Called it. Didn’t we all.
Amazing work by CPS Dad Jakob Ondrey and deep respect to him for his pursuit of transparency. His research exposes the dubious nature that CPS approaches our own schools. Their numbers were wrong (Read here […]
Author: Daniel Kleinman
Our lead custodian and engineer retired after an entire career of service to our School — so I wrote a resolution of thanks,
Whereas it is right for a school community to show appreciation for a career of years of dedication and service to the school, and Resolution by Representative Daniel Kleinman I am very grateful to our […]
Last night I voiced support for our LGBT+ students; Local School Council Meetings Should Allow for Remote Participation Indefinitely
Last night our principal Dr. Riskus shared our State of the School address. In it, he reaffirmed our commitment to equity at all levels of the school. I voiced a concern: our entire building has […]
We Should Disagree with Mr. Paul Vallas: Fully Funding CPS Would Create the Best Choices
Nope, Mr. Vallas, This is A False Choice. Fully funding public education should mean wholistic choices are available to students like, Technical, Trades, Arts, Sciences, and equally resourced neighborhood options; those are choices— and they […]
Report of Substitute Teacher
I have been made aware, I have utmost concern, and I advise that anyone from the Disney Community reach out— our Principal Dr. Riskus (priskus@cps.edu) is promoting utmost transparency and accountability regarding these disturbingly serious […]
Mr. Pedro Martinez, Chief Executive Officer– Become Reacquainted With Chicago Really, Really Quickly,
Dear Sir: I am proud to see you in your position. Welcome home. As you clearly know and demonstrate, the challenges of the present can lead to the greatest accomplishments of the future. I do […]
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He has 10 years’ experience built on immigration legal filings, housing law mediation, policy statute analysis, legal research and writing, managing large dockets of time sensitive projects, helping pass state and city legislation, directing and […]
To my Fellow Community Representatives of Chicago’s Magnet Schools:
One student at risk puts every student at risk.
We need to acknowledge this.
And we need CPS to act like it.
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Typewriter Thought I Wrote For You
One we can all use before a dream. Why fall asleep when you can climb? Why fall asleep when you can climb?
Hi Neighbors! Your feedback? Security cameras on Disney’s building.
Hi Neighbors! It continues to be a pleasure to serve our community at the nearby school, Disney Magnet. Amazing things continue to happen at Disney, and the teachers and staff continue to go beyond. I […]
Typewriter Thought October Fifth Twenty Twenty One Among a Few
A nation’s sight toward its future is determined by how it looks at its past.
Typewriter Thought 2zero2one10ohFive of several
Herd immunity is predicated on heard mentality.
Typewriter thought fifth of ten twenty 21 of several
Politics is knowing whom to ask of what, how, and when and knowing that the answers are found in the same manner.
Typewriter Thought 10 five 20 twenty one of several
Your lack of an experience only strengthens them who have it. I have always been a fan of slant grammar.
Local School Council Update: My priority continues to be inclusiveness- Because bright lights shine on
All within a chaotic election period, when I was honored to receive your vote of confidence to retain my seat, we on Local School Councils were doing our best to navigate the needs of our […]
Typewriter thought from earlier,
Hadn’t brought out the machine in a while and felt like jotting something down. I tried to revise it since the first thought, but instead I left it as is. Going the wrong way down […]
Typewriter Thought 8 Three 21
It has been a while since I put my hands to the keys, so here we go! All technology shares certain traits and one such is how it is instantly dated.
Resolution at Disney LSC: reaching out for partnership regarding parking and dog playing
The suggestion seems to be requesting community dog waste-bag dispenser installations and more neighborhood parking options. Dear Neighbors, As Community Representative, I think Disney’s outdoor campus is an asset that the school adds to our […]
Typewriter Thought 25 of 4 of 21
Do things greatly. Not because they will make you great, but because you are.
Typewriter Thought Three Two Four Two One
Write like no one is reading. Edit like everyone is.
Inbox from USCIS
If you don’t always have time to read the bulletins published by Immigration Services, here’s one you don’t want to miss!! Copied below. Tips to Avoid Common Mistakes with H-1B Electronic Registration During last year’s […]
Disney Magnet: Vote to urge Chicago Public Schools to delay Does Not Pass
I am proud of my work in our council’s sub-committee to offer this resolution before our council as a whole, which it passed through vote at a special session tonight, Friday, January 22, 2021. Unfortunately, […]
Type writer thought I-Day minus Two
Few things are as political as bipartisanship. And they require such. I am not even sure if that is a bad thing. Working together I mean.
