LSCs are responsible for:
- Monitoring the school improvement plan—also known as their school’s CIWP.
- Monitoring the school's budget and expenditures.
- Evaluating their school’s principal annually, as well as selecting a new contract principal for their school or renewing the contract of their current principal.
Each LSCs set their own regular meeting schedules, which can be obtained directly from the school.
See which type of LSC your school has.
How to Apply
If you are a parent, community member, student, or teacher looking to get more involved with your school, we encourage you to consider running in your school’s LSC election. The application window for the 2020 LSC elections opens on December 2, 2019. To apply, candidates must download and fill out the application forms below and return them with two forms of identification to the Office of Local School Council Relations at the Garfield Park Office on the third floor of 2651 W. Washington Blvd. by February 25, 2020, or to the school for which they intend to run as a candidate by Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
Parents and community members have the option to file a Form 4-20 Candidate Statement, school staff candidates must file a Form 5-20 School Staff Candidate Information Form and high school student candidates must file a Form 6-20 Student Candidate Information Form.
Please Note: There are separate candidate forms for traditional LSCs and appointed LSCs and boards of governors (BOG).
2020 Traditional Local School Council Nomination Materials
| Candidate Materials | Required / Optional | PDF Forms |
|---|---|---|
| LSC Election Timeline | Optional | English | Spanish |
| LSC Candidate Packet Cover Letter | Optional | English | Spanish |
| Candidate Nomination Form 1-20 | Required for All Candidates | English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| LSC Criminal Conviction Disclosure Form 2-20 | Required for All Candidates | English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| LSC Telephone Number Disclosure Form 3-20 | Required for All Candidates | English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| LSC Candidate Statement Form 4-20 | Optional | English | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| LSC Candidate Statement Form 4S-20 | Optional | English |
| LSC Teacher/Non-Teacher Staff Candidate Information Form 5-20 | Required for All Teacher / Non-Teacher Staff Candidates | English | Spanish |
| LSC Student Candidate Information Form 6-20 | Required for all High School Student Candidates | English | Spanish |
| LSC Withdrawal of Candidacy Form 7-20 | Optional | English | Spanish |
| LSC Certification of Election Results Form 28-20 | Optional | English | Spanish |
| LSC Pre-Election Challenge Petition Form 9-20 | Optional | English | Spanish |
| LSC Post-Election Challenge Petition Form 21-20 | Optional | English | Spanish |
2020 Appointed Local School Council / Board of Governors Nomination Materials
| Candidate Materials | Required / Optional | PDF Forms |
|---|---|---|
| ALSC Election Timeline | Optional | English |
| ALSC Election Form 1-20 Candidate Nomination | Required for All Candidates | English | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| ALSC Election Form 2-20 Candidate Criminal Conviction Disclosure | Required for All Candidates | English | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| ALSC Election Form 3-20 Candidate Telephone Number Disclosure | Required for All Candidates | English | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| ALSC Election Form 4-20 Candidate Statement | Optional | English | Arabic | Chinese | Polish | Tagalog | Urdu | Vietnamese |
| ALSC Election Form 5-20 Teacher or JROTC Instructor Candidate Information | Required for All Teacher / Non-Teacher Staff Candidates | English |
| ALSC Election Form 6-20 Student Candidate Information | Required for all High School Student Candidates | English |
Resources
For details on the 2020 LSC election process, please see: