McPherson LSC Candidate Forum McPherson LSC Candidate Forum. McPherson LSC Candidate Forum. Show Transcript spell stoop I just turned on the recording all right so welcome to the candidate for the 2024 McPherson Elementary candidate forum we're doing the ballot position lottery number one was Mister Daniel Stewart number two Miss Lee I'll check the next is Margarita Reyna mrs. Lucia Sanchez and then it is Carol that it is Miss America man it is Anna Flaherty me glass help now next up is Mister Michael Seewald stool and then is Christina Rivera and then Hannah Keller last but certainly not least mr. James the mega Bodega now for the Futures your second on the ballot in this Rivera Michael Valentino missed a bottle pretty exciting and this Vanessa street view of the shofar yep a student is also only one okay teacher here here Danielle Interstellar love your parents first okay stop first up mister Daniel Stewart already seems we are going to be translating pause the timer when I am going to translate so your timing is when I start the timer dolls for you to translate Montgomery Bus Boycott all right Yes dear McPherson Community I am Daniel Stewart and it is with immense gratitude that I express my Kansas to Kansas City representative position on the McPherson LLC me nombre es Danielle Stewart over the last two years serving in this role I've had the honour of building a sense of community among parents and I am eager to continue being your dedicated ear and voice for any concerns you may have how to be in a position to spend over 15 years during which I have actively supported the elementary education of our two eldest son me and start my Yaris curly a proud parent of a first grade student has the opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our school is a responsibility I hold dear La Casa del crecimiento Dentistry SA and I am fueled by my long-standing loyalty and appreciation for educational community local not support ins professionally I bring over 10 years of experience as a bilingual real estate broker and investor Enterprise experience real estate my interpersonal and negotiation skills have been cultivated over the years means and I am confident that they will enable me to interact communicate and collaborate effectively for the benefit of our school if re-elected I pledged to continue working collaborative collaboratively with our dedicated teachers the staff and administrators on behalf of parents and students together we will persist and making McPhee cuantos Vamos a caminar en has a diverse inclusive and vibrant neighborhood School animals that McPherson on Escuela in Korean Elsa baby blanket transparency and accountability are the 44 are at the Forefront of my commitment La Casa scale mascara, and I assure you that I will actively communication with LLC and among all McPherson stakeholders Cornell concert thank you for your ongoing support I am eager to continue this journey with you make McPherson a place where every parent student deals valued heard and part of a thriving education community Ellis Park Police The Landing instead instead of Corrido de Abelardo escuchado he parted, thank you very much guys appreciate it number two all right everyone and thank you for coming this evening or listening online Buenas Tardes thank you for being there for me my name is Lisa Meyers and I'm running for a second term as a parent representative on the McPherson local school council dentro Del consejo local hair color I have a second grade our GP student and a fourth grade Jenna student here our family has been at McPherson for five years and prior to being on the LLC I was involved by volunteering with friends at McPherson and in my children's classrooms I continue to do those things as well Clarcona, I'm currently serving the vice-chair on the LLC and I would be honored to serve a second term if elected this year over the past two years include helping to drive the principal selection process analyzing your survey responses cuz I'm saying those to the LLC and creating documents to share our progress with the community Annalise Angeles I've been coordinating and troubleshooting Zoom issues during our meeting last year CPS had switched our safe passage vendor and therefore the employees assigned to McPherson Cambio they didn't take into account that our safe passage workers wear should an adult members of our school Community back to McPherson given the opportunity I contacted CPS Safety and Security rotate their connection this passage workers were able to return a good idea I said in 2022 and continued to stand by my belief that part of what makes our school so special is the a range of community groups and individuals working together the backgrounds my job on the LLC is to help ensure that our resources are managed in such a way Star Beacon on taking those records and so are you at think I got to get thank you for your consideration you don't need I just meet you there and I would have done it myself in Spanish. Sabrina as a Latina bilingual and first-generation daughter of an immigrant parents from Colombia I am committed to continuing to build a strong sense of community here at McPherson School me number is a margarita text Athena building where he La Primera cancion de Padres immigrant a Macpherson students including twins in kindergarten and a 5th Grader can you know things in Kinder since my children started attending McPherson including reading in the classroom and Pre-K making crafts presenting covid data at the b a c meeting to increase awareness of covid vaccine and Shep running on field trips and presenting training to fifth graders and data capacity to their in their IB pyp exhibition project this year. and how about the glasses if and when I do neon Del BAC conciencia at Ameristar presentando Israel you're not going to El proyecto X division cyp outside of the classroom I volunteered With Friends of McPherson at events connected with Terrance and b a c and LSD as well as connecting with teachers and staff with relevant neighborhood and study resources what exit on the classes at Stark reminder of hello Como voluntario friends of McPherson everything into the