Below is a letter regarding the upcoming LSC Election.
Dear Parents/Guardians, Community Members and School Staff Members:
The 2026 Local School Council Election will be held on Spring Semester Parent-Teacher Conference Day, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (for elementary and high schools) from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In the Election, parents and community members will have the opportunity to vote for up to 5 candidates to fill 8 positions on your school’s LSC (6 parent members and 2 community members) and school staff will have the opportunity to vote for up to 2 candidates to fill 3 positions on the LSC (2 teacher members and 1 non teacher staff member).
We encourage and invite you to vote in the parent/community election or the school staff poll.
A Candidate Forum will be held at your school at ____6:15pm______ on __Tuesday, Feb. 24th_____ in the school ____Middle School Cafeteria 1601 S Dearborn_________.
We encourage and invite you to attend the Forum to hear the Candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to your school’s LSC.
Form 8-26 (List of Candidates for the LSC), with the name(s) of the candidate(s) who have filed to run in the LSC Election at your school, is enclosed for your reference.
For more information about the election, please contact the Office of Local School Council Relations: (773) 553-1400.
We look forward to your participation in the Local School Council Election and thank you for your interest in your school. Working together, we can continue to improve our children’s education.
Sincerely,
Principal Shelton
South Loop School
SPECIAL NOTE
- In order to vote, parent and community voters must present 2 forms of I. D. to the election judges.
- Parent voters must present at least one form of I. D. or documentation establishing that they are the parent, legal guardian or temporary custodian of a child enrolled in the school.
- Community voters must present at least one form of I. D. with a current residential address within the school’s attendance area or voting district.
- School staff voters must present two forms of I.D., one of which must be their CPS Employee I. D.
- Any person requiring a sign language interpreter for the Candidate Forum must inform the school by 12:00 p. m. (noon) on February 6, 2026