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The future of Principal Debra Crump will be discussed at today’s LSC meeting, and some members plan a rally at the school Tuesday to support her. The Chicago Board of Education could make public a decision about her future as soon as Wednesday.
Some local school council members attended Wednesday’s Chicago School Board of Education meeting to ask for a sit-down with Ron Huberman and to get more information about Principal Debra Crump.
West Belden Elementary School may have to shut down the activities by mid-year. A number of Austin students attend the charter school.
But education experts caution about reading too much into the internal ratings.
Commentator John W. Fountain III offers words of encouragement for students as a new school year begins.
A coalition of West Side groups that includes the NAACP, Westside Ministers Coalition and South Austin Coalition Community Council will share its recommendations about Chicago Public Schools’ selective enrollment/magnet school policy.
Newly appointed Ald. Deborah Graham plans to hold more meetings to discuss the importance of education and raise awareness among parents.
All but two of the school’s 116 seniors will get their diplomas next month. Many students credit for their success Principal Karen Washington, who’s also leaving the West Side school.
Five teens won honorable mention in a citywide competition – and they learned the importance of team work.
Sharon Morgan sits at her desk surrounded by piles of paperwork and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. As she shuffles through the paperwork, she marks her calendar on the day where she plans to speak to her 7th and 8th grade students about completing applications for the best high schools in the city. With the application deadline for Chicago’s best college and career academies quickly approaching on Jan. 20, Morgan reassures herself that her students will be equipped with all the necessary tools to apply. Morgan is the director of Community Outreach and Graduate Support at Austin’s Catalyst School-Circle Rock, one of Austin’s newest K-8th college preparatory charter schools.