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Vol. 75, No. 5 The OfficialUNION Publication ofTEACHER the February 2012

INSIDE: • Seeking Educational Justice on Martin Luther King Day • Paid “Protestors” Exposed • Was Marquette Elementary Set Up for Turnaround? • New NBCTs Pinned • Evaluation Update Chicago Union Teacher Staff CTU March 2012 Endorsements • Kenzo Shibata Fifty-two candidates who pledged to work with teachers, parents and school leaders Editor to provide students with the high-quality education they deserve have been endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). The Union’s endorsement was made official • Nathan Goldbaum Wednesday, February 1st following an overwhelming vote of its House of Delegates. Associate Editor Senate Illinois House of Representatives • Linda Newsome 1. Antonio Munoz (D) 1. Daniel Burke (D) Advertising Manager 2. William Delgado (D) 3. Luis Arroyo (D) 3. (D) 4. Cynthia Soto (D) 4. Kimberly Lightford (D) 5. Kenneth Dunkin (D) Chicago Teachers Union 5. Annazette Collins (D) 6. Esther Golar (D) 6. John Cullerton (D) 8. LaShawn Ford (D) 8 (D) 9. Arthur Turner (D) Officers 9. Daniel Biss (D) 10. Derrick Smith (D) 10. (D) 11. Ann Williams (D) • 11. Martin Sandoval (D) 12. (D) President 12. Steve Landek (D) 13. Gregory Harris (D) 13. Kwame Raoul (D) 15. John D’Amico (D) • Jesse Sharkey 15. (D) 16. Lou Lang (D) Vice President 16. Jacqueline Collins (D) 17. (D) 17. (D) 18. (D) • Michael Brunson 18. Bill Cunningham (D) 19. (D) 20. (D) 21. Rudy Lozano (D) Recording Secretary 28. (D) 22. (D) 39. (D) 24. Lisa Hernandez (D) • Kristine Mayle 25. Barbara Currie (D) Financial Secretary Judicial 26. Kenny Johnson (D) 1st Supreme (Fitzgerald) 27. Monique Davis (D) The Chicago Union Teacher is published eight Joy Virginia Cunningham (D) 29. Thaddeus Jones (D) times a year in September/October, November/ Cook County Circuit Court 30. (D) December, January, February, March, April, May Deidre Baumann 31. Mary Flowers (D) and June. The Chicago Union Teacher is the official 33. Marlow Colvin (D) publication of the Chicago Teachers Union, which 34. (D) is the exclusive bargaining agent for teachers, 35. (D) school clerks, library assistants, vision/audiometric 38. Al Riley (D) technicians, teacher assistants, school community 39. (D) representatives, and related services personnel. 78. (D) Chicago Teachers Union • Local 1 • American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Contents The Chicago Union Teacher is affiliated with the International Labor Communications Association CTU Endorsements...... 2 and the AFT Communications Network. President’s Message...... 3 Chicago Teachers Union affiliations include the City Hall Sit-In...... 4 Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL), the Illinois State Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Marilyn Foster...... 4 Organizations (ISFL-CIO), the American Martin Luther King Day Rallies...... 5 Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Women in CTU History...... 5 Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), and the American Federation Congratulations New NBCTs...... 6 of Teachers (AFT). Curie HS Poetry Slam...... 7 Paid “Protestors” Exposed 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza • Suite 400 ...... 7 Chicago, IL 60654-1016 Strike Victory at Zion-Benton HS...... 7 Elementary Steering Committee...... 12 312-329-9100 • Switchboard Marquette: Set Up for Turnaround?..... 8 312-329-6251 • Newspaper Office A Letter to Marquette Teachers...... 8 E-mail: [email protected] Evaluation Update...... 10 [email protected] [email protected] Delegates Not Present...... 13 Nurse’s Note: Breastfeeding...... 12 Web Site: www.ctunet.com In Memoriam...... 14 President’s Message

Sisters and Brothers, We are at the apex of the educational justice movement in our nation. All across the country teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, community leaders and students are engaged in a fight to save public education and return respect to our profession. In Chicago, we have been engaged in a highly publicized, multi-faceted fight against two decades worth of failed policies that have led to a destabilization of our neighborhood schools and the loss of jobs. Despite every stumbling block placed in our path, we continue to stand strong. Despite every stepping stone set to impede our walk, we continue to overcome; yet we are tired of being taken for granted, treated as second-class citizens and fed-up with being blamed for all that’s wrong in public education. Enough is enough. Justice is never voluntarily handed out on silver platters by the oppressor—the oppressed must demand it. That is why we are proud of the thousands of parents, activists, students, experts and clergy who have united with us in our campaign to save 18 schools from the Board of Education’s chopping block. Over the past several weeks CTU has held countless rallies, sit-ins, demonstrations, vigils, training workshops, press conferences and organizing sessions to educate the public about our struggle to ensure our students receives the world-class education they deserve regardless of their zip code or household income. We have helped build and have worked with powerful and growing coalitions. Because of our strong opposition to the Board’s misguided plans to disrupt our schools and put hundreds more Chicago educators out of work, the proponents of the status quo have resorted to underhanded tactics such as paying people to pretend they support Mayor ’s education policies such as longer school days, school closures and turnarounds. Their intent was to disrupt our educational justice movement and drown out the voices of legitimate protest. These exploited “rent-a-protesters,” some of whom were themselves poor and struggling with addictions or mental health problems, were given orders by politically connected ministers to speak in favor of these failed policies with the promise of receiving between $25 and $50 cash for their trouble. It should not be lost on anyone that this information, first exposed by the Chicago Teachers Union and Substance News last fall, was presented in the corporate press around the time of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday—a day when the spotlight is shone on inequality, injustice and racism. Rest assured, none of these tactics will work in the end because we stand on the right side of history. Together we have the power—power to achieve purpose, power to affect change, power to ensure justice, power to offer a better future for those who will walk in the classrooms behind us. As we go forward with contract negotiations with the Board of Education over our next contract, be active in your school. Sign up for our alerts; talk to your delegates; join your Contract Action Committee; visit our website daily and stay engaged in this process.

