We, the citizens of D219 have signed this petition for the BOE of Niles Township High Schools to return to five days a week of regularly scheduled classes. We are sorry it has to come to this petition but it is obvious this district only listens to many voices in concert on one idea. This need not be in person instruction nor should this petition be construed as a debate over in person or remote instruction. The undersigned are beyond worried that:
- Our students are falling behind our neighboring districts
- Our students are ill prepared for post high school opportunities
- The actionless rhetoric from 219 of helping to improve education for our students of color is met with a widening achievement gap during this pandemic.
- Social and Emotional learning can best be done with a regular and familiar routine.
- Data is not being collected to indicate deficits.
At present our school has the lowest number of instructional minutes per week of any of the neighboring districts including CPS. It is impossible for us to imagine the achievement gap for our students of color shrinking during this time. As the nation begins to address learning loss from the pandemic, D219 appears to be repeating the same schedule and the same number of instructional minutes for the last 3 semesters. CDC recommends returning to school and a normal routine for the intellectual, physical and emotional health of our students.
As taxpayers we believe our tax dollars are not being spent wisely during the pandemic
As taxpayers we demand this improvement for our students as soon as possible.
As taxpayers we demand:
- 5 days a week of instruction for all classes
- Return of extended periods in science for labs
- Collection of data to determine our districts deficit
- Summer programming to allow students to reduce their educational gaps created by the pandemic and D219’s response.
Updates
February 22, 2021
I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Board of Education to request a review of our current instructional minutes. Internal research confirms that our district continues to lag behind neighboring school systems in terms of contact time. We are working to secure a meeting with district officials to present these findings and demand a resolution.
February 22, 2021
The growth of this movement has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored by the Board of Education. I am currently finalizing a formal request for a meeting with district leadership to present our list of operational requirements. Expect a summary of that correspondence to be posted here once they respond.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2021
59 Comments
Often times the teachers don’t even use the entire class period to teach and end early or cancel....not ok.
Basketball is a high risk activity according to the CDC. The CDC also states “most students returning to school full time is an intermediate risk.” Their political agenda and virtue signaling are D219’s priorities, not education.
We need to be back like other schools in our area Glenbrook North & South Maine south, Maine East and Maine west as well as new trier. Some of our feeder schools like Lincoln Hall has been full time from the fall. D219 we are better than this. Let's get our kids back in school. Not 2 half days Minimum 4 full days. Make 1 day asynchronous if you must
This is long over due The science says teachers can return safely for months. Our d219 children are far behind educationally as well as socially and emotionally. Tragic what d219 BOE and administration has done to these children
Other school districts have figured out how to be in session. Why can’t 219 look at what has worked and what has not and adapt a plan? Why isn’t this huge equity issue getting more attention?
Hello tomorrow night, 3/9 is the monthly board meeting and they are taking public comments. Please take this opportunity to share your thoughts with the board....they will read all public comments aloud. Here is the info: The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment. Any member of the public who would like to make a public comment can submit their public comment via email to [email protected] between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm on the date of the meeting. Public comments submitted via email will be announced during the public comment portion of the meeting.
School needs to reopen. We followed the science to shut them down now we need to follow the science to open them back up. You have other schools who have paved the way for you....please follow their lead.
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We, the citizens of D219 have signed this petition for the BOE of Niles Township High Schools to return to five days a week of regularly scheduled classes. We are sorry it has to come to this petition but it is obvious this district only listens to many voices in concert on one idea. This need not be in person instruction nor should this petition be construed as a debate over in person or remote instruction. The undersigned are beyond worried that:
- Our students are falling behind our neighboring districts
- Our students are ill prepared for post high school opportunities
- The actionless rhetoric from 219 of helping to improve education for our students of color is met with a widening achievement gap during this pandemic.
- Social and Emotional learning can best be done with a regular and familiar routine.
- Data is not being collected to indicate deficits.
At present our school has the lowest number of instructional minutes per week of any of the neighboring districts including CPS. It is impossible for us to imagine the achievement gap for our students of color shrinking during this time. As the nation begins to address learning loss from the pandemic, D219 appears to be repeating the same schedule and the same number of instructional minutes for the last 3 semesters. CDC recommends returning to school and a normal routine for the intellectual, physical and emotional health of our students.
As taxpayers we believe our tax dollars are not being spent wisely during the pandemic
As taxpayers we demand this improvement for our students as soon as possible.
As taxpayers we demand:
- 5 days a week of instruction for all classes
- Return of extended periods in science for labs
- Collection of data to determine our districts deficit
- Summer programming to allow students to reduce their educational gaps created by the pandemic and D219’s response.
Updates
February 22, 2021
I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Board of Education to request a review of our current instructional minutes. Internal research confirms that our district continues to lag behind neighboring school systems in terms of contact time. We are working to secure a meeting with district officials to present these findings and demand a resolution.
February 22, 2021
The growth of this movement has reached a point where it can no longer be ignored by the Board of Education. I am currently finalizing a formal request for a meeting with district leadership to present our list of operational requirements. Expect a summary of that correspondence to be posted here once they respond.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2021
59 Comments
First phase of hybrid is useless and inconvenient for all. Kids need to be in school, learning- not staring at screens without even seeing faces of others. So many other schools are open and doing fine. D219 is doing a disservice to their students and jeopardizing their education.
Often times the teachers don’t even use the entire class period to teach and end early or cancel....not ok.
Basketball is a high risk activity according to the CDC. The CDC also states “most students returning to school full time is an intermediate risk.” Their political agenda and virtue signaling are D219’s priorities, not education.
We need to be back like other schools in our area Glenbrook North & South Maine south, Maine East and Maine west as well as new trier. Some of our feeder schools like Lincoln Hall has been full time from the fall. D219 we are better than this. Let's get our kids back in school. Not 2 half days Minimum 4 full days. Make 1 day asynchronous if you must
This is long over due The science says teachers can return safely for months. Our d219 children are far behind educationally as well as socially and emotionally. Tragic what d219 BOE and administration has done to these children
Other school districts have figured out how to be in session. Why can’t 219 look at what has worked and what has not and adapt a plan? Why isn’t this huge equity issue getting more attention?
Hello tomorrow night, 3/9 is the monthly board meeting and they are taking public comments. Please take this opportunity to share your thoughts with the board....they will read all public comments aloud. Here is the info: The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment. Any member of the public who would like to make a public comment can submit their public comment via email to [email protected] between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm on the date of the meeting. Public comments submitted via email will be announced during the public comment portion of the meeting.
School needs to reopen. We followed the science to shut them down now we need to follow the science to open them back up. You have other schools who have paved the way for you....please follow their lead.
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First phase of hybrid is useless and inconvenient for all. Kids need to be in school, learning- not staring at screens without even seeing faces of others. So many other schools are open and doing fine. D219 is doing a disservice to their students and jeopardizing their education.