--Make sure all ILT members (not just the BR) understand the contract and the calendar to get things approved.

--If teachers are united, they can make all decisions for each school: they make up the majority of ILT.

Testing

Lack of diverse students and programming

Unpaid Labor- inability to work contractual hours, expectation of working beyond contractual hours

Freedom to teach- mandatory use of curriculum, teaching to the test, standards and objectives being posted, micromanaging with lesson plans

Dealing with parents

Teacher evaluations (effectiveness and annual waste)

Planning time, collaboration with peers, time to observe other classrooms

Using our own salary to supplement needs in classroom

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-building better parent-student-teacher relationships

-parent education on attendance, early literacy, practical ways to help at home

-how to parent: age appropriate exposure to content and technology, setting boundaries, appropriate consequences, unlearning unhealthy parenting habits

-access to school

-lack of childcare at parent targeted events

-parent rights and advocacy in MTSS process

-support/workshops for parents who want to improve their own literacy, etc

-appropriate behavior and attire at school events

-beginning of year PD (not the best time)

-unqualified presenters

-need concrete examples

-need time to observe the practices live in a classroom

-seems to be lack of emotional regulation and no regard for consequences

-admin support of teacher when there is behavior

-enforcement of consequences

-How can we hold students accountable for their actions and not traumatize or criminalize them?

-How do we help parents set appropriate boundaries and expectations with their kids?

-ALC

-code of conduct inequitable

-terms used can be predetermining, criminalizing language

-restorative practices training

-access to restorative practices

-documentation following students k-12

-discrepancies in enforcement

Data tied to funding

Standards being lowered

Lowering requirements to pass, but making data look like more kids are passing (OST and iReady)

Cut scores and on track scores (what's the difference)

3rd grade reading guarantee and retention

Alternative Assessment (qualifications and structure)

Are kids really learning and mastering?

-qualifications and categories

-uninformed parents

-not enough OT/PT, speech, etc and caseloads are ridiculous

-504 overused, not effective, band-aid

-IEPs not being followed, too many, "life sentence" but not designed that way

-Overloaded intervention specialists= less effective tier 3 support

-MD units resources

-loss of cross-categorical rooms

-STRIDES units not restorative, connected to pipeline

-alternative schools

-contracted behavioral/mental health support effectiveness

-bloated central office

-need transparency and clear language in policies, meeting minutes

-delayed onboarding process for new hires or transfers in positions

-what are you actually doing with the money?

-building/classroom maintenance

-revolving door of superintendents

-quality of district provided materials

-transportation logistics

-curriculum choice

-use of buildings (student distribution, vacant buildings)

-east vs west resources and schools, especially Montessori

-district lines

-magnet school lottery bias

-asking teachers to do things outside job description/illegal because of funding cuts and in direct opposition of CBA

-principals and admin are not experienced teachers but evaluate teachers...

-staffing of related services, social workers, nurses, paras is low and they are overloaded

pay them more!

expectations

student cell phone use at school and home

filming fights on school property

social media trends influencing student behavior

device quality

screen time in the classroom

cyber safety-should be annual schoolwide presentations

social media and cyberbullying

parent awareness of what children are doing on social media

effect of social media and screen time on student brain function and attention

Do we backtrack and use less technology in the classroom?

Social promotion

How and why does a child get to middle school not being able to read?

Opportunities to learn new skills, tutoring, enrichment and exposure, positive teen outings, weekend care

Boys and Girls Clubs

CRC

St. Monica Center in Lincoln Heights

GRO

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Short time to eat and play- Kids need more recess and outdoor play, including high schoolers...there has to be some research about this

-norms based on students that do not match our demographics

-too many different ones

-impractical pacing

-expensive

-changes too frequently for teachers to be able to master

-effectiveness

-relevance to life

-cuts to and fine arts, trades, family and consumer sciences

-emphasis on meeting the daily/weekly minutes instead of mastery

-onboarding process with district is hard to understand

-training overloads with information

-onboarding with building at beginning of year should include more practical things

-alphabet soup of acronyms

-confusion with benefits

-limited vs continuing contracts

-Lead Teacher process

Anti-Racism policy- what it means and how it is enforced?

Biases- in teachers, discipline, policies