friends of a sun tan bien conectando Compadres get a b a c Italian, connacht and account availity.com Brenda record I serve as a chair of p a c on this year and we have decided to bridge p a c and b a c and have already had three joint meetings where parents are engaged around through art and culture and promoting open-minded this bullying prevention and restorative justice Amazon Stylo lost camellias Pollo al horno con Article 2 so we've brought the the Chicago Library the Parker sick and most recently featured the office of diverse Learners to to better support our our parents and their children are Aston Memento chemistry Eunice La Liberty Chicago Chicago Chicago Park District champion in with a mouse a personal oficina. I served on the lse at Bateman when my daughter was in second and third grade. covet a job at 64 email address for the Chicago Department of Public Health past 25 years my commitment to undoing systemic racism working collaboratively with City departments call Mona a. experiencia Banda versus Mall Samantha bazan do different collaborative but most importantly working with families to better understand the issues facing the most conectando call organization is Laguna De perro Mas importante para Honda Chicago Public School thank you thank you oh you're going to say it in Spanish translate my name is Lucia Sanchez and I would like to thank everyone for being here I know we all get cold and very different directions on a daily basis so I really appreciate it Ser parte la comay and during this time I have been through three administrations which already graduated from here they did Pre-K to 8th grade I currently have three first grade Pre-K and fourth grade and a baby who has yet to be in her educational Journey Focus RS play Happy by Pharrell I have a degree in early childhood education and an associate degree in law is Ambien 10 mg too low technique oh and I'm currently employed at a personal injury Law Firm at the intake coordinator and special project manager Matt Delgado a trabajar Como La Cadena. If given the opportunity to be part of the pack I've also voice for those who need a voice I believe 1 questions deserve an answer and everybody's concern should be addressed throughout almost 20 year history with McPherson I have always been involved in one way or another I have never been this involved and I would be honored if you had the opportunity to do what I do best which is advocating for not just one student at all so don't they Mickey Mouse Bank Daniels now a sports bar Carol anything going on in English hi my name is better than I was when I came to the United States when I was 19 years old I went to Columbia College for bachelor degrees in arts with emphasis in fashion I didn't go to mentary school here this is my first experience with the public with the American public school system like many of the students and the person I had to start in a year begin to the English-speaking classroom to continue my college degree I have two children who attend and one in pre-k treat my children are calling all my first grader read write and speak Spanish myself I know that vanish of his speaking multiple languages and the diversity of our school is one of the reasons I check my I choose my person for March cool running I will enjoy my time as a prisoner of the back the bilingual parents Association for both of my children classroom now have any part of my person for the community in the community for a year-and-a-half I am running to be a member of the LLC but of what I have done with back and what I wanted to be in back is because I wanted to give the power to bilingual parents who have the information and make it accessible for them which is what we have tried with Pat getting together to make all of these topics that we see that are not easy for them to find and to bring and really make it into something that they can ask this as a mom of two mixed-race children I believe I can bring a perspective to the LLC LLC that represents the diversity we have a lot person I would like to be given the opportunity to be the boy the parents from different backgrounds is my opinion that whoever is elected to take the responsibility of giving all the students opportunities very serious are we in Spanish body lice in Bogota Temple Academy call muchos Minnesota to be a stoic a America's Got Talent the SS Thinknoodles Nyan Cat musical a Christian Silva Diaz Camaros near me perspective definition indirect control Taurus horoscope Miss America Miss Viola the speech in English as a mother of a kindergarten student and two daughters who graduate from Mcpherson and are currently in 10 and 12 gray wants to ban High School and as an active volunteer with bravery and dedication within the MacPherson Community where I have served as a volunteer for the past 12 years in various functions and curricular activities such as volunteer at lunch recess in classrooms student volunteer at student of the month lunch volunteer in common traits cooking classes a teacher appreciation week with my with friends of McPherson she also has been shopping around for field trips he also has been volunteer with special school projects and events Girls on the Run and she also have help with fundraising for the eighth grade trip custom photo photos with Santa photos with Santa Maria movie night I have been part of the lingual advisory committee for the past 6 years and I am currently a part of firing upon representative on the committee together with the 2021, we held there. Hyundai of the child celebration for the first time where all the children from pre-k to 5th grade show their dance the show there a dance of steps instruction of somebody on the students from 6 to 8 and Joey different outdoor activities we create a altarr or offering to come to commemorate the Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead threw a chair through editions customs and culture with the community America America in kindergarten student High School Activa Connecticut going to be lots of other places in the Maestro's table on Terraria friend of my Pearson, there's a certain building Clement a representative and a committed a