Typewriter Thought One seven TwentyOne
Throughout history people think it comes without explanation, but long remembered are the words of a requiem for a nation. Never forget the stain he affixed, through his insurrection of 2021, January the 6th.
A Contextual Overview of an H-1B Fiscal Year 2022 Cap Season
Daniel Steven Kleinman, Paralegal Certificate from Loyola Chicago A Summary to an H-1B Fiscal Year 2022 Cap Season Introduction: This summary is a guide to the contemporary status of the H-1B Fiscal Year 2022 Cap […]
Typewriter Thought : The greatest first steps are taken in another person’s shoes.
Incidentally, we were on our morning walk when this thought came.
Re-elected! Exercising my responsibility to the public: among the greatest personal and professional development opportunities I have had,
I am grateful to have reaffirmed the trust that I have earned in my community by winning re-election to the Walt Disney Magnet Local School Council in Buena Park, Uptown Chicago. Earning public trust comes […]
Typewriter Thought some of 2020
The greatest reminder of all- is that we can; we have done so all the way to now. Find yourself by counting the number of times you’ve lost yourself. To finish is the greatest ability […]
I haven’t written about Star Wars in a while, but “the Republic is not what it once was.”
Yes, I know. Now is not necessarily the time you want to hear about a galaxy far, far away. When is? But, there are times when the epic saga and universe beyond tell tales stronger […]
CPS: Free High Speed Internet to 100,000 Students. Information here.
A device for every child who needs one and access to high-speed internet. The following was sent to me from Chicago Public Schools central office. Learning at home starts with having a computing device, and […]
Don’t just fine dog waste. Incentivize cleanliness.
Property tax payers need even minute respite. All community stakeholders need less dog waste. A few neighbors elected me as a Community Representative to Disney Magnet Elementary Local School Council on Chicago’s north side. The […]
Magnet School Local School Council Member Against In-Classroom Learning
I am proud of my service on the Local School Council on Disney Magnet Elementary and work to fulfill my community’s ability in Buena Park, Uptown to partner for the good of the school and […]
the stories were true,
I tried to use rockets for my prom ask. Silly/Stupid/True. Explosive. Rocket Prom Ask TwoThousandANDFive – Way too Millennial Oh geez. Oh man.
Typewriter Thought Twenty of Six of Twenty
“Ha, Humans” one lamb said to another as they watched the shepherds conferencing in the distance. I hadn’t type a thought in a seemingly long while. My hope is that this will suffice in the […]
Typewriter Thought 05042019
A thought typed a year ago. Today I was able to read it. Here you go! A sign is seen by the willing. And I doubt anyone else.
General rule for understanding #Racism in Language: If a word has been used to exert violence and cause death, do not rely on that word.
The words are too many and too well known to require any sort of specific enunciation by this writer. However, this writer has seen such proliferation of demonstrations of ignorance of language in online posts […]
Star Wars, my friend,
My close acquaintances know of my detailed knowledge and opinions of the Star Wars saga films (the 9, for those counting). I approach the films as I do to Homer’s Iliad: With utmost respect. Despite […]
When searching for a pendulum tricycle I was left to draw my own,
I am sure someone much smarter has already created such and improved upon such, let alone scribbled it down. It is a fun hobby to imagine what types of technology could still work if it […]
I asked for your vote today four months ago. Everything has changed. Except our resolve.
I asked you stand with me today, four months ago, and vote to re-elect me. Today, we are an election apart, and yet we still stand together. Thank you. I still have not received direction […]
Typewriter Thought The Twentieth of the Fourth of the Twentieth of the Twentieth
The news. It is always the same but it never gets old. Beyond that, I’d rather not comment.
Qualitative and Quantitative: Cook County Foreclosure Mediation Program in 2010
It was an extreme privilege to land an internship in Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer’s office at the start of my career. The topic was of utmost priority: Cook County was being ravaged by the […]
Typewriter Thought four sixteen twenty
I joined this debate of definition: Democracy is the culmination of all our greatest efforts of equitable participation summarized into the expression of a vote. I feel our disservice to ourselves is that we see […]
The Derek Zoolander Center
Reading. Learning.
