{"id":33900,"date":"2026-08-06T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33900"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:10:13","slug":"the-biggest-misconception-about-local-school-councils-they-dont-do-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/08\/06\/the-biggest-misconception-about-local-school-councils-they-dont-do-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest misconception about Local School Councils? They don&#8217;t do anything."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a750f802d5f2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p><em>Este art\u00edculo fue publicado originalmente por\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.15west.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">15 West<\/a>, a resident and volunteer- powered newsroom serving Chicago&#8217;s West Side and neighboring suburbs.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Come November, Chicago voters will help shape the future of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) by electing the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votechicagoschoolboard.org\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>first fully elected Board of Education<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But for parents and community members looking to influence decisions at their neighborhood school, one of the most powerful opportunities happens every month.<\/p>\n<p>Most Chicago Public Schools\u2013except for some charter schools\u2013have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.edu\/about\/local-school-councils\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>Local School Councils (LSCs)<\/u><\/a>, a group of parents, teachers, students, staff, and community members that help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.edu\/globalassets\/cps-pages\/about-cps\/local-school-councils-lscs\/2024-lsc-reference-guide-english.pdf?ref=15west.org\"><u>recommend and evaluate principals, approve school budgets, and bring community concerns directly to school and district leadership<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a750f802e530\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>LSCs play an especially important role in West Side neighborhoods where disparities in the size of Chicago&#8217;s school board districts are most pronounced.<\/p>\n<p>According to an analysis of CPS&#8217; 2025\u201326 20th-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.edu\/about\/district-data\/demographics\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>enrollment data<\/u><\/a>, <span class=\"term-define\" tabindex=\"0\">District 5<\/span> includes 100 schools serving 35,593 students in neighborhoods like Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park and North Lawndale\u2014more schools than any other district. By comparison, District 4, which includes several North and Northwest Side neighborhoods, has 34 schools serving about 23,000 students.<\/p>\n<p>Because each school board district is represented by two subdistrict members, each District 5 board member represents roughly 50 schools, while each District 4 board member represents about 17.<\/p>\n<p>That imbalance makes Local School Councils one of the most direct ways for West Side residents to influence decisions affecting their neighborhood schools.<\/p>\n<p>CPS officials acknowledge that making meetings accessible remains an ongoing challenge.<\/p>\n<p>LSC Relations Specialist Marcus Pittman said councils are required to post meeting agendas in advance under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.champaigncountyil.gov\/FOIA\/OMA_Reference_Guide.pdf?ref=15west.org\"><u>Illinois Open Meetings Act<\/u><\/a>, and CPS occasionally receives complaints from residents who were unaware of meeting dates or agendas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"none\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"956\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P.jpg\" alt=\"Marcus Pittman appears via video during July 14 Effective Meetings Course 2 for LSC members.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P-1536x765.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P-900x448.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P-1245x620.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marcus-P-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Marcus Pittman during July 14 Effective Meetings Course 2 for LSC members.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a750f8030ea0\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>&#8220;We actually do sometimes get complaints about secret meetings being held, and not everybody knows about it,&#8221; Pittman said.<\/p>\n<p>During school visits, Pittman said one of the first things he checks is whether meeting agendas are posted where the public can easily see them. If agendas are not properly posted, councils may have to cancel or reschedule meetings. Posting the agenda, he said, &#8220;is the responsibility of the chairperson.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even when meetings are properly noticed and open to the public, many LSCs still struggle to fill open seats.<\/p>\n<p>District 5 alone has 36 schools with vacant parent and community representative LSC seats.\u00a0 Residents can use <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolinfo.cps.edu\/map-lscmembers\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>CPS&#8217; LSC Members Map<\/u><\/a> to identify vacancies and learn how to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>The next LSC elections will be held in the spring of 2028, but candidates can begin filing paperwork to run as early as October 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in serving on their school&#8217;s Local School Council do not necessarily have to wait until the next election. When a parent or community member seat opens up, eligible residents can fill the position if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsboe.org\/content\/documents\/sec._6-28.pdf?ref=15west.org\"><u>approved by a vote of the current LSC members<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, residents do not have to join an LSC to make their voices heard. Anyone can attend each school\u2019s monthly meeting, where the floor is open for public comments. Bernard Clay believes residents should attend meetings and speak up during public comment because \u201cit\u2019s the best form of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest misconception about LSCs is that they do not do anything,&#8221; Clay said.<\/p>\n<p>As Chicago prepares for its first fully elected school board, LSCs remain one of the most direct ways for community members to get involved with local education. And if more parents attended meetings, Clay said, \u201cthey would be empowered and feel that they could make a change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local School Councils remain the most direct way West Side residents can influence decisions at their neighborhood schools. 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