CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Public Schools on Saturday swore in new members to the city’s local school boards.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city leaders were on hand to welcome more than 500 new and returning LSC members from across the city to the Benito Juarez Community Academy, located at 1450 W. Cermak Rd. in the Pilsenbuurt.
The ceremony also included performances by the Benito Juarez Mariachi Group and the Kenwood Academy Choir.
Each school in the CPS system has an LSC, which consists of parents, community members, teachers and the school principal. Teacher, staff and student representatives are appointed by the Education Council, but other members are elected.
The primary responsibility of an LSC is to select the school’s principal, renew the principal’s contract, and approve school budgets and continuous improvement plans.
In some schools, such as underperforming schools undergoing a restructuring programme, local school councils have only an advisory role.