And Doing
Good. A Grant Writing Exercise.
It was actually a good idea. Here’s how I would start it:
Typewriter Thought Too Early To Type on Four Thirteen
Typewriters are fun because you can’t hit the delete key. They are also loud. cLick cLickcLick. So, here’s a thought, sans the typewriter. Democracy is Humanity’s Rarest Invention. In all of their 5,000 years of […]
Throw Back Thursday: Illinois Non Profit Legislative Policy Brief of April 2013, including $15 per hour, an Elected School Board, and Tenants at Foreclosure
Illinois Legislative Briefs of April 2013 from ANI
Trying to Track Time Every 1/10 an Hour? Free Time Tracking Template I designed for Legal or Consulting Professionals!
I drafted this idea while attending Loyola University Chicago Institute for Paralegal Studies. We were being trained on how best to keep time for legal billing purposes. A few of my classmates asked for copies. […]
Serving on Local School Councils, I have always counted on you.
I have always counted on you. My greatest hope is that I have proven: You Can Count On Me, too. The current crisis definitive of our lives is of life and death. Your health is […]
Mindfulness. Here’s the secret easiest way to practice mindfulness even while you can’t help but freak out while watching the 24 hour news…
Be where you watch the News. Have the screen off. Take a breath. It is how you breathe. They are both different, yet entirely the same. Breathe a breath. Hey did you know that “fight […]
Thank You Representative La Shawn K. Ford: We Agree. We Need Us All.
When I was hired during the last housing crisis through an Obama administration relief effort, it was clear to all of us involved: it was way too little, way too late. Imagine median rent at […]
Example Landlord Tenant Letter for COVID-19
I was funded by an Obama grant and served as a housing outreach counselor and organizer during the Millennial Great Recession in ’09 on Chicago’s far north-side. I would hand out worksheets to help promote […]
“Come on. Take a Look Around.” has always been my favorite line from Star Wars.
Because it convinces Han Solo to come save the day. You are about to be called on. Take a Look Around. We need you. Rent is due in 3 days. Try googling words like, “how […]
A letter- Dear Neighbors, Thank you for continuing to do what you do best: inspire the best in all of us.
As author of the New Neighborhood Block Club Manual, I wanted to make a note of some of the practices that your block clubs – from around the country – have adopted during this time […]
Together: Schools for Small Businesses: Buy Gift Cards Now and Return For Business Later
I am making a list. Our schools are anchor points in our neighborhoods. Our small business are our economic vitality. I have begun reaching out to all of the small business surrounding the elementary school […]
Need a Creative Editor for all of your at-Home Writing? Statistically, I have a certain skill set.
As a graduate of Loyola Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in English, focusing on cross-cultural syntax, benefiting from years of experience as a professional grant writer, furthering skills of legal writing by returning to […]
CPS Guidance on COVID-19 as Received
Dear CPS Parents, Families, and Staff, Earlier today, Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot affirmed that we will not be closing schools in Chicago or Illinois. Under their guidance, we are developing plans to ensure the health […]
I Filed for (re)Election! (And then the deadline was extended, so you can file, too!
Foster to the North. Diversey to the South. Damen to the West. The Lakefront to the East. Vote on April 22. Disney Elementary. 4140 N. Marine Drive. Within these boundaries lie change-makers. Facebook Event!!: https://www.facebook.com/events/790734354796099/
Careers in Trades. An Option I believe in, and I volunteer for that cause.
What a privilege to be trusted as a volunteer to help keep Nonprofit announcements up to date. I know I play such a small role at this nonprofit, as evident by my very small name […]
Dear Uplift High School LSC Members and Candidates: Let’s Advocate for Something Special
I was lucky to have been a neighbor on Wilson, now running as Community Representative to Disney Elementary, located a half-mile south in Buena Park of Uptown. Uplift is an amazing high school with invigorating […]
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Daniel Steven Kleinman Bachelor of Arts, English, December 2011 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGOPresident of the Student Body, Damen S.J. Student Award of Excellence, 2009 ABA Accredited Certificate, December 2018 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGOParalegal Studies, Corporate Focus Chicago […]
Casting a Vote: One of my Favorite Thrills
I listened. I read. I reviewed, deliberated, and discussed. We cast a vote last night and it will shape the future for the better for our students, now and future, our teachers and staff, and […]
We need you on April 22. I need you.
