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Click HERE<\/a>\u00a0to check out 29 minute-long Black History highlights that you might not know from cbschicago. In what ways are your students learning about Black History this month? What about throughout the year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Scott and Kayla:<\/strong> Thank you for staying up to date on the\u00a0emergency drill tracker<\/a>\u00a0this year. Please take a look to see if you have drills that you still need to add to the tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reminders\/Action Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SRO Appreciation:\u00a0<\/strong> SRO Cards, posters, goodies should be with Kayla as of today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a document showing our Upshift Roles<\/a> by school. Reach out if you have questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Stephen: <\/strong>As mentioned in the blogs last week, we are getting ready to host our first Life and Career Readiness night on March 5th. \u00a0Here is a\u00a0link to language for communication<\/a>\u00a0with your families. \u00a0It’s been translated into Spanish as well. \u00a0Feel free to send it as a standalone communication or include it in your newsletter if the timeline makes sense. \u00a0We are very excited for this event and want to work with you to get families there. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please let me know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Dave: <\/strong>OSAS state testing season is quickly approaching. Here is a very detailed summary document I put together to help get you started. Please share this with your school test coordinators (STC). Let me know if you want to meet in person about OSAS logistics. I am happy to come out to your school and support you with this.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mOiq0TreI7wihCJL3c8XWl1DicngbXM4LuTQ46H4fyk\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important Reminder about Civil Rights complaint from Stephen:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a reminder of where we are when it comes to forecasting and scheduling students <\/strong>after the Civil Rights investigation last year. Reach out if you have questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the highlights for administrators and counselors to be aware of as they forecast this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. We can no longer use grades as a pre-requisite for a course.  We CAN have courses as a prereq.  However, if the students passes, even with a D, they can take the next course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. We can no longer use teacher recommendations as a prerequisite.  School staff must let a student take the course as long as they’ve met the course prereqs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. We cannot have fees as a barrier to a course or in our course descriptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Counselors cannot suggest or hint that a particular course would be too challenging for a student.  They can lay out the time and work requirements but it is up to the student to decide if the course is right for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Teachers should be communicating with students about the next courses in their subject area but cannot suggest a student avoid a course based on current performance.  Again, as long as a student passes, they get the choice and should not be swayed by teacher opinion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    From Lora:<\/strong> For our leadership meeting Wednesday, 2\/21, we are extending the meeting to last from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with substantial snacks provided, so that level leaders and HR leaders can dig into these provisions in more depth. Here are a couple of notes about the linked documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Color coding: GREEN highlighted items mean these will go into effect upon ratification\/board approval-February 14. YELLOW highlighted items will go into effect no later than the day after spring break. ORANGE highlighted items will go into effect next year. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The highlights I have sent to you are not all the changes to the CBA, but they are the ones of concern to site administrators. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The highlight documents are paraphrased. We will send you the exact language from the new CBA as soon as possible. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Article 16 Highlights<\/a> Article 18 Highlights<\/a> CBA Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Classified Performance Evaluations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Classified staff who are to be evaluated this year will appear in your Performance and Evaluation Hub on Tuesday, February 13.  They will receive the following email\/notification on Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


      We are kicking off the classified performance evaluation process for 2023\/24.  If you were not evaluated last year, then you can expect to complete the following tasks between now and July 1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n