{"id":33900,"date":"2026-08-06T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33900"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:42:05","slug":"el-mayor-malentendido-sobre-los-consejos-escolares-locales-es-que-no-hacen-nada","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":"El mayor malentendido sobre los Consejos Escolares Locales? No hacen nada."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a925b547e1de\"  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>, una redacci\u00f3n comunitaria impulsada por voluntarios que sirve al West Side de Chicago y a los suburbios vecinos.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Llegado noviembre, los votantes de Chicago ayudar\u00e1n a dar forma al futuro de las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Chicago (CPS) al elegir a los <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votechicagoschoolboard.org\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>primera Junta de Educaci\u00f3n elegida por votaci\u00f3n popular<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pero para los padres y miembros de la comunidad que buscan influir en las decisiones de su escuela local, una de las oportunidades m\u00e1s poderosas ocurre todos los meses.<\/p>\n<p>La mayor\u00eda de las escuelas p\u00fablicas de Chicago \u2014excepto algunas escuelas ch\u00e1rter\u2014 tienen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.edu\/about\/local-school-councils\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>Consejos Escolares Locales (LSCs)<\/u><\/a>, un grupo de padres, maestros, estudiantes, personal y miembros de la comunidad que ayudan <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>recomendar y evaluar a los directores, aprobar los presupuestos escolares y llevar las inquietudes de la comunidad directamente a la direcci\u00f3n de la escuela y del distrito<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a925b547e914\"  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>Los LSC desempe\u00f1an un papel especialmente importante en los vecindarios del West Side, donde las disparidades en el tama\u00f1o de los distritos de la junta escolar de Chicago son m\u00e1s pronunciadas.<\/p>\n<p>Seg\u00fan un an\u00e1lisis del vig\u00e9simo d\u00eda del ciclo escolar 2025-26 de CPS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.edu\/about\/district-data\/demographics\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>datos de inscripci\u00f3n<\/u><\/a>, <span class=\"term-define\" tabindex=\"0\">Distrito 5<\/span> incluye 100 escuelas que atienden a 35,593 estudiantes en vecindarios como Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park y North Lawndale, m\u00e1s escuelas que cualquier otro distrito. En comparaci\u00f3n, el Distrito 4, que incluye varios vecindarios del lado norte y noroeste, tiene 34 escuelas que atienden a unos 23,000 estudiantes.<\/p>\n<p>Debido a que cada distrito de la junta escolar est\u00e1 representado por dos miembros de subdistrito, cada miembro de la junta del Distrito 5 representa aproximadamente a 50 escuelas, mientras que cada miembro de la junta del Distrito 4 representa a unas 17.<\/p>\n<p>Ese desequilibrio convierte a los Consejos Escolares Locales en una de las maneras m\u00e1s directas para que los residentes del West Side influyan en las decisiones que afectan a las escuelas de su vecindario.<\/p>\n<p>Los funcionarios de CPS reconocen que hacer que las reuniones sean accesibles sigue siendo un desaf\u00edo constante.<\/p>\n<p>El especialista en relaciones de LSC, Marcus Pittman, dijo que los consejos est\u00e1n obligados a publicar las agendas de las reuniones por adelantado en virtud del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.champaigncountyil.gov\/FOIA\/OMA_Reference_Guide.pdf?ref=15west.org\"><u>Ley de Reuniones Abiertas de Illinois<\/u><\/a>, y CPS ocasionalmente recibe quejas de residentes que no estaban al tanto de las fechas de las reuniones o de las 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 aparece por video durante el Curso 2 de Reuniones Eficaces del 14 de julio para los miembros de LSC.\" 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 durante el Curso 2 de Reuniones Eficaces del 14 de julio para los miembros de LSC.<\/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_6a925b54804c9\"  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>\u201cDe hecho, a veces recibimos quejas sobre reuniones secretas que se llevan a cabo y no todos se enteran\u201d, dijo Pittman.<\/p>\n<p>Durante las visitas escolares, Pittman dijo que una de las primeras cosas que revisa es si las agendas de las reuniones est\u00e1n publicadas donde el p\u00fablico pueda verlas f\u00e1cilmente. Si las agendas no se publican adecuadamente, los consejos pueden tener que cancelar o reprogramar las reuniones. Publicar la agenda, afirm\u00f3, \u201ces responsabilidad del presidente\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aun cuando las reuniones se convocan debidamente y est\u00e1n abiertas al p\u00fablico, muchos LSC todav\u00eda tienen dificultades para ocupar los puestos vacantes.<\/p>\n<p>El Distrito 5 por s\u00ed solo tiene 36 escuelas con puestos vacantes de representantes de padres y de la comunidad en el LSC. Los residentes pueden usar <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolinfo.cps.edu\/map-lscmembers\/?ref=15west.org\"><u>Mapa de miembros de LSC de CPS<\/u><\/a> para identificar vacantes y aprender c\u00f3mo participar.<\/p>\n<p>Las pr\u00f3ximas elecciones del LSC se llevar\u00e1n a cabo en la primavera de 2028, pero los candidatos pueden comenzar a presentar la documentaci\u00f3n para postularse a partir de octubre de 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Aquellos interesados en formar parte del Consejo Escolar Local de su escuela no necesariamente tienen que esperar hasta la pr\u00f3xima elecci\u00f3n. Cuando se desocupa un puesto para padre de familia o miembro de la comunidad, los residentes elegibles pueden ocupar el cargo si <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsboe.org\/content\/documents\/sec._6-28.pdf?ref=15west.org\"><u>aprobado por votaci\u00f3n de los miembros actuales de la LSC<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, los residentes no tienen que unirse a un LSC para hacer o\u00edr sus voces. Cualquiera puede asistir a la reuni\u00f3n mensual de cada escuela, donde se abre el espacio para comentarios del p\u00fablico. Bernard Clay cree que los residentes deben asistir a las reuniones y hablar durante los comentarios p\u00fablicos porque \u201ces la mejor forma de democracia\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa mayor idea err\u00f3nea sobre los CLS es que no hacen nada\u201d, dijo Clay.<\/p>\n<p>Mientras Chicago se prepara para su primera junta escolar completamente elegida, los CSL siguen siendo una de las formas m\u00e1s directas para que los miembros de la comunidad participen en la educaci\u00f3n local. Y si m\u00e1s padres asistieran a las reuniones, dijo Clay, \u201cse empoderar\u00edan y sentir\u00edan que pueden lograr un cambio\u201d.\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>Los Consejos Escolares Locales siguen siendo la manera m\u00e1s directa en que los residentes del lado oeste pueden influir en las decisiones de sus escuelas locales. 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