It is great to be among passionate, neighborhood focused leadership.

Here, my wife and I am honored to have Sean Tenner, Committeeman of the 46th Ward, standing with us in my bid for reelection to Disney Magnet Elementary and I am standing with him as he encourages more residents and parents to get involved at their schools also.

Elementary Schools host their election on November 18, 2020. New candidates have until October 2, 2020 to file.

There are many different approaches to education. There are many different types of students, too.

We may agree that there is no one single methodology that will be able to address all of our concerns of public education at once, but we know that doing nothing is far worse.

We need you. We need all of us.

Join us.

Thank you, and Looking forward.

I am working hard to reach voters in a needed education discussion. I am so grateful for all of your help. I have enjoyed building relationships with local businesses, like Dollop in Buena Park, and maintaining transparency with active blogging and outreach.

On Election Day, there will be one last chance to make our case. Each candidate is allowed to have their statement on display in the school at the ballot. It is the last chance a voter sees before they make-up their mind.

What do you think of this?

Send me your thoughts or comment on Facebook!

Because I was a student who struggled with disabilities, I was honored to advocate for and make the winning motion to hire an additional on-campus Social Worker.

Because I believe in proactive engagement with our community for our mutual growth I networked with local businesses and provided transparency and constituent outreach with block clubs and beyond.

Thank you, and looking forward,

Daniel

A big thanks to constituent of the Disney community Ms. Truman for taking the time to meet with and share her thoughts and cares about our school.

It was terrific to hear candid insight.

It is great to better understand the stress that can occur while dealing with the magnet school process.

I shared that I want to work for a day when all education opportunities are equal across the city.

We also discussed our concerns for our most vulnerable students during these experimental times as we fight covid, both in the medical lab and in our society as a whole.

I shared how I grew up as a student who was not properly diagnosed with disabilities until I had already passed through much of earlier education. My greatest concern for those students is their safety.

I remember the anxiety of being in a classroom trying to learn while also trying simply, and struggling greatly, to just get by day to day.

That is why I was honored to make the motion and pass the line-item to hire an additional campus social worker for our school; this was before our shut down.

As always, I am honored to represent and serve, and I take it as a privilege to meet my neighbors and build together.

Thanks!

you too can reach out:

e: dan.kleinman1@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/DanielStevenKleinman

Looking forward!

When I am asked why I am involved in my Local School Council and why these tiny most local elections matter, this is why.

I have strong feelings about Police Officers in schools. Mind you, I am not saying I am against security in schools. Police Officers are not security officers. Police Officers don’t help keep out non-students or help break up petty fights in the hallway, or help shuffle kids who are late to class.

Police Officers make arrests. They make arrests of certain people more than others and the schools that I represent are diverse in their demographics. I can not stomach two classes of students: one class comfortable in the building, and another class fearful of a uniform they see.

A single Police Officer is not trained to take down a deranged inhumane anyone that has their hands on a weapon and is determined to cause harm. There is a difference between a single officer with a service weapon who is accustomed to being around students all day and a hardened SWAT team specifically deployed for these of most horrific moments.

The money that goes to these officers is therefore nothing more than an expense of convenience. It plays a political point and it plays it well.

I am against that politic when our students are involved.

Street violence may need beat officers and patrol vehicles. Street violence may need armed police officers in uniform and in plain clothes.

I have read the studies. I have read the student based surveys. I have read the parent based forums. I have received honest input from constituents.

I respect the votes of each of the councils and I know I voiced what I could to my colleagues on the matter against the officers for all the reasons I named above.

That was my duty as holder of this tiny tiny elected seat.

And that is why I say those tiny tiny elections matter.

The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education Wednesday voted to approve renewing its one-year contract with the Chicago Police Department to keep officers in schools whose parents and faculty vote to keep them.

Chicago School Board approves $12 million CPD contract to keep SROs in schools

I received the following from Chicago Public School central office. If you are a family impacted, please participate.

Here’s the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeClUC8ZD-cbvkxmgKzT6X09qFd_X2uLhCaU2QzLgx_jMHZfw/viewform

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Dear CPS Families and Staff, 

CPS and the City of Chicago are surveying families to better understand who may need help this fall finding a safe space for their children during traditional school hours.  As we assess parental needs throughout the city, we are evaluating opportunities to provide potential support with child supervision for families who have school-age children under 14 years of age.

Families who live in high-need communities or transitional housing will be prioritized.

We are currently evaluating potential opportunities to establish sites across the city where families can register their children to attend during remote learning days. Here is what a family may expect at a potential child supervision site:

1. Children will be assigned to spaces with children of the same age group and an adult who will be assigned to the group for the duration of the program. The number of children per room will be limited to ensure proper social distancing per City of Chicago’s Be Safe: PK-12 Education Guidelines.
2. While the adult will ensure that your child will have a safe and suitable space to engage in remote learning, please note that they will not be qualified to teach or provide educational support.  
3. Children will be provided with breakfast and lunch every day. 
4. Children and staff will be required to follow all health and safety protocols including wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and completing a daily symptom screener.
5. To ensure proper social distancing, families will follow a staggered schedule and be assigned a time to pick up and drop off their children.
6. This program will be prioritized according to need. Families with school-age children under 14 years of age who live in high-need communities or transitional housing will be prioritized. 
7. Computing devices will not be provided although high-speed internet access will be available at the site. Families are required to bring their own computing devices or get a loaner device from their child’s school. 

If you are interested in potential assistance, please complete the survey by Friday, August 28, at 5 p.m. Please be sure to provide your contact information so we can follow up in the coming weeks. 

Sincerely, LaTanya D. McDade
Chief Education Officer
Chicago Public Schools

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeClUC8ZD-cbvkxmgKzT6X09qFd_X2uLhCaU2QzLgx_jMHZfw/viewform

CPS is issuing the following guidance to the families and communities of our schools.

My greatest concerns lie with students who are made stronger by IEPs, as my own childhood school experience was served by special attention.

To me, this guidance should only be the beginning on this very complex road forward.

I urge us all to approach these new problems with a mindset to find new answers.

From CPS:

Mirroring a Normal School Day at Home

When students start school on September 8, their day-to-day experience will look very different than it did during remote learning last spring. We are using the insight we gained last year to provide our educators with new resources, tools, and expectations to ensure students continue to receive a high-quality education.

… Teachers will take attendance daily, use Google Suite tools to post work and host live instruction, and be available during school hours to provide students with feedback, support, and host parent conferences as needed. This will help teachers better understand individual student learning and provide support in a timely manner...

Implementing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Plans

CPS will continue to ensure that our diverse learners make progress on their IEP goals and the general education curriculum. IEP teams will determine how to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities from home in a safe, supportive manner.

Providing Real-time Instruction for English Learners

Bilingual education teachers will continue collaborating with classroom teachers to deliver instruction that meets the language needs of our English learners (ELs).

Educating the Whole Child

Expanding Equitable Access to Technology and High-Speed Internet

To ensure every CPS student will have a high-quality digital experience learning at home this fall, CPS will provide 36,000 computing devices to children who still need one––in addition to the 128,000 devices distributed last spring. And through Chicago Connected, more than 100,000 families from limited-income backgrounds will be able to get high-speed internet at no cost.

Hello, I am Daniel Steven Kleinman, a neighbor in East Lake View. My wife and I love all of our surrounding community areas. In 2018, our community elected me to serve on the official council of the Disney Magnet Elementary School.  I believe in transparency and accountability.  Excellent Public Education is critical to all of our success and all of our students deserve nothing less.  As a former student with a disability, I know it is true in schools as it is everywhere, in one and across the district: we are all stronger together.