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Ctu Committees Charter Unions Teacher Evaluation in Chicago CTU COMMITTEES ∕ CHARTER UNIONS ∕ TEACHER EVALUATION IN CHICAGO ChicagoUnionTeacherjune 2015 / vol. 78 / number 8 Student ARt Issue rahm-STOP THE RAuner aTtAcks DESTROYING our schools Harming our communities serving the rich and powerful ■ Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has ■ As Mayor, Rahm has laid off 7,000 ■ Bruce Rauner owns nine homes been a top advisor to Chicago Mayor teachers and severely cut retirement worth a combined tens of millions of Rahm Emanuel on school closings and income for thousands of seniors who live dollars. Rauner spent more than other harmful education policies. and spend money in our communities. $100,000 to join an exclusive wine club. Juan Rangel, the disgraced former CEO His friend Rauner wants to cut even Asked whether he’s a member of the 1 of charter-school giant UNO, has also more from the limited income of the percent, he responded, “Oh, I’m been a close advisor to Rahm. Rangel elderly. probably .01 percent." stepped down as UNO’s CEO after a ■ Both Rahm and Rauner oppose a ■ After leaving his White House job, series of corporate scandals and minimum wage hike of $15 an hour for Rahm made $18 million working for two federal investigations into UNO’s misuse working families in Chicago despite the years in private equity—essential to his of public funds. need in our communities. An early 2014 success was Rauner’s support. How did ■ Both Rahm and Rauner back budget poll found that nearly two-thirds of Illinois he make so much so quickly? According cuts for public schools and sending voters support a minimum wage of $10 to Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize–winning school money to private an hour. former reporter for the Wall Street organizations beyond the democratic Journal: "Paying someone who will be a control of our communities. future government ofcial a lot of money for doing very little? On Wall Street, we A Rahm-Rauner agenda threatens ALL OF US. call that an investment." We must build our capacity to fight misguided politicians, well-financed corporate school Contribute to reformers, and people who want to turn back the clock on workers’ rights. Visit CTUnet.com/PAC, and make a monthly donation of $5, $10, or $20. the CTU PAC. ChicagoUnionTeacher CONTENTS AROUND THE UNION 5 President’s Message 6 Letters YEAR-END REVIEW 13 Librarians’ Committee: Year 1 16 Public Relations and Communications Committee 16 Special Education Committee FROM THE CLASSROOM 17 New Trans Student Policy in Chicago Public Schools 18 Educating for the Future of Collective Bargaining SURVEY 22 e Rise of the CTU Latino Caucus POLITICS 25 Our Susan Sadlowski Garza: Counselor, Activist, Alderman YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS 2015 26 is Year’s Winners CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT 34 Fighting and Winning rough Organizing and Grievance Work 34 Teachers Win Evaluation Settlement 36 CPS Whistleblower Reinstated 37 Judge Certifi es CTU Members as Class in Race Discrimination Suit GUEST COMMENTARY 39 Why My Charter School Needs a Union 41 Illinois Public Schools Need Homegrown Teachers 47 Why Skilled Teachers Are Often the Best Union Leaders QUEST CENTER 49 e Expansion of Diploma Mills in Chicago Public Schools 52 How We Read: Paper vs. Screen ▲ 54 Teacher Evaluation Misses the Point Cover art by Audrey Murr BOOK REVIEWS 56 e Educator and the Oligarch 57 Write On! EVENTS 58 Peter Camarata Labor History Seminar 59 Autism Awareness Assembly at Schurz High IN CLOSING 62 Delegates Not Present 63 In Memoriam ChicagoUnionTeacher EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ∕ Stephanie A. Gadlin ASSOCIATE EDITOR ∕ Ronnie Reese CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ∕ Patricia Boughton, Carol Caref, Ph.D., Jessica Celimene-Rowell, Megan Cusick, Ed Dziedzic, addeus Goodchild, Michelle Gunderson, Sarah Hainds, Drew Heiserman, Laura Hurtt, Pavlyn Jankov, Jennifer Johnson, John Kugler, Ph.D., Jimmy Lugo, Sofi a Pappas, Debby Pope, Robin Potter, Orlando Sepulveda, Annie Tan, Jackie Umbles, Lois Weiner, Samantha Winslow, Dave Woo CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS ∕ Lee Balgemann, Manny Bermudez, Ed Dziedzic, Lynn Friedman, Nathan Goldbaum, Rhonda Gholston, Grow Your Own, Erin A. Lynch, Charles Miller, Sofi a Pappas, Robin Potter, Leah Raff anti, Ronnie Reese, Jackie Umbles ADVERTISING MANAGER ∕ April Stigger GRAPHIC DESIGN ∕ Eric Ruder PRODUCTION ∕ Eric Ruder ∕ Progress Printing Corp., Inc. OFFICERS Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT ∕ PRESIDENT Jesse Sharkey ∕ VICE PRESIDENT Kristine Mayle ∕ FINANCIAL SECRETARY Michael Brunson ∕ RECORDING SECRETARY e Chicago Union Teacher is published eight times a year in September, October/November, December, January, February, March, April, May/June. e Chicago Union Teacher is the offi cial publication of the Chicago Teachers Union, which is the exclusive bargaining agent for teachers, counselors, librarians, clinicians