In Solidarity,

Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT

Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 3 Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders Hold Sit-in at City Hall CTU members at Dyett, I’ve seen a school success. We want to tell the Mayor joined in a 3-day sit- drop in enrollment that the honeymoon is over. Our community in outside Mayor due to the removal of will not just sit back and take it. We are not Emanuel’s office security, counselors his subjects to be done with as he wishes. January 4–6 of this and even the assistant Our children deserve equal access to high year, with over 200 principal. We started quality schools now.” parents, students, this year without an Although the sit-in was organized to draw and community assistant principal. focus on the schools in the Bronzeville area, leaders from Students’ schedules teachers from Casals, Crane, and Marquette, North Kenwood, were constantly which have also made this year’s closing and Oakland, and the being changed. The turnaround list came to show solidarity. The Greater Bronzeville students get very protestors agreed to leave in the evening, community along irritated when they but returned the next morning. Many of with activists from have their programs the elderly protestors brought chairs to the Kenwood Oakland changed; they form sit-in, which were confiscated by Chicago Community relationships with Police under orders from the Mayor’s Organization (KOCO), Action Now, Albany their teachers. Mr. Emanuel, if you are office. This decree was in defiance of a plea Park Neighborhood Council, and Stand truly a mayor of the people of Chicago, you by Reverend Paul Jakes who, speaking on Up Chicago. The demand was a meeting should listen to the community.” behalf of the Christian Council on Urban with the Mayor to discuss CPS proposals to “The Board of Education and Mayor Affairs, asked the City not to mistreat the turnaround, close, and consolidate schools Emanuel have yet to respond to parents’ protestors. in the mid-south region. efforts to garner support and implement Dyett High School (555 East 51st St.) was their plan and save their schools,” said Jitu on the closing list this year. Some protestors Brown, education organizer for KOCO. said that its drop in enrollment was due to “Instead of respecting the very community sabotage from the Board of Education. that helped put him in office, he has gone deaf and unyielding in his mission to turn Marilyn Dyett computer teacher Marilyn Foster our schools over to politically connected described the destabilization of her school school operators without a proven record of community over the years, “In my three years Foster Computer “The students get very Teacher Sits irritated when they In for Justice have their programs Marilyn Foster has been changed; they form teaching in CPS for 13 years. She is currently the computer relationships with their teacher at Dyett High School, a school that is slated for closure. teachers. Mr. Emanuel, if This year, Foster is piloting classes in video game programming, which has been a you are truly a mayor of the popular elective with her students. people of Chicago, you should “I’m having fun along with the students. I’m teaching them that creating a video listen to the community.” game is about working together. Everyone has his part and in the end, they’ll have a

4 • Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 Rallies for Quality Schools on Women in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday CTU History To commemorate At a press conference the legacy of Dr. outside Dvorak Martin Luther King School, Herzl School Jr., parents, students, parent Kim Hemphill teachers, and put the turnaround community activists process in perspective: organized two rallies for schools slated for “I was told that CPS turnaround by CPS. cares so much about my child that they have President Karen GJ decided to do me a Lewis spoke at the favor and destroy the A Pulaski Day Event first rally, which was morale of our students organized by the Join the CTU Women’s Rights Committee mid-school year and community around and other members and friends on Pulaski make it seem pointless Marquette School Day, Monday, March 5th, for a special for them to try their (6550 S. Richmond). Women’s History Month presentation on hardest on this year’s She congratulated the the role of women in CTU history and state tests…. CPS is parents and students struggles. They will also have a dramatic unhappy with the job for standing up to story hour for kids, and tasty refreshments. that CPS has done defend their school, Educators rally at Marquette Elementary School. The event will take place from 10:00 AM so CPS will clean up the mess that CPS has saying, “We fight for education justice… to 11:30 AM at Women and Children First caused by removing CPS and replacing it with stop these takeovers of public schools.” bookstore, which is located one block CPS because CPS can do a better job of raising north of Foster at 5223 North Clark Street. Marquette School’s alleged sabotage by the test scores and improving student curriculum Children from two to ten will love the story Board of Education was documented last year than…CPS. I am confused as well.” hour co-produced by a children’s librarian in the Chicago Union Teacher.[See “Marquette” Herzl teacher Barb Schwartz said that the and an Actor’s Guild dramatist. Come page 8] The demonstrators marched through school has raised test scores and she does on out; learn more about our committee Marquette Park, where King marched for not understand why CPS would turn the and the courage and struggles of our CTU housing equality in the 1960s. school over to AUSL, a private corporation. sisters past, present and future. Later in the afternoon, protestors When the protestors arrived at Herzl congregated at Dvorak School (3615 School, they sang “We Shall Overcome.” thought of as contained in the four walls of W 16th St) in the North Lawndale Vice President Jesse Sharkey rallied the our society.” neighborhood—also a site of King’s activist crowd, stating, “The situation is that the legacy—and marched to the location of Go to CTUnet.com/mlk to watch videos of fight for our schools is not contained in another proposed turnaround at Herzl the marches. the four walls of our building. It must be School (3711 W Douglas Blvd) .

marketable product. They could even make students work in teams to design their but was so passionate about the classroom, lots of money,” said Foster. own games. There are restrictions, though. she became an activist rather reluctantly. Students are not to create blood-and-guts Video games are extremely popular with “I haven’t been as involved as I’d like with games like Grand Theft Auto. students and this class allows students the actions because I’m too busy teaching. I to connect their interest with computer “The games have to be educational. I know knew I had to get involved once I saw Dyett programming and graphic design. This that it may sound dorky to them at first, but make the closing list. I came to the sit-in kind of program is becoming a rarity in I explain that I am laying down a foundation. today because of the constant hype around neighborhood schools, where the push is Later when they have the skills, they can closings and turnarounds. In my research, on core subject areas and standardized test create the games they want,” said Foster. I’ve found that students are not being sent preparation. to schools with higher performance levels. The school allowed her to pilot the program This is not justice.” Foster said that she guides the students despite the amount of resources taken out through designing a game in the first of the school, according to Foster. She saw semester, and in the second semester the resources and staff depleted from the school,

Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 5 Congratulations to the 141 NEW View and download National Board Certified Teachers in CPS! photos from these There are so many we don’t have room to print them all. Go to and other events at CTUnet.com/141 to read about them. See pictures from our Nurturing CTUnet.com/pics Teacher Leadership pinning ceremony at CTUnet.com/pics.

