2022 Local School Council Key Dates
| 1/03 | Nomination period begins |
| 02/25 | 3:00 p.m. Deadline to file LSC candidate paper forms in person at the Office of LSC Relations |
| 03/04 | 3:00 p.m. Deadline to file LSC candidate forms in person at the school where the candidate seeks to run |
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03/08 |
Deadline to submit LSC election judge applications to LSCJudge@cps.edu |
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03/10 |
5:00 p.m. Deadline to file Pre-election challenges. Challenge Forms must be e-mailed to LSCelectionchallenge@cps.edu or filed in person in the lobby at 42 W. Madison St., Chicago, Illinois. |
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3/21 - 3/25 |
Schools conduct candidate forums in-person or virtually |
| 04/04 |
3:00 p.m. Deadline for parent and community candidates to deliver campaign literature to school |
| 04/18 or 04/19 |
Schools conduct Student LSC Election Poll |
| 04/20 | Elementary School LSC Election for Parent and Community Candidates and the School Staff Candidate Preference Poll Day |
| 04/21 | High School LSC Election for Parent and Community Candidates and the School Staff Candidate Preference Poll Day |
| 04/28 |
5:00 p.m. Deadline to file Post-election challenges. Challenge Forms must be e-mailed to LSCelectionchallenge@cps.edu or filed in person in the lobby at 42 W. Madison St., Chicago, Illinois. 8:00 p.m. Deadline for LSCs to convene a meeting to certify the results of the non-binding advisory polls for parent and school staff, if applicable, student candidates and recommend candidates for community and advocate member positions |
| 04/29 | 12:00 Noon. Deadline for Principal to enter results of tie-breaker lottery in the LSC Dashboard or notify Network Office of LSC failure to conduct tie-breaker lottery |
| 05/02 | 12:00 Noon. Deadline for Principal to complete and email Certification of Poll Results and Candidate Recommendation Form (Form 28-22) to OLSCR lscrelations@cps.edu |
| 05/06 |
2:00 p.m. Deadline for Network Offices to conduct tie-breaker lotteries for schools whose LSCs failed to do so by 4/28 3:00 p.m. Deadline for schools to deliver Security Envelope B to the Network Office |
| 05/09 | 3:00 p.m. Deadline for Network Office to notify concerned schools of results of tie-breaker lotteries and to complete the Certification of Poll Results and Candidate Recommendation Form (Form 28-22) reflecting tie-breaker results to concerned school and OLSCR lscrelations@cps.edu |
| 05/11 |
3:00 p.m. Deadline for Principal to record results of tie-breaker lottery conducted by Network Office in LSC Dashboard 5:00 p.m. Deadline for Network Office to deliver Security Envelope B to OLSCR |
| 05/25 - 06/01 |
Chief Executive Officer or designee to mail Post-election Challenge Results to challengers, challenged or interested candidates and concerned school Principal |
| 06/22 |
The Board of Education appoints all members of ALSCs/BOGs, for the new two-year term of office beginning July 1 |
| 07/01 - 07/14 |
LSCs conduct annual organizational meetings |