Welcome to Columbus Elementary's LSC
2018-2020 LSC MembersWendy Oleksy, Principal
Andrii Volochii, Parent/Chairperson Ieugeniia Butsyk, Parent/Vice Chairperson Vacancy, Parent Vacancy, Parent Oksana Petritski, Parent Olha Yendyk, Parent Vacancy, Community Member Brian Slutz, Community Member Anastasia Constantine, Teacher/Secretary Vera Pema, Teacher Romana Labazevych, Non-Teaching Staff Member |
LSC Meeting Dates
September 12, 2019 October 17, 2019 November 14, 2019 December 12, 2019 January 16, 2020 February 13, 2020 March 12, 2020 April 16, 2020 May 14, 2020 June 4, 2020 All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and meet in room 204 |
What is an LSC?
Chicago Public Schools have Local School Councils (LSC) which are responsible for three main duties:
Did you know LSC members are highly trained?
All LSC members must complete 9 training modules within six months of taking office. The Board ise in charge of this training, and if an LSC member fails to complete the program within the six month period allowed, the Board will declare his/her seat vacant following a hearing. For removed parent and community members, the LSC will then appoint a qualified person who meets the eligibility requirements to fill the unexpired term. For removed school staff members, the Board will appoint a qualified person who meets the eligibility requirements to fill the unexpired term following a non-binding staff poll.
There are nine (9) mandatory lessons that LSC members have to take. The nine mandatory lessons are:
Chicago Public Schools have Local School Councils (LSC) which are responsible for three main duties:
- Approving how school funds and resources are allocated
- Developing and monitoring the annual School Improvement Plan
- Evaluating and selecting the school's principal
Did you know LSC members are highly trained?
All LSC members must complete 9 training modules within six months of taking office. The Board ise in charge of this training, and if an LSC member fails to complete the program within the six month period allowed, the Board will declare his/her seat vacant following a hearing. For removed parent and community members, the LSC will then appoint a qualified person who meets the eligibility requirements to fill the unexpired term. For removed school staff members, the Board will appoint a qualified person who meets the eligibility requirements to fill the unexpired term following a non-binding staff poll.
There are nine (9) mandatory lessons that LSC members have to take. The nine mandatory lessons are:
- Roles and Responsibilities of LSCs
- Meetings
- Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP)
- Budget
- Principal Evaluation and Retention
- Principal Selection
- Internal Accounts and Fundraising
- Code of Ethics
- Duties and Responsibilities of LSC Officers
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Run for LSC 2020-2022
Nominations are currently closed for this election cycle.
LSC Elections
Serving on a Local School Council (LSC) provides a unique opportunity to become engaged in your school community and play an active role in making policy decisions affecting your school. LSCs are critical to ensuring positive student outcomes and a dynamic school environment.
LSCs are responsible for:
LSC members are elected every two years by parents, community members, and school staff. Members serve two-year terms, with the exception of high school student representatives, who serve one-year terms. The 2020 LSC elections will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 for elementary schools and Thursday, April 23, 2020 for high schools.
See which type of LSC your school has here.
How to Apply
If you are a parent, community member, student, or teacher looking to get more involved with your school, we encourage you to consider running in your school’s LSC election. The application window for the 2020 LSC elections opens on December 2, 2019. To apply, candidates must download and fill out the application forms below and return them with two forms of identification to the Office of Local School Council Relations at the Garfield Park Office on the third floor of 2651 W. Washington Blvd. by February 25, 2020, or to the school for which they intend to run as a candidate by March 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Parents and community members have the option to file a Form 4-20 Candidate Statement, school staff candidates must file a Form 5-20 School Staff Candidate Information Form and high school student candidates must file a Form 6-20 Student Candidate Information Form.
For application documents, click here
LSC Elections
Serving on a Local School Council (LSC) provides a unique opportunity to become engaged in your school community and play an active role in making policy decisions affecting your school. LSCs are critical to ensuring positive student outcomes and a dynamic school environment.
LSCs are responsible for:
- Monitoring the school improvement plan— also known as their school’s CIWP.
- Monitoring the school's budget and expenditures.
- Evaluating their school’s principal annually, as well as selecting a new contract principal for their school or renewing the contract of their current principal.
LSC members are elected every two years by parents, community members, and school staff. Members serve two-year terms, with the exception of high school student representatives, who serve one-year terms. The 2020 LSC elections will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 for elementary schools and Thursday, April 23, 2020 for high schools.
See which type of LSC your school has here.
How to Apply
If you are a parent, community member, student, or teacher looking to get more involved with your school, we encourage you to consider running in your school’s LSC election. The application window for the 2020 LSC elections opens on December 2, 2019. To apply, candidates must download and fill out the application forms below and return them with two forms of identification to the Office of Local School Council Relations at the Garfield Park Office on the third floor of 2651 W. Washington Blvd. by February 25, 2020, or to the school for which they intend to run as a candidate by March 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
Parents and community members have the option to file a Form 4-20 Candidate Statement, school staff candidates must file a Form 5-20 School Staff Candidate Information Form and high school student candidates must file a Form 6-20 Student Candidate Information Form.
For application documents, click here
LSC 2020-2022 Election Information
The 2020 Local School Council Election will be held later this fall. Exact dates and times for the election will be sent out later after the procedures to protect voters are finalized. In the Election, parents and community members will have the opportunity to vote for up to 5 candidates to fill 8 positions on your school's LSC (6 parent members and 2 community members) and school staff will have the opportunity to vote for up to 2 candidates to fill 3 positions on the LSC (2 teacher members and 1 non-teacher staff member).
We encourage and invite you to vote in the parent/community election or the school staff poll.
A Virtual Candidate Ballot Position Lottery will be held at _1:15 p.m.___ on _Tuesday, October 13, 2020____
Time Date
You can join the Lottery by using this link: meet.google.com/stz-ngcd-skx_ or using this phone number (US)+1 609-483-6140 and PIN code: 971 392 479#
Form 8-20 (List of Candidates for the LSC), with the name(s) of the candidate(s) who have filed to run in the LSC Election at your school, is attached below for your reference.
The LSC will schedule a Candidate Forum to take place no later than October 30, 2020 to hear the Candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to your school's LSC.
For more information about the election, please contact the Office of Local School Council Relations: (773) 553-1400 or email to lscrelations@cps.edu.
We look forward to your participation in the Local School Council Election and thank you for your interest in your school. Working together, we can continue to improve our children's education.
Sincerely,
Dr. Guillermo (Willy) Montes de Oca
Director
We encourage and invite you to vote in the parent/community election or the school staff poll.
A Virtual Candidate Ballot Position Lottery will be held at _1:15 p.m.___ on _Tuesday, October 13, 2020____
Time Date
You can join the Lottery by using this link: meet.google.com/stz-ngcd-skx_ or using this phone number (US)+1 609-483-6140 and PIN code: 971 392 479#
Form 8-20 (List of Candidates for the LSC), with the name(s) of the candidate(s) who have filed to run in the LSC Election at your school, is attached below for your reference.
The LSC will schedule a Candidate Forum to take place no later than October 30, 2020 to hear the Candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to your school's LSC.
For more information about the election, please contact the Office of Local School Council Relations: (773) 553-1400 or email to lscrelations@cps.edu.
We look forward to your participation in the Local School Council Election and thank you for your interest in your school. Working together, we can continue to improve our children's education.
Sincerely,
Dr. Guillermo (Willy) Montes de Oca
Director
