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

HPKCAC meeting on March 25 is CANCELLED

There will be no meeting of the HPKCAC on March 25, 2020 due to the coronavirus.

We'll hope to see everyone in April.

Students invited to nominate teacher for WGN award

Students age 13 and older are invited to nominate a teacher who you feel makes a difference in your school or community. Nominations for 'Teacher of the Month' are reviewed on the 15th day of the month. Winning teachers will receive $1000 for school supplies.

Click here for more information.

Next meeting of the HPKCAC on February 26, 2020

The next meeting of the HPKCAC is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26 at Dyett High School at 6pm. This is a special meeting because we'll be serving dinner. We are also asking our HPKCAC schools (Ariel, Carnegie, Harte, Kozminski, Murray, Ray, Reavis, Robinson, Shoesmith, Dyett High School, Hyde Park Academy, Kenwood Academy, and King College Prep) to each send 2 or 3 representatives to share your school's top CIWP priorities for this school year and enjoy the dinner.

Please email hydeparkcac@gmail.com if you are able to attend (and the number of representatives from each school) so that we can plan correctly for the dinner. 

We haven't tried anything like this before. Hopefully this will turn out to be an enjoyable way to learn more about what the priorities are at our neighborhood schools and how the HPKCAC can be more supportive going forward.