[remote or in person] LSC Advisory Board

Chicago Local School Council Advisory Board
Education

Monday, April 21, 2025
6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. CDT

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2651 W Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 (Directions)

LSC Garfield Park Office

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by William Lu

Will Lioux
Will Lioux @LiouxW 2/19
The meeting is being held in person at the CPS Garfield Park Office located at 2651 W. Washington Street. The agenda today can be found online here: cps.edu/globalassets/c…
cps.edu/globalassets/c…
Will Lioux @LiouxW 3/19
One major item in the agenda seems to be Chron Cross's presentation on "ESSA Title I Revision Policy":
Will Lioux @LiouxW 4/19
Meeting is called to order at 6:07 pm. For the roll call, 4 board members are absent, 5 board members are joining virtually, and only 2 members are present physically. It is determined that the meeting has no quorum and therefore no official business could be conducted.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 5/19
The meeting proceeds directly to presentation “ESSA Title I Revision Policy.” The presenter is seeking feedback on how to revise and improve the existing Title I ESSA Parent and Family Engagement Policy.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 6/19
A little bit background information: ESSA stands for the Every Student Succeeds Act, which is the most recent iteration of No Child Left Behind. The Act's Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) is today's focus: isbe.net/Documents/Pare…
isbe.net/Documents/Pare…
Will Lioux @LiouxW 7/19
Title I District Manager has so far conducted 9 focus groups with 55 respondents to seek public input for the upcoming revision to Title I policy. She mentions that "50% of parents expressed a lack of awareness or understanding of the Title I policy."
Will Lioux @LiouxW 8/19
Quite tellingly, when asked, most members of the public in attendance are way more way familiar with No Child Left Behind than ESSA's Parent and Family Engagement policy, which shows a certain degree of obscurity here.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 9/19
It is pointed out that language barrier is a significant challenge to the operation of Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), due to the vast number of Spanish-speaking parents in CPS, even though there are bilingual Spanish speakers on the PACs: cps.edu/services-and-s…
cps.edu/services-and-s…
Will Lioux @LiouxW 10/19
A flurry of comments in the room on the current national policy change and CPS's responses to that. It is noted that a drop in CPS attendance has already been seen and is attributed to a politically engineered atmosphere of fear that many CPS parents are dealing with.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 11/19
There is general sense of frustration in the room about the current lack of effective channeling of Title I updates and information to those Title I initiatives are supposed to serve.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 12/19
The Title I team mentions in upcoming ESSA Title I Stakeholder Survey that will be sent out in the near future, and concludes the presentation. Public comments are next.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 13/19
A member of the public asked about the need for Local School Council Advisory Board election oversight. The question is left unanswered.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 14/19
Board members joining remotely just took turns to speak. One member apologized for not being able to attend today's meeting in person, although nobody mentions that there is a lack of quorum today. Director's Report is next on the agenda.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 15/19
The Office of Local School Council (LSC) Relations Director's Report is aimed at showcasing the achievement of the office. The Director highlights the LSC Member Training Recognition Program: cps.edu/about/local-sc…
cps.edu/about/local-sc…
Will Lioux @LiouxW 16/19
She points out that this year significantly more LSC members have taken the different modules of the LSC Training program, with the end result of 1052 platinum members, 495 gold members, 765 silver members, and 480 bronze members.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 17/19
The director mentions that Local School Council Advisory Board (LSCAB) Election vote count will take place on 4/24 from 10 am to 12 pm and will be live-streamed, a piece of information that relates to the earlier public comment about LSCAB election accountability.
Will Lioux @LiouxW 18/19
The director invites current and future student LSC members to the LSC Student Virtual Conference:
Will Lioux @LiouxW 19/19
The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 pm. This concludes my live-tweeting for today's regular meeting of the Local School Council Advisory Board for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters
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Agency Information

Chicago Local School Council Advisory Board

www.cps.edu

(773) 553-1400

LFGarcia-Juarez@cps.edu

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Pursuant to the Illinois School Code, in 1996, the Chicago Board of Education established a Local School Council Advisory Board (LSCAB) comprised of both elected and appointed currently-serving LSC members. The role of the LSCAB is to advise the Board of Education on issues related to Local School Council elections, operations, powers and duties, and school improvement plans. 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.

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