Emotional Pinning Ceremony Celebrates New NBCTs During an emotion-packed ceremony filled can become better educators and better with testimonies, tributes and motivational education leaders.” speeches, more than 300 people crammed Lewis, the only nationally board certified the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) educator in the country to lead a teachers headquarters on Jan. 14 to celebrate 36 union, closed her remarks with admiration educators who were honored during a for the graduates, “This is about building a pinning ceremony as new National Board professional community. We are all here for Certified Teachers (NBCTs), the “gold the same reason, we care passionately about standard” for educators. our students and about their lives and about CTU, which produces about 40 percent of this work that we do.” Illinois’ professional certifications, runs the Also addressing the graduates was rigorous program through its Nurturing International Federation of Teachers Teacher Leadership (NTL) program. The President Dan Montgomery, IFT President, program’s mission is to increase student National Board of Professional Teacher learning by improving the quality of Standards (NBPTS) President D. Ronald teaching in the ; to Thorpe, and Chicago Public School Chief nurture teachers as leaders from within Education Officer Noemi Donoso. their classrooms, schools, union, and district so that they do not need to leave teaching “No one achieves board certification to be a leader and affect systemic change; anywhere near the rate of (NTL),” said to advance school reform initiatives; and Thorpe. “In fact, when I’ve heard more to prepare teachers for, and support them and more about what happens at the Quest through the process of National Board Center around board certification it feels Certification. See page 10 for information on to me that what’s really happening here is joining the program. what should be happening with teacher preparation programs across the country.” Illinois has the second largest number of nationally certified teachers of any major NTL has maintained an achievement rate of city, a majority of whom are trained through 96 percent upon the release of results for CTU’s Quest Center. its 13th cohort. Of all those who completed the certification process for the 2010/11 “The Chicago Teachers Union is committed school year, including first-time candidates to the national board process,” said CTU and retake candidates, 80 percent achieved. President Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT. This Union will never look back and say there “I want to thank the CPS leadership is something we left on the table that we for continued partnership, supporting didn’t try to do to help our members instill professional development through NBC, in them the joy and passion for teaching and for funding a large part of the NTL and learning. This Union will never leave program,” said Lynn Cherkasky-Davis, anything on the table when it comes to director of the Quest Center and long-time support of our members because ultimately mentor to hundreds of educators across the in the classroom it’s the small things we country. “If you want school improvement do here that make big changes elsewhere. to increase exponentially, continue to invest There are a variety of ways we can do this in NBC and NTL, rethink the roles of our but the most exciting way is to have teachers NBCT talent and you will see how fast reflect upon what it is they do and how they schools turn around.”

6 • Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 Crane Closing Hearing Sheds Light on Paid “Protesters” By Marty Ritter, CTU Organizer The ongoing and not-so-secret fact of “paid Donald Fraynd, former principal of Jones and erupted in cheers as many of the paid protesters” showing up to testify at Chicago head of the Office of School Improvement protestors took the side of the Crane allies. Public Schools public hearings is finally a was the master of ceremonies. School board concern being raised by Chicago’s news member Jesse Ruiz was also present. News media reporters - who were present media and the public. from the beginning, taking notes, and As at other hearings, CPS staff began with recording the entire scene - interviewed Substance News started reporting of the a presentation on its rationale for closing some of the bussed-in protesters who advent of paid protestors after the CPS the school. However, Crane supporters admitted they were paid to attend. public hearing at Malcolm X College on came prepared with their own PowerPoint Sentiment at the meeting in favor of keeping January 6 regarding the closing of Crane presentation, but were told they could Crane open increased later in the meeting High School. Later in the month, Chicago not present it. After the CPS presentation, when a group of public officials walked in Sun-Times, WBEZ radio, and The Catalyst 10-15 Crane supporters staged a peaceful together. They were State Sen. Annazette school news continued their coverage of the protest by making a statement and then Collins, Alderman Walter Burnett, manufactured spectacle. standing silent for several minutes. U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, former Chicago Teachers Union staff attended the The nearly half hour-long show of solidarity, Alderman Ed Smith, and Alderman Bob January 6th session along with over 200 with one speaker after another approaching Fioretti who wore a Crane letterman jacket. Crane supporters, including community to speak and then standing silent, was In general, they made comments urging the allies and Crane students, alumni, and powerful. It even had an effect on the paid CPS officials to “listen to the people” and staff. Another 200 people were not quite protesters who finally joined with Crane spoke against phasing out Crane. sure why they were there. They all arrived school supporters to shout, “Show the CPS tried to run a sham meeting, but the together on busses saying that they were power point!” The CPS representatives were community was organized and got its there to “help the schools,” but were unclear caught off guard and didn’t know how to message across loud and clear. This is a as to what that actually meant or what respond. They finally relented and let the testament to building relationships with exactly was being debated. Many said they Crane supporters show their Powerpoint community allies. Continue your work were paid for their time. presentation. The presentation refuted building coalitions during the current CPS’ manipulation of data. The auditorium contract fight.

Curie Metro High School hosts 2nd Annual Youth Slam Poetry Event By Adam Heenan, Curie HS delegate On January 12, the night of Chicago’s first city cheer each others’ teams on. When At the end of the night, the Urban Heroes major snowfall of the season, 13 south and poets forget lines, or make mistakes at the team was able to defend the champion southwest side slam poetry teams made mic, the audience will bellow, “take your title they won last year. the trek to Curie High School for the time,” or “you got it, don’t give up,” and It was also a very emotional night for second annual Riots on the Warpland South clap in support of each other. TEAM Englewood and the community of Side Youth Poetry slam competition. Riots As the legend goes, slam started by poet student-poets. TEAM Englewood coaches on the Warpland, named for imagery from Marc “So What” Smith on the north side of Dave Stieber and Melissa Hughes read a Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks’ work, is Chicago at the famous speakeasy the Green statement in remembrance of a student a precursor event to the annual Louder than Mill. Smith still plays host to the Sunday who was killed the night after last year’s a Bomb (LTAB) competition hosted each night slams there. Slam departs from competition. Often the topics students March by Young Chicago Authors, the the tradition of beat poetry thanks to its speak about deal with very personal issues world’s largest youth poetry slam. LTAB encouragement of audience participation, and problems in their community such as has recently gained national fame due to a especially in the scoring of poets. Five violence or abuse. documentary made about the event. random judges from the audience are Louder than a Bomb is hosted around Slam poetry, often considered a picked to judge the competition. the city of Chicago and also features celebration of youth voice, pits individuals Four schools at a time square off in teams from the suburbs. Find out more at representing schools or teams “against” preliminary rounds, with three to four www.youngchicagoauthors.org and you others in a competitive space, but the teams taking the stage in a final bout. will soon be able to listen to the event competition is more for structure than Poets from TEAM Englewood, Kenwood, on WBEZ.com and watch the event on bragging rights. As the saying goes, “The and Urban Heroes competed to see who CANTV.com. points are not the point, the point is would be the 2012 South Side Champion. poetry.” Students from schools across the

Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 7 Was Marquette Elementary School Set Up for Turnaround? We first highlighted Marquette School (math) pacing guides for curriculum, but initiated under Area 11 control be in the December 2010/January 2011 have complained that both series are also successful when it appears one day issue of Chicago Union Teacher. A few brave flawed. One of the problems is that there is and is dropped the next? teachers came forward to describe what no alignment between the pacing guides and One might could be called sabotage. In the past three the KLT tests. wonder if all years, the school (6550 S. Richmond) has these initiatives The teachers were had three different principals. With each and programs mandated to teach one principal, there were new mandates and were simply sequence of material, new standards. The current principal, moneymaking but had to evaluate Wendy Oleksy started her tenure at the opportunities students based upon school under the regime of Area 11 Chief for outside completely different Administrative Officer Janie Ortega. vendors. There criteria. The local is no consensus Ortega was known for her brash style and administration made it on what to drive-by classroom observations. She picked clear that the teachers teach between up notoriety in the local press after sending would also be evaluated school, area, an e-mail to the principals in her area in on the results. If the and central which she implied a mandate requiring district didn’t like what office. For them to “E3” two teachers per year. E3 is they saw, the school example, at the process where a tenured teacher is would be put on the Marquette, placed on probation and can be summarily CPS “turnaround” list. teachers fired. She claimed no evidence that there Although the E3 were highly were specifically two teachers at each school threat had a chilling invested in the requiring remediation. The email leaked and Maria Moreno protests against Turnarounds at effect on the staff at standards-based had a chilling effect throughout the area. Marquette Elementary. CTUnet.com/pics Marquette, some brave change process Teachers were afraid that they could be next teachers organized a fight back. Serrano and started [prior for speaking out against the sabotage they teacher Maria Moreno, from Nightingale to] current area leadership. When the believe existed in their schools. Elementary School (5225 S. Talman), new leadership took over Area 11, One brave teacher, Nancy Serrano went on attended the December 2010 Chicago it was dropped without warning. record with what was going on at the school. Board of Education monthly meeting. They Two years of hard work was in vain. testified about the sabotage that occurred in “[Oleksy] tells the staff to forget what’s going Area 11 and at Marquette School specifically. on outside because we need to focus on the test A Letter to Marquette scores to get off probation,” recalled Serrano. Nancy Serrano: She contrasted that attitude with her belief Area 11 staff has been meeting Elementary School that Marquette should “develop curricula that regularly since early October to discuss addresses the needs of our students and which our common issues and concerns in Teachers from a are relevant to the community.” Serrano also regards to leadership, curriculum, noted that the school’s traditional bilingual and testing practices. In response to Former Colleague education program was dismantled by a new Area 11’s ineffective leadership and administration in early 2010. It was later the intimidation tactics used by some By Mariana S. restored, but under a different model. She school administrators, we have been concluded, “It’s like we’re being set up for organizing to be proactive so that our Mariana once taught at Marquette failure.” teachers and community stakeholders Elementary School on the southwest The word “turnaround” was thrown around are respectfully included in the school quite a bit at the Marquette campus. improvement process. side of Chicago. Upon hearing the Last year, teachers were required to make For years Area 11 has implemented news that Marquette was to be “Key Learning Targets” (KLT)—benchmarks over a dozen new programs, turned around by AUSL, she felt monitored by computerized tests given processes, and initiatives that teachers every five weeks. Teachers complained that were trained for and worked hard compelled to write the following the tests were laden with inaccuracies. to implement and then, without letter. Teachers were concurrently required to warning, were abruptly ended and use the “FOSS” (science) and “Trailblazers” replaced. How could anything

8 • Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 Chicago Teachers Union’s Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake Saturday, April 21 Teachers had worked hard to create a This did not stop the Register as an individual or team: literacy staircase curriculum. staff from fighting. The Marquette Moreno spoke specifically about the KLT community ctunet.com/bowl tests. participated in the I’d like to share more about the Area 11 School Closings mandated KLT. On some questions Vigil on December the text is in one language and the 13th and spoke at answers are in another. The test has the “Mic Checked” numerous questions where none of Board meeting the answer choices are correct. It is the following evident that the text is not at grade day. A number of level. Teachers are required to analyze Marquette teachers the results of this test and then plan participated in Skyway Bowl Oak Lawn Brunswick Zone their instruction based on the data. solidarity with 9915 S. Torrence Ave. 4700 West 103rd Street Students are becoming demoralized Dyett school at Chicago, IL 60617 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 as they are repeatedly exposed to this the sit-in at the 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. test. Mayor’s office in Brunswick Zone Niles Waveland Bowl early January. They The Area 11 school community met, 7333 Milwaukee Ave. 3700 N. Western Ave. organized a march organized, and shed light on the problems. Niles, IL 60714 Chicago, IL 60618 on Martin Luther Before the end of the school year, the area 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m.- 5 p.m King Jr. Day (see dropped the KLT tests. page 5) that drew However, much of the damage had already hundreds from the been done. The morale was low in the community. Classroom Sooth blog (classroomsooth. building. After years of threats, the Board Through all the negativity, one former blogspot.com). announced this school year that they are Marquette teacher wrote a letter in proposing a school turnaround for the staff This staff is determined to fight for their solidarity with her former colleagues at Marquette. school and the students they serve. (see sidebar) which was published in The

