2024 Local School Council Key Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10/16 | Nomination period begins |
| 2/14 | 3:00 p.m. Deadline to file LSC candidate paper forms in person at the Office of LSC Relations or the school where the candidate seeks to run |
| 2/21 | Deadline to submit LSC election judge applications to LSCJudge@cps.edu |
| 2/28 | 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. |
| 3/11 - 3/19 | Schools conduct candidate forums in-person or virtually |
| 3/22 | 3:00 p.m. Deadline for parent and community candidates to deliver campaign literature to school 3:00 p.m. Deadline for school staff candidates to deliver campaign literature to the principal |
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4/08, 4/09 or 4/11 4/08, 4/09 or 4/10 |
Elementary Schools with 7th & 8th grades conduct Binding Student Elections for students High Schools conduct Binding Student Elections for students |
| 4/10 | Elementary School LSC Election for Parent and Community Candidates and the School Staff Candidate Preference Poll Day |
| 04/11 | High School LSC Election for Parent and Community Candidates and the School Staff Candidate Preference Poll Day |
| 4/18 |
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 |
| 4/22 | 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 |
| 4/24 | 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 |
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4/26 4/25 |
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 |
| 4/30 | 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 |
| 5/03 |
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 |
| 5/24 - 5/30 | Chief Executive Officer or designee to mail Post-election Challenge Results to challengers, challenged or interested candidates and concerned school Principal |
| 6/27 | The Board of Education appoints all members of ALSCs/BOGs, for the new two-year term of office beginning July 1 |
| 7/01 - 7/14 | LSCs conduct annual organizational meetings |