Become More Involved in Their Children's Schooling."
This will take place on March 29, or as announced.
We
are now ready to work with others to strategically bring community resources
and volunteer to specific schools and to the Hyde Park-Kenwood schools
as a group. In that regard, we were pleased to learn of and work with
a new community working group called Hyde Park Schools, convened by
the Hyde Park Herald and the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club and intended
to help Hyde Park and Kenwood schools discover common goals and resources
and marshal the community and its businesses in support of our schools.
Hyde
Park Schools has so far created focus groups of parents, educators,
and citizens evaluating arts; fundraising; special needs and technology;
curriculum; physical education, health and wellness. Joint fundraising,
grant writing, and program sharing are already being considered. There
is a growing consensus calling or such neighborhood collaboratives--from
experts, foundations, CPS administrators, teachers, parents, and community
organizations. Other neighborhoods have pilot programs; ours would seem
to be a likely prospect. Stay tuned!
What
we were working on summer 2010. Set up a convening of principals of
the schools that feed into Canter on and another (with a follow up with
principals of other schools then a meeting of reps with the high school)
on their extracurricular programs and how these can be shared and the
schools work together, what resources the schools severally and together
may need to ratchet the program or need of the high school, and how
we and the community can help. After this we will be assessing and meeting
with major potential providers of programs and/or resources.
Also being prepared is a school administrators-LSC/PTA/PAC networking
dinner for early fall. We are going into closer focus on assets building,
in and out of school needs, and Title I and open meetings mandates and
opportunities.
May
13 the committee played host to 20 student teachers who will practice
in several Hyde Park-Kenwood schools in fall 2010. Board member James
Withrow gave the history and character of Hyde Park and Paul Bruce conducted
an extensive bus tour through Hyde Park (CPS furnished the bus). Thanks
to Kenwood Academy and to CPS Human Development staff person Damica
Redic.
What
we were working on early 2010:
1.
A Forum /Awards Ceremony with speaker for principals, LSCs, public
encouraging participation in the coming election cycle, information
sharing, networking, an engaging speaker, and Kenwood Jazz Band.
September 30 we follow up with our annual Principal LSC Networking
Dinner
2. Promoting participation by enough and qualified candidates and
participation by voters in the Local School Council elections
3. Assets Survey progress and meetings incl. possibly with Canter
School; research on what schools need and the extra-curricular program
capacity and effectiveness in schools and out in the community. Visits
to "success story" schools.
4. School(s) with probation and issues we can help on
5.
Continued update, expansion and improvement to database for parents
and creation of an assets building collaborator (what's
this?).
7.
Aid and capacity-building help to Canter Middle School.
8.
Engagement/outreach to particular efforts such new intern teachers
coming to Hyde Park schools.
9.
Encouragement of community funding for school needs, such as from
the 53rd St. TIF.
Scuttlebutt
and Alarms
Our schools
are in deep crisis, with budget cuts threatening to undo all the efforts
of the past several years. Students and teachers have been marching
from the schools to the offices of elected officials.
Are "promise
neighborhoods" the way to go for poverty neighborhoods, and what
might be adapted here? See page
about. Schools Committee idea for our neighborhood-page
about. some, including at CPS, think we could do something like
that here.
BE SURE
TO SEE IMPORTANT SCHOOL RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM U OF C CONSORTIUM AND
URBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTE-
visit Organizing
Schools for Improvement, UC
Research Findings. And related Defining
Excellence.
At
the end of 2009, three local elementary schools (Shoesmith, Reavis,
Kozminski) were put on probation and middle school Canter was being
reviewed it for a combination of falling or non-advancing scores and
failure to meet on-time and attendance (95%) standards. The
scores certainly were not advancing (and many dropping for 2009),
thus not meeting the objective of the school "growing" with
real impact on student growth year to year. But, The
new practice of comparing two current years with the two before that
to get "trends" and of insisting all scores advance and being
picky on this (including meaningless statistical static), as well as
using the term"probation"-- which used to mean next step to
closing or cleaning house, were by some called a disservice (the Herald
said "staining" schools )that are trying mightily with limited
resources.
So,
what were the scores?
Shoesmith: ISAT reading: 2006 68.6%, 2007 59, 2008
73, 2009 63 (quite a see-saw)
Exceeding ISAT: 2006-07 11%, 2008 12.8, 2009 8.7 (is this a bump or
a setback?)
ISAT exceed state stand. highest grade: 2007 10.3%, 2008 9.3, 2009 8
(consistent drop)
Attendance : 94.3 vs req'd 95%
Canter:
ISAT reading: 2006 78.2, 2007 81.1, 2008 84.2, but in 2009 80.4 (does
this mean stagnant?)
ISAT Math: 2006-07 73%, 2008 77.7, but 2009 a modest drop to 75.6
Science: 2006 81.6, 2007-08 73, 2009 66.4 (looks like an ongoing slide)
Reavis:
ISAS Math 2006 43.3, 2007 51.7, 2008 57.4, 2009 53.5 (is this 1-year
slide meaningful?)
Science: 2006 46.2, 2007 44.4, 2008 41.1, 2009 35.3 (steadily from bad
to worse)
Attendance: 94.8 (nearly at the minimum).
So
what are some of the schools doing about this?
Shoesmith: evaluating,
finding ways to inform and impress on parents how important
it is to get their kids to school, and on time (the two are
related, they find), no excuses. The PAC has a "coffee and..."
program for parents who watch over kids in the morning and talk to parents
about attendance and upcoming activities and the school. The staff says
it is aggressive with chronically absent students. There is tutoring
morning and evening in math and reading.
Ismail Turay of the LSC and HPKCC Schools Committee was quoted in the
Herald that there should be a collaborative to get all schools to be
performing and that principals of the schools should confer on the probation
challenge since the schools funnel into Canter, then Kenwood. The Kenwood
Principal is seeking such meetings with the principals, suggesting on
attendance what they do--have an audit committee over attendance looking
every day and to address straying as soon as it starts.
The Canter principal has held planes on ways to increase preparedness
for Kenwood.
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It's
out, and may help us in our goal of engaging schools-programs and parents:
A
new CPS guide to integrating the arts (including social studies and
sciences) into the curriculum and creating full engagement with arts
program providers was released as of October 23. It was announced at,
inter alia, the HPKCC Schools Committee September 29 2009 Networking
Dinner for Schools and LSCs. For details contact artseducation@cps.k12.il.us.
It's called the "Chicago Guide for Teaching and Learning in the
arts."
The
committee encourages parents to sign their kids up for the school lunch
program-- each school's funding in part depends on this.
Visit
these Schools and Education pages:
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