On Behalf of my Former Colleagues at lessons, as well as how to keep working in Dismissing the faculty also validates the Marquette Elementary, spite of the overwhelming odds against my politically valuable and acceptable, but students and, by extension, myself. completely inaccurate, idea that if a school I am a 2001 graduate of CPS, and Marquette is performing poorly, those to blame must Elementary was my introduction to teaching If it hadn’t been for my colleagues, I be the teachers. Yet, CPS has failed to in the Chicago Public School system. In my wouldn’t have learned how to deal with acknowledge that at Marquette, poverty time there, the most inspiring and helpful an often demeaning administration or and violence make education secondary to people were my fellow teachers. CPS’s how to meet the area office requirements survival. decision to turnaround this school belittles (which often had more to do with how my and dismisses the fact that the faculty there classroom looked physically, rather than Closing this school, dismissing its teachers, is a hardworking and dedicated group and how it operated as a learning environment). and making it harder for students in the ignores the true needs of the community. community to get to their place of education By turning around Marquette, CPS is will only make things more difficult for While there, I was surrounded by colleagues getting rid of its most valuable assets in the every student affected. CPS must look who arrived early and left late. Colleagues community: the teachers who have built beyond the numbers at the real people and who used their own money to help their bonds and an understanding of the problems children whom your policies are supposed students be successful in class. Colleagues Marquette students face every day. They do to be helping. who visited students’ homes to help build not sit in an office and make policies based better relationships with students, parents solely on numbers; they see the actual and the community. I was always encouraged students affected by those numbers and to search for and continue my professional policies. development. My colleagues taught me how to use data to plan engaging and responsive

Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 9 For Prestige, Success & Acclaim Evaluation Update By Carol Caref, Quest Center Coordinator Make Us Your Choice... You know the checklist that principals use to “evaluate” you and give Nurturing Teacher Leadership you a rating? It will be history, as of September, 2012, in at least 300 Chicago public schools. As you may know, a state law passed ATTEND OUR INFORMATIONAL MEETING: in January, 2010, mandates that districts develop new teacher evaluation systems which include both student growth and teacher practice. The 90-day period of negotiations with CPS required in the Tuesday, February 27 law has begun and this report will discuss the major issues. 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CTU’s position is outlined in Promoting Quality Instruction: Teacher Evaluation or Teacher Collaboration? which can be found CTU Quest Center, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 on CTUnet.com. Basically, we support using teacher evaluation if it A PROVEN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM helps us become better teachers, but don’t support it for ranking and sorting of our members. Some of you may be familiar with the Charlotte Danielson teaching NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION—­ framework (more information here: chicagoteacherexcellence.org). WE WILL GET YOU THERE The framework was originally developed for use by individuals or groups to guide teacher reflection and collaboration. It is a basically 96% Success Rate! sound framework that promotes professional development on its components. CTU supports the use of Danielson, but we are still National Board Certified Teacher Mentors determining which of the CPS-proposed changes we will support. 33 Hours Graduate Credit Offered The law requires that “student growth” be part of a teacher’s Rigorous Professional Development evaluation. Student growth basically means the difference between where students are at the beginning of the year and where they are at Thirteen‑Year Proven Track Record the end of the year. We know there are many factors that determine $1,750 Pensionable Yearly Raise per this, but the law requires districts to put a value on how much of the CTU/CPS Bargaining Agreement difference is due to the teacher. Nationally Acclaimed Support Program — There are two ways generally used to measure the teacher’s Established 1997 contribution to student growth. One is called “value added,” Recertification Requirements Met which you can learn more about by reading Problems With the Use of Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers, found on the epi. Illinois Master Certification org website. This method claims to use statistical measures to sort 24/7 Computer Lab Access out which part of a student’s test score growth is because of the Leadership Opportunities Available teacher, rather than student characteristics such as free/reduced lunch eligibility, ELL or IEP status, race, or homelessness. Studies 12 Lane Placement Credits have found that value added is an unfair method to use for teacher Master’s Degree Options evaluation. Another way to measure student growth is to look at evidence from the classroom. This evidence can be in the form of student work samples, pre- and post- tests, student learning objectives, performance assessments, or other instruments that can be used to determine growth. The proposed rules associated with the teacher TEACHERS evaluation law require that classroom evidence be used to calculate UNION student growth for every teacher, in addition to evidence from QUEST CENTER standardized tests if available. CTU opposes the use of student growth in teachers’ evaluations for REQUIREMENTS: the 2012-2013 school year for many reasons. First, there are already • 3 years teaching at current certificate level many new initiatives for the coming year that teachers and principals • 2 year commitment to teach in CPS after certification have to learn to use correctly, including Charlotte Danielson and For further information, or to register, call Common Core Standards. Second, CPS has not yet developed a plan Lynn Cherkasky-Davis at 312-329-6274 for using classroom evidence, so it is highly unlikely that the plan or e-mail [email protected] will be implemented well. Finally, there is no standardized test that is aligned to the Common Core based curriculum we are expected More information can also be found at to teach next school year. www.ctunet.com/nbct For more information or if you have questions, contact Carol Caref [email protected]. 10 • Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 DOES YOUR TEACHING CERTIFICATE EXPIRE IN JUNE? YOUR JOB IS AT RISK! Early Childhood GO TO WWW.ISBE.NET/ECS Bilingual/ESL Endorsement START THE RENEWAL MEET ISBE’S NEW REQUIREMENTS If your certificate expires in June, PROCESS NOW. CPS has warned us that they will not 25% DISCOUNT FOR CTU MEMBERS* hesitate to fire teachers whose certification lapses. The process can take months and involves several steps: • *25% tuition reduction for members of the Chicago Teachers Union (via a special scholarship offered by • Enter all completed professional DePaul if 20 members participate in the cohort) development activities in the Educator • $40 application fee waived for CTU members Certification System (ECS) at isbe.net/ecs, • Seven-course program completion in less than a year as each activity is completed, but before • Financial aid (private loans) & payment plans avail. June 30, 2012. • Courses offered at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus • Maintain a portfolio of your professional on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00-9:15pm development per Illinois State Law. • Onsite cohorts available for groups of 20 or more • Make sure you pay the fee. COMPLETE APPLICATION BY MARCH 1, 2012 All questions: E-mail the Illinois State Board of information: Walter Taylor, NBCT Education via isbe.net/ecs: select ISBE Info (located PD Facilitator • 312.329.6273 on left side of page); scroll down to ISBE Web Site and [email protected] select “e-mail us.” E-mails checked and answered daily! CTUnet.com/DePaul Spring Break Vacation Academy Get 30 CPDUs/PTPs and 2 LANE PLACEMENT CREDITS in 4 DAYS! Select either of these Effective Classroom Management: Integrating Art into the School two courses at: How to Attain It Curriculum: Critical Links to Learning 2 Lane Placement Credits - 30 CPDUs/PTPs 2 Lane Placement Credits - 30 CPDUs /PTPs CTUnet.com/PD The course will be held Monday through Thursday, This course will be held Monday through Thursday, All Quest courses are suitable to April 2, 3, 4, 5, 2012, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., April 2, 3, 4, 5, 2012, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. meet the ISBE 20% requirement at the Chicago Teachers Union, at Manley High School for regular education teachers of 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago 2935 W. Polk, Chicago students with specialized needs. Walter Taylor, NBCT, will be the instructor. Linda Comminos, NBCT, will be the instructor. Two Hours Graduate Level CPS This course will assist teachers in learning new The course is designed for teachers who are Lane Placement Credits and/or ways to effectively manage a classroom through seeking strategies for including the arts in their 30 IL Recertification CPDUs/PTPs student engagement, motivation, collaboration core curriculum implementation. It provides $130 tuition, $160 non-members and differentiation. There will be an emphasis Critical Links to Learning in the Arts and other For further information contact placed on teacher collaboration, leadership and academic areas including connections between Deborah Pazera • 312.329.6271 or reflection. The participants will be provided arts learning and achievement in reading, with readings and viewings, and will engage [email protected]. writing, social science, science and math. in individual, small-group, and whole-class Teachers will learn standards-based instructional Brown & Purple El lines stop on the activities that showcase Best Practices associated 2nd floor of the Merchandise Mart. with effective classroom management. Teachers practices to integrate and strengthen visual will enhance their ability to manage time, arts instruction in the core school curriculum promote positive behavior, motivate students, areas. Participants will learn how to improve plan classroom procedures, and maintain students’ academic performance, motivation self-reflective practice. Also, participants will and appreciation including skills in creating and develop effective professional habits of mind: responding to the arts. collaboration, leadership and reflection.

Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 11 Join the Elementary d Steering Committee eastfeeding an Br The CTU’s Elementary Steering Committee needs your input! Mothers The purpose of this committee is to propose solutions to Working contract-related issues that impact elementary school teachers, ky RN, MA By Denise Rac such as use of time and personnel, curriculum and instruction, l Nurse and administrative abuses. With contract negotiations underway, Certified Schoo the committee is currently discussing models for implementing a better school day next school year and reviewing contract proposals. We meet once a month on Wednesdays from 4:30 to The benefits of breast feeding are immeasurable. Breast 6:00. Parking at MartPArc on the corner of Kinzie and Wells is paid milk is the best food for a baby and provides all the by the Union. Be part of the solution and let your voice be heard! nutrients that are needed. It helps protect a baby from many health problems including ear infections, digestive, If you wish to join the committee please email Lynn Cherkasky- and respiratory problems. Benefits for the mother Davis at [email protected]. Please join us for include reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancers. our next meeting on Wednesday, March 21st from 4:30 to 6:00. Also, bonding between baby and mother is increased. We hope to see you there! Breastfeeding is less expensive and easier than using baby formula. Breastfed babies tend to be healthier, so working mothers may have fewer work absences caused by child illness. Work satisfaction can be higher if suitable arrangements are made to accommodate nursing mothers. Many union members return to work soon after giving birth as family and medical leave is an unpaid leave after sick days are used up. How can you balance expression of breast milk (pumping) and working? The CTU Women’s Rights Committee has written a proposal for the next contract that calls for a clean and sanitary location for lactating mothers to express breast milk during the school day. The location must have at minimum a table, a chair, and an electric Smart Choice outlet for the breast pump. You must be able to lock the Choose a retirement plan provider with more than a door to ensure privacy. The room should have a sink half century of experience. nearby for washing equipment and hands. A bathroom is not the best place to pump because germs could get saving : investing : planning into the breast milk. A refrigerator is needed to store the milk or at least an insulated bag containing a cold (frozen) We provide individual solutions and pack. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act requires one-on-one guidance to help you plan for employers to provide reasonable break time for a mother and enjoy a secure retirement. Let’s talk. to express milk as well as a clean, private place (not a bathroom) in which to do so. Illinois passed the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act in 2001 which requires Call a financial advisor at: employers to provide adequate space and time for mothers to breastfeed at work. It is your right to plan 1-800-892-5558 how you are going to feed your baby. ext. 88815 Maternity leaves help new mothers set up regular breastfeeding schedules. However, returning to work can be challenging and overwhelming. New mothers may