Together, let’s send a message to CPS the whole city will hear. I need you on April 22, 2020. Let me know. https://facebook.com/events/s/stand-with-daniel-steven-klein/790734354796099/?ti=ia E: Dan@DanKleinman.org https://facebook.com/events/s/stand-with-daniel-steven-klein/790734354796099/?ti=ia I moved to Rogers Park to attend Loyola University […]
My New Favorite Font!
Hi, my name is Daniel Steven Kleinman! I love our neighborhood and I feel a call to service to make Chicago Public Schools the greatest in the world. All of our schools are our neighborhood […]
As my term at Disney Elementary enters its Final Quarter,
My wife and I love our neighborhood, and I love serving our schools. Disney has a unique opportunity to become an unprecedented leader in early education, with its innovative pod-style infrastructure, its extremely talented teacher […]
Available for Contract March 2020: Data-minded Paralegal & Consultant (and active neighbor!)
Nearly a decade of fast-paced, self-motivated accomplishments in paralegal, legal drafting, data, and leadership roles. Excels at maintaining individual case management while tracking urgent deadlines. A premier researcher, writer, and communicator able to convey necessary […]
Typewriter Thought Some Days Ago Twenty twenty
As it was said.
ENFJ-T with Pen
At a lecture on self-health, the challenge was to “be creative for 1 hour.” I have to admit I gave up after 10 minutes and spent the next fifty looking out the window… but, you […]
Racist is as Racism Does: All we have to do is Stop.
If you are relying on logic to dismiss, excuse, or explain racism, I hope you will consider the following logical proof: There is one race: The Human Race. There are myriad things that make us […]
International Epilepsy Day: Thank You for Hearing my Story
It has actually been a year now since I have experienced a documented ‘gran Mal’ seizure. My wife found me the first time. I think she said I was on the kitchen floor. I woke […]
Reaching out to hear from you:
Local School Council Elections are approaching. I want to hear from you:
Small Businesses Can Help Keep Us Healthy … Literally
It is always a pleasure to develop relationships with the small businesses of the neighborhood (Special ShoutOut to Three Wheels Noodle [2339 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647] where you must eat-in for the authentic Thai […]
Typewriter Thought Twenty Twenty First
Everything is a meme. The only way to beat a silent majority is to break the silence. Truth is that which begets truth.
2020 Chicago School Elections Approaching: I am Reaching Out
For the last 2 years, I have been honored to fight for and serve as Community Representative to Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School’s Local School Council. I must recognize that all of these accomplishments were […]
Typewriter Thought: Time for a new page in December of 19
Not sure when this page started, but it looks like it has come to its end. We have made it this far. Write that down. Because if we wonder how far we’ve come, that cannot […]
Typewriter Thought Eleven One Nineteen
I hit many keys over the past while, but this pattern of key-presses seemed more right then others, so here I share it. You have no other choice but to choose whom to be.
10,000 Words. An all nighter re-discovered.
28 August 2009 For Althusser: A General Introduction to New Structuralism Structuralism is a school of thought built on linguistic theories that Ferdiand de Saussure developed over a century ago. Saussure noticed that language is […]
Typewriter Thought 102619
We regulate all that a person can get, yet none that a corporation must give.
Disney Magnet Elementary: A Response for Inclusion as Invoked regulation 14-0625-EX12
Friends, It is hard to describe the palpable shock that has echoed through the Disney community over the latest events. I have met us at barbershops south of the loop, I have met us at […]
I Received Notice of Disney Local School Council Meeting Rescheduling
Dear Community Constituents, I have received multiple comments from you that all deserve serious attention, contemplation and stakeholder participation. **PLEASE NOTE** that at the Call of the Chair the Disney LSC meeting scheduled for tonight, […]
About the Petition I Started: More Dog Parks, Not On CPS Campuses,
And a shout out of congratulations to Lakeside Area Neighbors Association (LANA) in Uptown for another successful block party! From my time serving on the Local School Council at Senn High School in Edgewater, to […]
Typewriter Thought 091219
Once I had remembered what I had forgotten, I found the recollection so exciting that I had to write it down.
