Thank you to all for your engagement and encouragement in addressing the community opportunities with Disney Magnet Elementary.

Last night we in the Local School Council approved line items to enhance our e-learning programs and maintain providing essential public school efforts such as supplies and food pickups.

I want to especially congratulate the Parent Teacher Association. They are doing tremendous work, such as diversity inclusion education trips, and they are doing it all with budgets that respect the times. Incredible efforts.

Parking:

This has been a mess. First, one company was closed. Then, another company closed.

I proposed we could use the outdoor space as an ad hoc community space with a pop-up out door dining areas.

We could not get clearance to practice that in a reasonable time frame.

In last night’s meeting I voiced one thing:

I have a point of inquiry on the the parking lot matter.  Are we ensuring there be neighborhood parking? If not, I have to vote against.

There was plurality agreement and it was directly addressed; the mandatory was recorded and the matter passed.

Here’s what I know:

The company that we, the Local School Council, approved is called “Premium 1.”

My own research showed satisfactory results. First, now before even getting to our table, this company had to be vetted by several central office legal team attorneys. Second, as reported and as you can google also, this company has a history of working with Chicago Public Schools around the city delivering their service in partnership and helpful ways.

The company still has procedural matters to clear now that they have received our approval.

In a following up, I conferred with the Chair about a strategy to approach this in a community-mutually beneficial way.

I will be following this closely and I will keep us up up to date.

Not many updates regarding the upcoming LSC elections are yet available.

With thanks, and Looking Forward!

Daniel