Parent Engagement Institute
Chicago Coalition (PEICC)

• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)

• ONE Northside

• Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (CTU)

• Palenque LSNA

• District Outreach Initiatives (DOI)

• Project Vision

• Enlace Chicago

• South Side Help Center (SSHC)

• Family Focus (Nuestra Familia, Englewood, and Lawndale)
  

• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)

• Future Ties, NFP

• Teamwork Englewood (TWE)

• Indo American Center

• The Resurrection Project (TRP)

• Mr. Dad's Father's Club

• Westside Health Authority (WHA)

• North River Commission

• Youth Guidance

• Northwest Center (NWC)

Intentional parent engagement through funding, policy, and culture change that respects, represents, and uplifts parent voices.

• Expand the Parent Mentor Program

• Expand Ladders of Opportunity so schools tap into community talent

• Make it a priority and common practice to create a welcoming environment and support for parent and student engagement

• Parent resource hubs

• Seek community input on how to increase parent engagement

• Increase partnerships with organizations that do parent and youth engagement across the city, not just a select few

Transparency and accountability with the community.

• Engage parents to be decision-makers

• Listen to students/youth and respect their voice

• More training/support and fewer vacancies for LSCs (Local School Councils)

• Strong PACs (Parent Advisory Councils), including reimagining Title I parent engagement funding

• Connect CACs (Community Action Councils) with more families

• Language accessibility (welcoming parents of all backgrounds in resources and policy)

• Black Student Success with metrics broken out school by school and by networks

• Share the plan

• Address Black male teachers shortage

• Peer-to-peer assistance to help cultivate more Black teachers

• More programs and resources for students with IEPs and 504s

• No vacancies: CPS Talent Dept works with PEI Ladders of Opportunity to fill vacancies in all necessary positions: para-pros, SECAS (Special Education, Classroom Assistants), teachers, etc.

• Disability Justice and neurodiversity professional development and support for Special Education Classroom Assistants

• Special Education Know Your Rights info provided to ALL families regardless of. needs (so they know their rights and resources)

• Counseling programs for families and students

• More bilingual special education staff

Developmentally appropriate school day where kids can learn and grow in a holistic way.

• Smaller class sizes

• Well rounded curriculum at schools (arts, music, culture, sports, gardens, recess, play, performing arts, world languages)

• World class bilingual education program (with language immersion)

• More Arts at our schools ( plays, musicals, poetry)

• Social/racial justice curriculum in partnership with community organizers

• Financial literacy

• Digital library inside each school

• Green spaces for children (community garden)

• Tutoring/ intervention for low performing students

• Career, technical education & workforce support for students and families

• College counselors to provide better guidance

• More intentional career and college preparation (by bring real life examples and trainings, job shadowing, internships; use formerly closed school spaces)

• Immigrant student support and more multilingual staff

• Counseling and mental health supports for all students and their families

• All school properly staffed (counselors, social workers, more guidance counselors, nurses, college counselors, therapists, CHWs, mental health navigators)

• Student mental health well being resources (restorative justice, peace room, wellness rooms at all high schools)

• Meditation time for all students (Have 15 min mental breaks for H.S. students)

• Gardening at all schools for mental health and SEL

• When the student has some really complex issues, access to resources for therapy, even if it's to bring the therapist to the school.

• Address homeless housing

• Substance abuse services and classes for students and their families

• Access to wrap-around services at the schools (latter evening, weekends, partner with CBOs to make this happen)

• Make a holistic plan for student safety beyond reliance on police

• Restorative justice expansion

• More after school programming

• Increased out of school programming especially public safety

• Summer CAMPS not summer SCHOOLS

• Increase more sustainable community schools across the city

• Establish more partnerships of workforce opportunities for students to earn money not just over the summer, but year-round