The Chicago Public Schools has extended the deadline to file as a candidate to the Local School Councils due to a lack of interest. The Chicago school board said “the deadline is being extended to give parents and community members the fullest opportunity to become involved in their schools.”
Seven CPS LSCs are short candidates in the upcoming election. School officials have extended the deadline for filing for LSC until March 24.Seven CPS LSCs are short candidates in the upcoming election. School officials have extended the deadline for filing for LSC until March 24.
The new deadline for filing is March 24th at 3 PM.
A report in the Chicago Sun-Times says the schools received petitions from just 5,900 candidates. LSC advocates, the report says, are aiming for 7,000 candidates. “Since 1991, the number of candidates has ranged from 6,660 to 8,400,” the Sun-Times says. This is the 20th anniversary of the creation of local school councils. The Chicago Board of Education says there are about 600 LSCs.
According to the Sun-Times LSC activists pressured the schools to extend the deadline.
The Local School Councils are composed of six parents, two community representatives and two teachers as well as the principal. High schools also include a student representative. LSCs need a quorum of five to operate, according to the Sun-Times.
An analysis of schools in the Welles Park neighborhood indicated seven of the eleven schools are short candidates.
Candidates complete the form from the CPS web site, they do not collect signatures. The completed form should be returned to the local school.
|
School |
Parents minimum needed |
Parent actual candidates |
Community members minimum needed |
Community members actual candidates |
Teacher minimum needed |
Teacher actual candidates |
|
Bell |
6 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Budlong |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Chappell |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Coonley |
6 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Courtenay |
6 |
5 |
2 |
None reported |
2 |
2 |
|
McPherson |
6 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Ravenswood |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Waters |
6 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Amundsen HS |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
Lake View HS |
6 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Lane Tech HS |
6 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
