Hyde Park Herald reports that remote learning is going well at Murray and Kozminski

This Hyde Park Herald article discusses remote learning at Murray and Kozminski:

https://www.hpherald.com/news/local/remote-teaching-gets-positive-grade-at-murray-kozminski-elementaries/article_68eb0110-88c6-11ea-b415-0f0083e58a4c.html#utm_source=hpherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Flists%2Fevening-digest%2F%3F-dc%3D1588203012&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read%20more

HPKCAC meetings are cancelled for the time being

Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Action Council will not meet in person until the 'stay at home' order has been lifted. We will keep this blog spot updated.

If you have suggestions for how the HPKCAC can support our schools virtually, please email them to hydeparkcac@gmail.com

Thank you.

Friends of Bret Harte fundraising to buy computers to support remote learning

Friends of Bret Harte is seeking donations to support the purchase of computers to distribute to students who lack them during this period of remote learning.

Donations can be made here: https://www.friends-of-bret-harte-elementary.org/

https://www.hpherald.com/news/local/friends-of-bret-harte-not-expecting-to-receive-cps-computers-fundraising-to-support-remote-learning/article_72bab2b6-8057-11ea-9196-939cb4a5f357.html

Food resources for families during the coronavirus school closure period

Beginning on Monday, April 13, CPS Grab-n-go school food program will continue to be offered at multiple sites around the city. A few of the food sites are Ray (5631 S. Kimbark), Burke (5356 S. King Drive), Dulles (6311 S Calumet), Till (6543 S Champlain), Sherwood (245 W 57th), Wadsworth (6650 S Ellis), Doolittle (535 E 35th), and Bronzeville Classical (8 W Root) from 9am-1pm. This website has more information: https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/mealdistributionsites/index.html?timePeriod=postspring

Families should contact familyservices@cps.edu or 773-553-KIDS if they are experiencing any difficulties receiving the food. Students do not need to physically be at the schools in order for family members to receive food.

E-learning to begin on April 13, 2020 for CPS students

https://www.hpherald.com/news/local/public-schools-to-launch-remote-learning-program-on-april-13/article_5aada2bc-737f-11ea-afc7-83ed194723c2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share


Here are the Remote Learning Guidelines from CPS: https://www.cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Remote-Learning-Guidance-for-Parents.pdf