We publish a newsletter weekly, full of information about everything going on at and around the school. You can, and should, sign up for that here. Every now and then, though, our principals have more to say. They share what's on their minds here.
Please be a good neighbor. Don't double park, don't park in the handicap space if you don't have the sticker, and definitely don't yell/swear at others while navigating parking.
If you haven't already, please turn in your medical forms.
Let's move, people! If you haven't been before, this is an awesome event and I strongly encourage you to come out to cheer your student on! Signage and festive cheering wear (think giant foam fingers) encouraged.
Please join for the annual State of the School presentation at our next LSC meeting on Monday, October 15th at 6:30pm. We will meet in room 104.
We can't teach students who aren't here. Please make sure your child is here each day they are healthy! If they are sick, of course please keep them home and send a signed attendance note explaining their absence when they return.
CPS has tightened its volunteer policy to foster safer school environments for students. This means all volunteers must now complete an application process to work in the school, attend field trips, be a guest reader, etc. Please complete your volunteer application by clicking here.
When you complete the volunteer application, note that there are two types of volunteers: Level I and Level II. Most parents will want to register as Level II volunteers (less than 10 hours a week at school). When you complete your application, please don't forget to bring in your license to the office so we can copy it for our records.
[I] Attended @ChiPubSchools Administrator's Summit this AM. Left challenged by the powerful call to ownership for equitable schools by @janicejackson and @CPSTeachLearn. In the face of exceptional CPS gains, we still have massive, persistent achievement gaps by race and ethnicity.
We have a moral imperative to cultivate classrooms and schools where we engage race, racism and equity head on. This is something @RavenswoodRam staff and community have been thinking on for the past couple years, but we have more to do.
o Continually pointing back to this race and equity work and our imperative to be an anti-racist institution during staff meetings, grade team meetings, LSC meetings, Friends of Ravenswood meetings, coffee hours, showcases and everything in between.
I'm proud to be a CPS principal and...and we/I still have lots of work to do. This IS the work in front of us- to continually become a world class school system that honors, elevates and inspires the talented students we've been called to serve.