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AL1 AUSTIN- FR1 FULLERTON ME2 MIDWAY PE2 PERSHING SK2 SKYWAY CITY-WIDE NORTH LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ELEMENTARY Argumedo, Rolando Cummings, Nora K. Cintron, Yocelin Hozian, William P. Anderson, Shirley J. Anderson, Grace A. Cetera, Colleen E. Jameson-Hardy, Cleve, Craig A. Jancaric, Lucille A. Angulo, Maria E. Keller, Kristina C. Getzendanner, Sandy Jacqueline Gonzalez, William Johnson, Melaan S. Arnieri, Betty J. Luna, Maureen J. Koutny, Elizabeth M. Julian, Denise S. Hartman, Paul W. Khou, Carol S. Christensen, William E. Miller, Tommy Leal, Araceli Kowalczyk, Candace M. Humphrey, Tiffany J. SSH SOUTH Feeley, Thomas M. Robinson, Jacqueline Nevarez, Antonia Lucas, Sherisse A. Kaczmarek, James V. SIDE H.S. Hanson, Mary A. Shere, Nicole R. Magallanes, Lucero Cushingberry, Warren P. O’Gara, Laura E. PL1 PILSEN- Henry, Dorothy Smith, Lisa L. Townson, Linda M. Morris, Valerie L. LITTLE VILLAGE Gomez, Nhora E. Javaras, Barbara K. Smith, Tanya Y. Paulinski, Juanita N. ELEMENTARY Gooden, Amy Vacco, Angela L. Colon, Angela G. Kane, Margaret M. Watts Henderson, Villa, Mary Rodriguez, Sara Kuijper, John D. Kedvesh, John A. Shirley J. Waywood, Anna J. Johnson, Philomena M. Miller, Martin FR2 FULLERTON Rentz, Kathleen M. Koffman, Gail AL2 AUSTIN- ELEMENTARY Robinson, Annette M. Korach, Albert NORTH LAWNDALE NW1 NORTH- Sanchez, Juan F. ELEMENTARY Carriere, Christine A. NORTHWEST SW1 SOUTHWEST Kreinik, Karen L. Kearns, Donald SIDE H.S. Taylor, Rozlyn SIDE H.S. Christopher, Margaret M. Fuller, Clarence Balcazar, Cesar A. Matthews, Sheresa L. Rogers, Claudette Underwood, Haley A. Eubanks, Lorraine I. Maeda, Ann T. Beavin, James H. Nijim, Majd W. Harper, Carla T. Townsel, Jennifer R. PL2 PILSEN- Malugen, William B. LITTEL VILLAGE Hease, Paul J. Parsley, Audrey L. Hildreth, Iris E. FL1 FULTON McIntosh, James E. ELEMENTARY Nguyen, Quang V. Pisano, Angela M. ELEMENTARY Albrecht, Luke Lopez, Laura Skinner, Jerry D. Stieber, Stephanie M. Ruiz, Evelyn Sands, Judith A. Balark, Lawrence Chavez, Marlene Schecter, Jeff M. Smith, Laura SW2 SOUTHWEST BP1 BURNHAM FL2 FULTON Hearrin, James A. SIDE H.S. Schmidt, George N. PARK ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY NW2 NORTH- Olazaba, Phillip J. Buckley, Jennifer L. NORWEST SIDE H.S. Demski, Alan J. Scott, Willie E. Butler-Mitchell, Bateman, Benjamin G. Maniates, Evan P. Shanley, Kirstie J. Paulette B. RR1 GH1 GARFIELD- Grauer, Brian M. RAVENSWOOD- Perry, Donna M. Starnicky, Thomas J. Cunningham, Matthew C. HUMBOLDT RIDGE ELEMENTARY Green, John ELEMENTARY Saqri, Ahmed A. Swift, Maureen C. BP2 BURNHAM Cahill, Gloria Mead, Thomas C. Askounis, Katherine G. Wagner, Natalie T. Tuite, Jacquelyn L. PARK ELEMENTARY Greco-Serwa, Sandra M. Aikens, Carlotta M. Osada, Lauren J. Cunningham, Helen C. Zehnder, John M. Ward, James F. Pechota, Amber R. Cresswell, Sheba L. Parsons, Steven T. Feeney, Charles L. WS1 WEST White, Norma J. Sturgeon, Melissa S. Reed, Alden S. Martinez, Xavier F. SIDE H.S. Wilson, Melvin Cusick, John F. Feltes, Emily A. Wendorf, Lori S. Rembert-Franzoni, Muhammad, Haneefa R. Durrah, Vickie S. Sager, Daniel H. CITY-WIDE Gharashor, Narineh GH2 GARFIELD- Mable L. Thomas, Judy A. CAREER SERVICE HUMBOLDT Venegas, Salvador Bonet, Damaris Hegwood, Catherine Ross, Mary K. Tovar, Claudia K. ELEMENTARY Ward, Rachel Bullocks, Latonya Bastek, Kirk J. OH1 O’HARE RR2 EG1 ENGLEWOOD- ELEMENTARY RAVENSWOOD- WS2 WEST Butler, Lynne M. GRESHAM Burton-West, Cheryl A. Allison, David R. RIDGE SIDE H.S. Calderon, Iris M. ELEMENTARY Dragos, Luminita ELEMENTARY Dziemiela, Brian J. Carrethers, Loreal S. Blaszczyk, Diane L. Hampton, Vernie L. Savage, Lekia D. Bivens, Sherrilyn Nowlin, Amme A. Neely, Dwight C. Bravo, Laura G. Bruno, Elda Rau, Jay P. Hearrin, Jane E. Pugh, Anthony R. LC1 LAKE CALUMET Erzrumly, Layala Jones, Jean D. ELEMENTARY Davis-Williams, Topel, Scott G. Ross, Pamela M. Anglin, Adrienne R. Graham, Wanda V. Stephanie A. Palmer, Cecelia L. Sharp, Daisy L. Bergstrom, Erika L. McGuffey, Candace L. Ebstein, Jody Robinson, Helena M. Smith, Vera I. Coleman, Angela K. Tulacz, Anthony J. Koliarakis, Diane A. Santiago, Milagros EG2 ENGLEWOOD- Garner, Darnell J. OH2 O’HARE Parks, Nettie M. Scott, Ella M. GRESHAM ELEMENTARY Willuweit, Valerie A. Shaw, Despina A. ELEMENTARY Gwin, Zipporah D. Barnhart, Kent A. Silva, Rosa G. Hassan, Zahirah Jenkins, Charlotte Batman, Curtis J. RI1 ROCK ISLAND Kizart, Camille A. Refakes, Dean A. ELEMENTARY Simmons, Ruth M. Cohen, Marlene G. Anderson, Mahir L. Sled, Donna J. Robinson, Terri A. LC2 LAKE CALUMET Graves, Kenneth R. ELEMENTARY Brogan, Karen E. Stewart, Gloria J. Stephanos, Peter Jason, Lisa L. Galvan, Cristina Wynn, Ola Craig, Sharion D. Swanson-Lagesse, Hanyzewski, Gerald Ortiz, Lorraine G. Juracka, Danielle M. Nancy A. FSS FAR SOUTH Papadogiannis, Mark- Thompson, Lucille SIDE HIGH SCHOOL ME1 MIDWAY Anthony P. RI2 ROCK ISLAND ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY Tirado, Roberto E. Dixon, Lawer Retamal, Anna M. Appiah, Kristin A. Fitzgerald, James B. Cottonaro, Deborah L. Trotter-Harris, Denise Hester, Kamau L. Reyes, Julia A. Calandriello, Joanna Vivians, Sheila Knowles-West, Taylor, Terral L. Kristine E. Molaro, Miranda M. Hardman, Brian T. Washington, Ruth Pincham, Robert E. Preciado, Diana PE1 PERSHING Oshea, Patricia A. Wright, Valarie A. ELEMENTARY Robbins, Elizabeth Richardson, Dawn S. Simmons, Cynthia F. Blair, Karen A. Vail, Dennis M. Whitfield, John S. Broderick, Kevin P. SK1 SKYWAY Carreon, Maria D. ELEMENTARY Corona, Rosa N. Dasilva, Robin K. Dunn, Joseph M. Reed, Cynthia M. Rodriguez-Badillo, Sharrieff, Aisha J. Guillermina Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 • 13 In Memoriam Chicago Teachers Union October 2011 Scholarship Awards Dorothy Petak 25th Howe Awarded to the daughters and sons November 2011 of CTU members Ruth E. Simmons 3rd Lawndale Emma B. Gibson 10th West Pullman In