CPS seeking feedback on hybrid proposal for school this fall

CPS is seeking feedback regarding the hybrid plan for school this fall. There is an online survey to take: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5727707/CPS-ReOpening-Feedback . Please complete the survey by July 31, 2020.

And there are virtual feedback meetings you can attend:

Virtual Feedback Meetings: The district will hold five meetings (three in English, two in Spanish) on the following dates. Participants must register in advance to participate. 

• Monday, July 27, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 
  Language: English
  Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation1.eventbrite.com 
• Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Language: Spanish
  Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation2.eventbrite.com 
• Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
  Language: Spanish
  Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation3.eventbrite.com 
• Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Language: English
  Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation4.eventbrite.com 
• Date: Friday, July 31, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  Language: English
  Registration Link: https://cpsreopeningconversation5.eventbrite.com 

CPS Seeks Community Input on ARA on June 30, 2020

CPS uses a process called Area Regional Analysis for making decisions about schools around the city. The new website is here.

Hyde Park, Kenwood, and Woodlawn are in the Greater Bronzeville/South Lakefront Region.

There will be an opportunity for our region to provide feedback on the ARA and comment on ways we can support our schools going forward on June 30, 2020 at 5pm:

South Regions (Bronzeville / South Lakefront, Greater Stony Island, Greater Calumet, South Side):
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT
Link: https://cpsarasouth.eventbrite.com

One-day virtual conference on trauma-informed practices for schools on June 5

There is a one-day, virtual conference on June 5 on trauma-informed practices for schools following the Covid-19 crisis: Evidence-Based Guidance for How Schools Can Respond to A National Mental Health Crisis in the Wake of COVID-19.

The conference is being put on by the TREP Project -- Trauma Responsive Educational Practices Project.

The link to sign up and for more information is here.

CPS Capital Plan Virtual Community Meeting on Tuesday, May 26

CPS is holding virtual community meetings to seek community input on the district's capital plan for the 2021 fiscal year. For families unable to attend the meetings, video recordings will be posted on the district's YouTube channel, and presentation materials will be available in Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Polish, Urdu, and Arabic by  late May 2020. The meeting for the southwest region, which includes Network 9, is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26  from 5:00-6:30pm. Advance registration is not required but highly encouraged.

For more information and the link to register for the May 26 meeting, please click here.

Free mini-courses on programming for CPS students via University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is offering two free programming classes for CPS middle school and high school students. The first meetings of the classes are May 26 and May 27, respectively.

Please see this flyer for more information and to register.

Next meeting of the HPKCAC via zoom on May 27, 2020

The next meeting of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Action Council will take place via zoom on Wednesday, May 27. We'll start the meeting at 7pm instead of 6pm and plan to end around 8pm. Topics for the meeting include a check-in regarding how remote learning is going at our schools and an overview of the budgets for next year that were recently released. . Here is the sign-in information. Thank you to Shaz Rasul of the University of Chicago for setting this up for us!
Join Zoom Meeting
Phone one-tap:	US: +13126266799,,93900700595# or +16465588656,,93900700595#
Meeting URL:	https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/93900700595
Join by Telephone
For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location.
Dial:	US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID:	939 0070 0595

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