RYH Newsletter 6.30.20
THANK YOU!!! We exceeded our Grow With Us fundraising goals- our goal was $10k, we raised it to $12K then we raised $13.8K- AND we met a match of $5K from an anonymous parent!
We appreciate everyone who supported this fundraising campaign and we hope you enjoyed finding out more about RYH issues and meeting our board & staff. More than half of our annual funding comes from supporters like you. #RYHGrow2020 might be over but you can still donate here or become a monthly donor here. THANK YOU!!!
CPS ARA meetings start tonight
CPS is hosting four meetings to discuss the Annual Regional Analysis (ARA). The first meeting is tonight. You can find the ARA here. We recommend you find your school in the ARA document and check for accuracy. You can find all the meetings plus registration links here. Here’s RYH’s take on the ARA from October 2018: ARA report proposes a questionable process built on flawed set of premises.
CPS Student Activism: Police Free Schools & Remote Learning Grading Policy
On Thursday morning, July 2, 10AM, there will be a joint subject matter hearing of the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Education & Human Development. The topic is the CPS-CPD contract on SROs or police officers in schools. You can read this article for context. What can you do to make your voice heard? 2 ACTIONS:
Send an email to committeeonpublicsafety@cityofchicago.org by 3PM, TODAY, Tues, June 30. (Tweet with Notice of Meeting and instructions here.)
The #PoliceFreeSchools coalition has a handy way to contact YOUR alderperson & ask them to support & co-sponsor an ordinance. It takes two minutes. Follow instructions here to send an email to your alderperson.
*Curious about the SRO issue? See our webpage here with a link to a recent webinar we hosted, a webinar companion guide, and resources for LSCs.*
Yesterday, Chi Student Pandemic Response (CSPR) and the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights wrote a letter to CEO Jackson regarding the CPS remote learning grading policy violating students’ civil rights. Check out this Twitter thread to read the full letter and hear what the students have to say. If you know an impacted student or a student who wants to share their story, please have them reach out to CSPR: chistudentpandemicresponse@gmail.com.
Join Journey 4 Justice on July 4
There are several J4J marches happening across the country on Sat, July 4. The Chicago march will be led by the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO). J4J will be releasing a draft Quality of Life Agenda for Black Communities. Please follow J4J on Twitter. This is what we know so far about this action:
Educational Equity Action - led by KOCO
July 4th; 11AM - 1:30PM
March from 35th Street Police Station to Dyett High School
Teacher survey
Teachers across the nation, please consider taking this survey on how teachers are addressing student wellness during COVID-19 and intensified resistance to racial injustice. Twitter thread here for context & questions.
CPS Summer Meals
In an earlier communication from CPS, they shared that Summer Meal Sites will be closed Friday, July 3, due to the holiday. We've created a webpage here where we tried to put all the CPS Summer Meals info in one place.