High school proms are back, more or less. Some will not dance, they will not eat, they will not have heels, and entry may require a negative COVID-19 test.
By Karen Ann Cullotta for The Chicago Tribune
“… While those prom dances will include standard pre-pandemic fees like dances and snacks, students will need to take a rapid COVID-19 test and wait 15 minutes for results before being admitted to the festivities,” he said the school’s president, Brad Bonham. . Seniors who test negative will also be eligible to participate in graduation, which will take place on the high school’s soccer field the following day, he said. “We believe this will be a wonderful experience for our students, who will wear masks and be as safe as possible,” said Bonham. “The past year has been very difficult for our senior class and I am very proud of how strong and resilient they have been. Juan Carlos Rodríguez II, A senior at Mansueto High School in Chicago, he said that when the Noble Network of charter schools closed last year, he was “really upset, because we were planning a multicultural festival in Brighton Park, and the whole community was really looking into that. ” This year, over two days in May, more than a dozen Noble high schools, including Mansueto, will host a series of mini-proms at Soldier Field, each lasting between 45 and 75 minutes, and featuring dozens of masked teens. and socially estranged. the opportunity to “walk in the country” and take photos against the Chicago skyline, according to the Noble Network website. ” he was “really upset, because we were planning a multicultural festival in Brighton Park, and the whole community was really looking into that.” This year, over two days in May, more than a dozen Noble high schools, including Mansueto, will host a series of mini-proms at Soldier Field, each lasting between 45 and 75 minutes, and featuring dozens of masked teens. and socially estranged. the opportunity to “walk in the country” and take photos against the Chicago skyline, according to the Noble Network website. ” he was “really upset, because we were planning a multicultural festival in Brighton Park, and the whole community was really looking into that.” This year, over two days in May, more than a dozen Noble high schools, including Mansueto, will host a series of mini-proms at Soldier Field, each lasting between 45 and 75 minutes, and featuring dozens of masked teens. and socially estranged. the opportunity to “walk in the country” and take photos against the Chicago skyline, according to the Noble Network website. ” They will host a series of mini-proms at Soldier Field, each lasting 45-75 minutes, featuring dozens of masked and socially estranged teens. the opportunity to “walk in the country” and take photos against the Chicago skyline, according to the Noble Network website. ” They will host a series of mini-proms at Soldier Field, each lasting 45-75 minutes, featuring dozens of masked and socially estranged teens. the opportunity to “walk in the country” and take photos against the Chicago skyline, according to the Noble Network website. “

DRW Computer Science Program Intensified With Listening Tours
By The Noble Network of Charter Schools
“Last fall, the DRW Trading Foundation’s philanthropy committee awarded DRW College Prep a multi-year grant to develop a Computer Science program. In an effort to encourage more DRW students to pursue STEM vocations, the campus has been developing a strong program that will be part of their student experience in the 2021-2022 school year and beyond. This program will give students access to daily instruction that can enhance their knowledge base and expose them to skill sets needed for college and a variety of STEM careers. DRW’s new Computer Science Program Director Irnessa Campbell has embarked on a listening tour of North Lawndale in an effort to create a Computer Science curriculum. “The goal of listening to all the stakeholders involved with computing,” says Irnessa, “is to make sure that I am building a program that addresses all the needs of the students, the community, and the school. I am building a program for North Lawndale and the needs this community faces so that we can thrive in the field of technology. “

Full-time face-to-face school will be predetermined in the fall, outgoing CPS chief Janice Jackson says, “The mayor and I … put a lot of pressure to get our kids back sooner.”
By Hannah Leone for The Chicago Tribune
“The outgoing Chicago Public Schools leader anticipates that full-time, classroom-based school will be the norm in the fall, except for individual students with” extenuating circumstances. “Announcing on Monday that he will resign in June, the CPS executive director Janice Jackson said she wished she had been successful in reopening schools before the coronavirus shutdown that began in March 2020, CPS high schools, the last to reopen, resumed classes in person just over two years ago. weeks, and many students only go to school twice a week. “

CPS Executive Director Janice Jackson Announces Leaving; Chicago Schools Facing Leadership Changes and 2 Other Senior Officials
Leaving By Gregory Pratt, Hannah Leone and Karen Ann Cullotta for The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Public Schools Executive Director Janice Jackson, who went from being a CPS Head Start student to leading the district through a teacher strike and COVID-19 shutdown, will step down from her position and the system school this summer, announcing his departure Monday as the district continues to deal with the incalculable impact of the pandemic. She confirmed her departure in a message to CPS staff, saying that it is “time to pass the torch to the new leaders for the next chapter.” “CPS has been an integral part of my life, first as a student, most important as a parent, and most humbly as an executive director. It is with that adoration that I have led this great school district as executive director for the past four years, ”she wrote. Jackson said that ” Jackson said her next step will not be to lead a school district, but will remain committed to public education. He stressed that he has no plans to run for public office, except perhaps for an elected school board, he said with a laugh, and there are no new jobs lined up. ” Jackson said her next step will not be to lead a school district, but will remain committed to public education. He stressed that he has no plans to run for public office, except perhaps for an elected school board, he said with a laugh, and there are no new jobs lined up. “