continent. Alta aprender Paramore on Dia de Muertos de la noche en literatura chameleon Mathematica the latency spanner going to end, Nevada desert. Milius uh-oh compromiso de palabras de Pasion De La Familia spiders in McPherson Kansas, Yellow person or people that Maestro's comprometido the development opportunities in Newnan inclusivo and kinetics temperature which of the apartments here I am however okay and I am running for everybody for being here turning in I have a 7 year old daughter she is an RDC program and we are near the McPherson but I'm not new to CPS weather for tomorrow I was a former Middle School teacher for the past 23 years and I've never moved on to higher education at North Park University and I have a masters in curriculum and instruction your own master and curriculum and instruction I just Wing It kind of in the middle of that decision and putting my heart and soul into my student my family's ends everything I did it just seems right now to give back to my daughter's school in the school community that we are apart of very passionate about education I was on the LS3 at my school for six years so I'm lawyer with the process of what it takes and what the lse's rule is in a school and I know the impact that it has not only on the students but also on the teachers as well I have a great deal of experience working in curriculum development I used to bring issues to my principal I have part of the PLC and we would come up with resolutions together I'm curricula and instruction and budgetary matters sew-in frontal Lawrence Kansas to McPherson and make my my background experience valuable and put it into this wonderful school that we've been fortunate to be a part of the democratic principles to advocate for students and put their voices at the Forefront I want to bridge The Homeschool communication I want to help make sure these lse meetings are in full attendance and just give back in any way I can. get a tribal telecommunication Escuela Escuela Casa de Kemal incentive thank you so much open my garage door thank you mister Edgar you are a huge bright star in all of it that you can do that if you need to drink I use the speech so I might just want to get good to see everybody thanks for for everybody for coming I'm Nate Morrissey I am the father of a got to fourth graders and a first grader we live right here in the community have been part of the LLC since 2020 our first term ended up getting kind of delayed because of covid and La Cienega. Industrial Bank get originally ran for the lse because I want to get the darn Field built and I'm happy that that finally is done playground in what we what we've built here and what we have here I think is really unique within within CPS we're really different than other school here with all the programs that we have and also the community that we have and I think that we should be judged you know not by highest but by how we can bring those who had the least along with us and making sure that those kids get every opportunity that everyone else is afforded cancio, bien in one of the most important things I think I bring to the LLC is an understanding of the rules and in the requirements of the LLC I've been fortunate to be the chairperson for the last 3 years it's important to me that we maintain what we have here and that we continue to ensure Equity across the various groups and ensure that the groups are working together are all rowing in the same direction next session I want to continue to ensure we're following the policies and procedures to ensure that we are allocating resources efficiently across filleti's staff in the the different events and things that we're doing for the students Geo and that's why I'm doing this that's it thank you now we are going to start with teacher or no we are going to the community so we are going to scar Michael I've ruined my name is Michael Sewell and I'm a candidate for Community representative for the local school I've lived in the neighborhood for about 6 years with my wife Ray and for the past year I've been a stay-at-home dad with my two future McPherson Badgers my daughter Charlotte who is on the three in my son Sam who is almost 1:00 so are we in I know it looks good. I've got a vested interest in the Quan give me a synopsis for when my own children come here but because I know that a high-quality diverse well-funded public schools out of those are the backbone of a strong Community to seahorse Singapore vacancy in December and I quickly familiar familiarize myself with the important work that the council does from the school budget the continued improvement work plan and principal evaluation and he'll know I'm available in December but you never know I can take care of you list alarms Winchester I volunteered as well as sir has the LSD as a secretary in that capacity of just begun a project to overhaul our record keeping and our public records access and I'll handle it for my second Arizona starboard radio station yeah, secretary yes if I come over coming down, break apart Google Drive Del contact qualified to do so from 3 to Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce where I managed a $450 our annual budget and mid strong connections with our business community so I stole my number and don't dance I got to go to approach moment a little later served as the Concentra Services director for Alderman Matt Martin in the 47th Ward and I'm also a volunteer leader with Montrose Metro Community Gardens down the street on Ravenswood and currently the vice president of the Ravenswood neighborhood association are there man-made Martin catalog darling Barn Ravenswood neighborhood association I'm a neighborhood of our school and most importantly our children and I hope you'll put the trust in me that the colonel is he did a point in me and I don't vote to give me a chance to continue efforts into the next turn on the Oculus, Canada thank you now is the time for 3:16 a.m. a healthy mind Christina Rivera and I'm a first-term community rep I'm also the Floyd on me officer on the McPherson LLC and I'm running for a second term as a 10% I am the daughter of immigrants and refugees I'm born and