I have had the privilege of serving as a Community Representative on two schools’ Local School Councils. I have seen first hand the skills, talents, and care of those who serve and the amazingly dedicated principals with whom they work.
There are a few (or more) words in the Illinois School Code that have bothered me, and I think correcting some of their literal discrepancy, by building policy based on common agreements, will start paving a path to even greater reforms of the Chicago Public School system and the statutes that govern it.
The School Code currently allows for a business expert to oversee struggling local school councils.
This bill amends that language to provide for an education administration expert instead.
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In the draft, strike through language is deleted, and the language encompassed by <> is added. Here are the operative amendments:
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In the event that the
1 chief executive officer of the Chicago School Reform Board
2 of Trustees <Board of Education> determines that a local
3 school council is not carrying out its financial duties
4 effectively, the chief executive officer is authorized to
5 appoint a representative of the business community with
6 experience in finance and management <education community
7 with experience in teaching and administration at an
8 attendance center within the school district> to
9 serve as an advisor to the local school council for the purpose of
10 providing advice and assistance to the local school council
11 on fiscal matters.
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