and paraprofessional and school-related personnel in the Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Teachers Union • Local 1 • American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. e Chicago Union Teacher is affi liated with the International Labor Communications Association and the AFT Communications Network. Chicago Teachers Union affi liations include the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL), the Illinois State Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (ISFL-CIO), the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA SUITE NO. 400 CHICAGO, IL 60654-1016 TELEPHONE: 312-329-9100 E-MAIL: [email protected] (GENERAL) [email protected] (ADVERTISING) WWW.CTUNET.COM THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Sisters and Brothers, e end of the school year is always a to downtown developers, corporate loop- time of refl ection, but this year we need holes and a fl at tax, and ending predatory to look forward. We need to consider bank deals and creating a TIF surplus whether our schools will open in Sep- and millionaire’s tax for education. tember because of Chicago’s fi nancial and Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel and political chicanery of the last two decades. Jesse Ruiz are not ignorant of these facts, What has made this all the more frus- but they want the rest of us to be. We trating is that Chicago Public Schools need to build a movement that will hurt has known this day was coming since their ability to control the city and our 1995, when the 1 percent set up the dom- schools. Our contract fi ght builds that inoes through a fully appointed school movement. is issue of Chicago Union board, a raid on the pension levy and Teacher is full of examples on how to limitations on collective bargaining. build a movement, from the work done Because pensions were sound, the by CTU committees and the success of state of Illinois funneled the pension levy our CTU sister and 10th Ward Alder- through CPS general funds and allowed man Susan Sadlowski Garza, to victori- CPS to not pay in if the fund was sound ous legal battles, contract enforcement simply through smart investment. Later, and teaching your students the impor- when the fund needed an infusion due tance of collective bargaining. “Building to market crisis, CPS got the law changed union democracy in the school requires Springfi eld legislators and trying to con- for a “holiday.” Today, they claim pensions creating and nurturing a school culture vince the world that he isn’t a sociopath. are causing their fi nancial problems, but that assumes that when problems occur, Don’t be fooled. Continue the conversa- the problem is they raided the pensions members have the right and capacity to tions with your students’ parents. Make with a promise to pay the money back. organize a response,” writes our friend those connections stronger over the sum- e state and the city have cut revenue Lois Weiner in her article, “Why Fine mer and be ready to start the fall with streams and diverted students and teachers Are Often the Best Union Lead- your new school families. ose of you resources to profi t-seekers such as hedge ers.” Use this magazine and your summer who are lucky enough to have some of fund-sponsored charter schools, toxic to relax, refl ect, refresh and plan for the same students will have an swaps and SUPES/Aramark/Sodexo 2015-2016. advantage. scandals. Pensions aren’t the problem— Remember when you talk to your Take the time to build solidarity in the problem is giving our schools’ money family and friends, to remind them that your building. Talk to some of the people to wealthy privatizers who are now richer the problems we have are solvable by you haven’t spent much time with and than ever. ey broke our system on pur- asking those who can pay to pay their fair get everyone’s phone numbers. You never pose, but they also have the funds to fi x share of taxes. is is an issue of revenue. know when you might need them. it. is is an issue of revenue, and solu- Keep saying those words: “Revenue, rev- All the best and have a beautiful sum- tions can be found by putting an end to enue, revenue.” Our governor will run a mer—and don’t make any large tax increment fi nancing (TIF) giveaways series of ads this summer attacking purchases! In solidarity, Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT CHICAGO UNION TEACHER june 2015 5 LETTERS SUp- Full-Day WE NEED plies Kindergarten #Fail In his re-election advertisements, Mayor Rahm We also fi nd that many of our kindergarten class- Emanuel took credit for bringing full day kinder- rooms are not furnished with educational toys or garten to every school in Chicago. classroom libraries. Teachers who want to provide We all want our city’s 5 year-olds to have valuable age-appropriate play-based instruction and explor- education opportunities, and we agree with Mayor atory activities are often told by principals that there Emanuel that full-day kindergarten can be one.
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