Typewriter Thought 82219: Find yourself by counting the number of times you’ve lost yourself
I found my way home so I typed it up. Instead of writing it down, of course. Find yourself by counting the number of times you’ve lost yourself
Admitted: I try to write, and three years after writing her this, she married me
Obviously, I did not read it. My brother did. Her smile:It was mischievous in a way only he recognized.She winked:More so with her eyebrows than with her eyes. This is broken key poetry. Broken, he wrote;Like the […]
I Have Faith in the Process, and my Morals Stand with SEIU Local 73
To me, the conclusion is obvious. People who take care of Chicago’s students as their job, as their livelihood, deserve to be treated as such. Earlier today I had one of those social media rant […]
Typewriter Thoughts I Wrote Before my Birthday
I actually wrote a whole year’s worth of typewriter thoughts before my birthday, but these two are most recent and appear on the same page. Perhaps relatedly, that made them easiest to post. Life is […]
Democracy is Throwing me a Birthday Party and You’re Invited, too!
But there will be no cake. Only roll call votes. No music, only motions. And You’re Invited! Especially if you would like to make a public comment and participate in furthering Disney Magnet Elementary School. […]
Any Election is better than No Election when it comes to Chicago’s Schools
We all care about Chicago’s public school system and all of whom it serves. I believe that right now is our chance to reform CPS into an elected, rather than an appointed, School Board. I […]
My 2019 Statement of Economic Interest in Chicago Public Schools CPS
But in case you are extremely bored or extremely acute in your quest for local transparency, here’s the full report you can download. I’ll cut to the chase: I answered “no,” for pretty much every […]
The New American Dream is a Shared One; so I wrote it on a napkin- Happy Birthday US
The American Dream cannot be based any longer on individuality; the New American Dream is a Shared One. And I was lucky enough to briefly see the Fourth of July skyline while up there with […]
Typewriter Thought Six Nine Nineteen
If you’re moving too fast to think, slow down. Incidentally, I was in a hurry so I just grabbed a grated sheet of newspaper. My worst decisions were those made in haste. That could have […]
Typewriter Thought circa 98
I first typed this as an “away message” on AIM (AOL [America Online] Instant Messager). So much more than dreaming yet so much less than sleep; IM me at Dan_K8779 I tried a new photo […]
Typewriter Thought 20190521-B
It is the cog out of line which changes the machine. Incidentally, I do believe I was thinking about Chicago when I thought of this. Admittedly, it was a few days before it actually found […]
Typewriter Thought TwentyNineteen Oh Five Oh Ten and Nineteen
The fact that you are here is the sign for which you’ve been waiting. Eh. It’s not the best, She said. Nostalgia rarely is. Many things are better when read in reverse. Not just this. […]
Typewriter Thought Four Twenty-Seven Twenty Ninteen for a Snowy Day in April
Time spent on writing is time saved on reading. That which is written in pain is read with pleasure. Read prolifically. Write profoundly. If you find yourself unwilling to turn the page then put down […]
Let’s Teach How to Block Club!
I was privileged and honored to have been introduced to the Chicago neighborhood of Edgewater through its diligent network of block clubs, and then further through the efforts of community members in Uptown. An effort […]
21 Districts to Run CPS School Board?
We all care about Chicago’s public school system and all of whom it serves. I believe that right now is our chance to reform CPS into an elected, rather than an appointed, School Board. We […]
I Made the Motion to Hire a School Social Worker. Passed.
This evening, at the Local School Council meeting for Disney Magnet Elementary, I reached a personal achievement: I made the motion to hire a school social worker. I have advocated for more social workers in […]
Typewriter Thought Four Nineteen and Twenty-one Twenty Nineteen
Dust in the wind is the best archive. About this too much can be said, so no attempt will be made. Other than to say it gave me delight to type. Happy Monday-eve.
A Sunrise in April of 2019 Sped to See it All
And after watching it live and seeing it again, all I can think of is Sunny Day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet For those are the lyrics […]
Elected School Board Dual Model
lsc-esb-talking-points.pdf Prepared By Daniel S. Kleinman www.dankleinman.org April 19, 2019 A CHICAGO MODEL FOR THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD Local School Council Protected | General Election Assured A Dual Model for Success A model that is […]