March HPKCAC meeting to be held at Ray Elementary School

Our March CAC meeting will be held in the cafeteria of Ray Elementary School (5631 S. Kimbark Avenue) on Wednesday, March 25 at 6:00pm. (Enter through the southernmost doors on Kimbark.)

A tour of the school will be given at 5:30.

Hope to see you there!

Instructions for enrolling children in CPS preschool programs for 2015-2016

To enroll a child in a CPS preschool program ("Ready to Learn") for the 2015-2016 school year, you need to visit an application site to complete an application in person by May 1, 2015. Several different documents are required in order to complete the application. Please see this flyer for more information regarding the location of application sites, the documents required, and further steps involved.

There are also two preschool application fairs where you can complete an application -- on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, April 25 from 10am - 1pm. Click here for more information.

Remaining opportunities for LSC training sessions this school year

There are 3 remaining citywide Local School Council (LSC) training sessions for the 2014-2015 school year:

1) Saturday, March 21, from 9am - 3pm at Foreman High School (3235 N. LeClaire Avenue)
Click here for the flyer in both English and in Spanish.

2) Saturday, April 18, from 8am - 2pm at Simeon Career Academy High School (8147 S. Vincennes Avenue)
Click here for the flyer in both English and in Spanish.

3) Saturday, April 25, from 9am - 3pm at Curie High School (4959 S. Archer Avenue)
Click here for the flyer in both English and Spanish.

RSVP is required in order to attend (see the flyers).

Free Spring Break Day Camp at Bright Star Church (April 6 - 10)

Bright Star Church (735 E. 44th Street) is offering a free day camp for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade during the week of CPS Spring Break (Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10) from 10am - 2pm. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Junior Achievement will present their financial literacy curriculum, which teaches children practical skills regarding money.

To register, turn in this consent form: http://www.brightstarcommunityoutreach.com/2015_SPRING_BREAK_Program_Consent_Form.pdf
or stop by Bright Star Church Monday - Friday, between 3pm and 4pm.


Click here for the flyer.

6th Annual Woodlawn Community Summit on March 28

The Woodlawn Community Summit invites concerned neighbors, business owners, youth groups, elected officials, and community stakeholders to take action for long-term growth and sustainability at the 6th annual Woodlawn Community Summit, scheduled for Saturday, March 28, from 8am - 12:30pm. The Summit is sponsored by the South East Chicago Commission and will be held at the University of Chicago Social Service Administration (969 E. 60th Street).

 
This year’s Summit shines a spotlight on civic engagement, recognizing recent successful outcomes while acknowledging the need for new leaders and more volunteers.  This year more than 350 participants, leaders and stakeholders will be convene to turn information to action that directly benefits Chicago’s Woodlawn community.

Please RSVP and sign up for breakout sessions at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-woodlawn-community-summit-tickets-15996215110


For more information, click here for the flyer.

The School Project: "Testing Season" Film and Panel Discussion on March 31

The School Project: Testing Season

This 10-minute film explores the hot topic of high stakes school testing from the boycotts of 2013 to the implementation of the PARCC test rolling out this spring, and the grassroots movement to end "teaching to the test" in Illinois and around the country. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with community leaders, educators, and education experts, moderated by Linda Lenz of Catalyst Chicago.

When: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 5:00pm - 6:30pm (doors open at 4:30pm)

Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street

You can watch the film's trailer here: http://youtu.be/JM1ddULfdhU

This event is free and open to the public; RSVP required.

To register, click here.

Chicago Theological Seminary Conference: "Selma at 50: Still Marching" on April 24-25

To be held on the CTS campus, "Selma at 50: Still Marching" will trace a thread through the legacy of civil rights activism to emerging contemporary activist movements focused on issues at the intersection of public theology, grassroots organizing, and serious scholarship. Participants will examine critical social issues (e.g. the systemic causes of oppression and violence, the prison industrial complex, immigration reform, living wage issues, militarized policing, etc.) and their effects on human society, and strategize on action that will inspire and engage the next generation of leaders.

The conference will include 2 keynote addresses, 2 themed-based panel discussions, and training as a tool for organizing in our communities. The training will be followed by topic-based working sessions pushing beyond analysis and digging deeper to create applicable solutions to the issues. Inclusive, structured dialogues will expand upon and clarify definitions of "civil rights" in our current climate, and unstructured social time will allow people to process and reflect on what they've heard and experienced during the event.

When: April 24-25, 2015
Where: Chicago Theological Seminary campus, 1407 E. 60th Street

For more information see: http://selma.ctschicago.edu/

Click here to register. (If high school students register in advance, they are admitted for free with valid student i.d.)