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Chair: Donna Peace - contact the chair- schools@hydepark.org including for details including about participating in the committee or for schools getting the Small Grants Application.
The Schools Commitee meets monthly 4th Thursdays 5:30 - Due to the health crisis and schools being closed, we confer electronically and may meet via videoconferencing. We currently have 12 members, HPKCC board and non.

HPKCC spearheaded founding of the HPK CAC(Community Action Council for schools). It has been meeting 4th week Wednesdays day, 6 pm at Dyett. http://hydeparkcac.blogspot.com

The Schools Committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference had a long and illustrious history and citywide reputation and continues to promote quality schools with community and parental participation- "every school a source of pride". Read ABOUT THE HPKCC SCHOOLS COMMMITTEE and give us a try!

The Schools Committee serves Ariel, Bret Harte, Kozminski, Murray, Ray, Reavis, Robinson, and Shoesmith elementary schools, and Hyde Park, Kenwood Academy, and King High Schools. 

We are pleased to announce that our former math competition called Chicago Academic Games League will now be hosted by and at Kenwood Academy, with Milhouse Engineering and several local schools participating for grades 4-8. Visit www.mathcounts.com or contact Corey Morrison at Kenwood Academy.

Some current concerns and activities- . We support and interact with the principals and local school councils including with coffees and recognition dinners, have helped fund via Small Grants special projects in schools, prepared a list of afterschool programs available for youth and families, and provided small funding for projects.
The committee held its most recent Prinicpal's Coffee January 29, 2020.

We like to promote our schools' activities.
One of the recipients of a HPKCC 2016 supplemental grant was Ray for its fitnes equipmnet wakathon. Ray subsequently was one of a handful of schools to win the Michelle Obama Fitness Awards! And we are seeking ways to involve businesses as sponsors of school projects

Coming fall 2020 - Jane Averill Reading Day, at most HP public elementary schools, organniced by the HPKCC's Community Action Council. They solicit readers for the classrooms, and buy all 400 or so books. So, if you want to be a reader, look it up online and volunteer. http://hydeparkcac.blogspot.co

DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR LSC ELECTIONS/ has been moved back to fall 2020 along with the elections.

Local School Council Elections are upon us and you should consider running! The deadline for applying is in early mach by 3:00 p.m. at the school where you wish to run.

For more information: http://cps.edu/Pages/LSCElections.aspx

Being part of an LSC (as an elected parent representative or an elected community representative) provides a meaningful way to make positive improvements at our schools. The LSC is tasked with approving the school budget, drafting the school improvement plan yearly, and doing principal evaluation/selection, among other things.

LSC elections happen every two years. Elections are mid April - next in 2020 for elementary schools and for high schools. They coincide with Parent-Teacher Conference Day.

You can pick up a candidate's packet at any school or find materials on the CPS Local School Council Relations website http://cps.edu/Pages/LSCElections.aspx

  
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