Honor of Amelia V. Garcia 17th Orozco Jacqueline B. Vaughn Mary J. Herrick Lucille Glickman 22nd Monroe Carol N. Hyman 24th Franklin John M. Fewkes Ernestine Cain Brown Lura M. Aurelius 27th Bennett Jonathan G. Kotsakis David M. Peterson Yvonne G. Fowler 27th Tilden HS Rena Panter 27th Bell Robert M. Healey John E. Desmond Ann Russell 28th Central Office Charles E. Usher William “Bill” Buchanan Walter C. Vinson 29th Curtis Benita L. Freeman 30th Woodson South Glendis Hambrick Awards The Chicago Teachers Union shall present regular, vocational and special December 2011 education awards each in the amount of $1,000. Students will receive Virginia G. Tait 1st JN Thorp $500 each semester and will need to provide proof of enrollment. Kathryn Kruger 2nd Onahan Robert H. Stone 2nd Whistler Eligibility Edwin T. Enright 3rd Harper HS The awards are entirely unrestricted as to race, religion, political Peggy S. Leibik 3rd Sullivan HS Arthur W. Short 4th Clark affiliation, or choice of accredited college, university, business, Bertha F. Ward 4th Crane HS trade, or vocational school. The applicant must be a son or daughter George J. Dayiantis 5th Lane Tech HS of a currently employed, active member in good standing of the Barbara A. Werner 5th Grant Marilyn Franklin 6th Smyth Chicago Teachers Union, or a son or daughter of a deceased member Lillian Nunziato 6th Spaulding HS who was in good standing with the Chicago Teachers Union at the Erving P. Scorza 6th Austin HS time of death, and a high school senior who will graduate this year Dorothy Marie Carroll 7th Curie HS before August 31, 2011. Students applying for a special education Edward James Robinson 7th De La Cruz Martha H. Less 8th Peck scholarship must be presently enrolled in a special education school, Fred Babbin 9th Von Steuben HS class or program for students designated as EM H, TM H, blind, deaf, Patricia A. Brown 9th Earle emotionally disturbed, speech impaired, or physically handicapped. Bernadette M. Gilbert 9th Kozminski Shirley A. Ruffner 9th Grissom How to apply Dorothy E. Stewart 9th Gillespie Doris A. Young 9th Drake Visit CTUnet.com/Scholarships Roslyn Lawrence 11th Haugan Gabriel Bernal 14th Lloyd INCOMPLETE INFORMATION WILL BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION Hannah C. Lewis 15th Seward The application must be postmarked or delivered to the CTU office Patrick C. Dunne 16th Mather HS before 5:00 p.m., May 4, 2012. Merline K. Fitch 17th Southside Occupational The completed forms should be mailed to: Dorothy P. Stevens 17th Whistler Dorothy K. Benshop 18th Scott Scholarship Committee Ollye Worthington 19th Farren Chicago Teachers Union Arthur L. Paternek 23rd Clemente HS 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 400 Christophine A. Marshall 25th Hamline Chicago Illinois 60654-1016. Editor’s Note: Lists of deceased members of the Chicago All winners will be notified by letter of the committee’s decision by Teachers Union are provided to the Chicago Union Teacher by the office of the Chicago Teachers Pension May 20, 2011. A list of the winners will be published in the chicago Fund and are printed as received. If you notice an error union teacher. The material received by the committee will become or omission, please contact the editor at 312-329-6252 so the property of the committee and will not be returned. a correction may be made in a subsequent edition. 14 • Chicago Union Teacher • February 2012 The Allan Wardell TEACHERS Inspiration UNION Award 2012 Given by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Young and Transgender Rights Committee of the Chicago Teachers Union Artists Allan Wardell was a Chicago teacher, CTU brother and gay Awards activist whom the award memorializes. Nominations are open to any CTU member, regardless of sexual orientation, Submit entries between Monday, April 9 who has helped foster a safe and healthy learning and Friday, April 20, 2012 environment for all students through the positive teaching No artwork will be accepted before or after these dates. of tolerance. The person receiving this award is one who If you have questions contact Linda Newsome at has demonstrated commitment and courage in the pursuit 312.329.6225 or [email protected] of equality for all students and staff. Complete both forms below. For entry requirements visit: By April 30, 2012 please complete the nomination form available for download or online completion CTUNET.COM/artists at: CTU Young Artists 2012 Entry Form Please print or type and affix to the back of the artwork. ctunet.com/inspiration student name grade age medium art or classroom teacher teacher EmaIL TEACHER PHONE school ZIP school ADDRESS ctu delegate PRINCIPAL Entrant grants ctu the right to reproduce winning artwork. Entries must be submitted to ctu offices between www.lewisu.edu 9:00AM Monday April 9, 2012 and 5:00PM Friday April 20, 2012 discounted tuition at our Chicago Campus CTU Young Artists 2012 Entry Form Please enclose this entry in an envelope to accompany the artwork. Chicago Location The College of Education student name De La Salle Institute is pleased to announce 3434 S. Michigan Ave. grade age medium Chicago, IL 60616 Discounted Tuition for Education Programs at our CHICAGO Campus art or classroom teacher teacher EmaIL New cohort programs beginning Spring 2012: • English as a Second Language Endorsement TEACHER PHONE with Bilingual option - $250/credit school ZIP • Type 75 certification or M.Ed. In Educational Leadership - $390/credit school ADDRESS

(Parking is free. The Please contact us: ctu delegate campus is also accessible Office of Graduate and Adult Admission by public transportation.) (815) 836-5610 • [email protected] PRINCIPAL Entrant grants ctu the right to reproduce winning artwork. Entries must be submitted to ctu offices between 9:00AM Monday April 9, 2012 and 5:00PM Friday April 20, 2012 YOUR KNOWLEDGE CAN SERVE OTHERS.

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