raised in this community my parents fell in love at Sun high school until I was raised right here in pennswood on my watch this community change a lot so I watch the addition of McPherson I'm still a regular at the dock E I learn to swim at Chase Park right so I've also participated actively is with my community when they try to change the building formerly known as Sears to a Binny's across the street. I don't like you Akron General he fell asleep so in addition to being rude in this community I'm passionate and rooted in principles of equity when I first ran our the end of the champion for language Justice and I have done just that question for a translation interpretation services in our public meetings and our LLC meetings but also across all of Nick's Pearson right since McPherson has an ivy School I want to make sure that McPherson's diversity is top of mine and uplifted celebrated Jericho Mall building with muscle $40 idiomatic English in espanol organizing for poles for community and staff ultimately results in the higher principal also I'm also volunteer crossing guard on Lawrence in Winchester and working on advocating for a crossing guard on that corner tacos I'm asking for the majority of my career I've worked as a can labor organizer pushing for aggressive policies such as raising the minimum wage on cuz I understand that the conditions of our neighborhood affect the conditions of our schools also currently the director for the Chicago home Campaign which is to expand affordable housing Citywide all right here in this neighborhood we've lost 12% of our Apartments alley route does a Galaxy Core Prime to an alarm ciencia in the community to have school events and support our students covid-19 now it's just wonderful is hunter killer here no she's not answering okay so we are going to come see me again with James is James janiga here 50s 1950s icon. Okay I'm going to read James Janelle got a man McPherson has demonstrated flexibility and creativity front establish establishment Brothers International Baccalaureate program to engaging students in creative writing and theater during the pandemic the schools are as a Corners Cornerstone for our community and is a bit sad for its future will be however there is a significant amount of our is a significant amount our school must do to nurture the next generation of Scholars leaders and neighbors additionally there is a tank to stantial needs for support from communities and their members as a resident of the neighborhood and a strategy an innovation consultant I assist organizations in adapting to new circumstances I am eager to channel this energy into supporting our community or Hillary in areas that hold great info I am eager to see the school be a place that opens the door to a positive future for all our communities children if elected to the local school council I plan to collaborate with fellow council members and this to capitalize on McPherson's reverse financial situation my goal is to create opportunities that enhance understanding for all the students with a special focus on assistant lower income and minority families in helping their children reach their full potential Transportation has previously pulse Challenge and can't create Equity issues for some phonics opportunities for a are evident in The Matrix test scores are rebounding post covered but still trailed behind historical scores call Islip Translate let's go to McPherson Alamo Street Interval International Icon Theater on Telephone Damien that's great. I'm going to get there or she can take us to the nearest casinos how do you spell I meant that I'm being so nice to see that you got a Pollo Loco taco economia de la comunidad are you on the loss circumstances supposed to be commenting ideas diamond carat Escuela para que es things to do when it's past your birthday I don't want photo positivos para los Ninos de la comunidad escolar call Dorothy vacante Los miembros but are you there Bell Appliance in there at estudiantes En La Mente and part owner of Amelia just went by the one I mean are you understand for me yes but I get those I still hang out with complete source of Ethics Anthony armentis a transport a so yes I did I forgot to say why all these girls looking for or when we're going to move to the teacher we are going to starve meet there about Tina everybody my name is Michael Valentino on my recent hire at McPherson I think I'm in my 10th week Valentina e l s did the weights going to drop it. as a member of your LLC has to work properly with the other LLC members to help develop the best positive the best possible Learning Community to cooperate productivity teamwork in order to be successful in reaching all of our goals Ambrose Del consejo para Aguilar I've been in the field of Education Nation since 1989 and my endorsements are in special education english-as-a-second-language secondary education physical education which is where I got my start and health Nadia NFL draft location El Patron physica-a salut including Skokie Evanston school district and the Mannheim school district and for the past 12 years I've been with CPS and hello Andy Fernandez exitos Evanston School District District yeah it's District 83 school district for the past okay. I have bending metal Middle School cluster program teacher with Chicago Public Schools system for the past several years has think Lucy on the Middle School butter lock on Chicago public schools for body of sinus passion for fostering a positive learning environment and I am a proponent of social emotional learning Taco Bell I previously served on the LLC at Little Village Academy elementary school and I was the organizer for the professional Learning Community Committee for teachers there as well. going in Little Village Academy and I put them through this experience I learned the importance of collaboration networking and maintaining positive professional working relationships connect red montaner Bellacino's positivity professionals bring this home cuz that's a member of the James B McPherson IB World School local school council I promise that I will maintain A+ professional and collaborative working relationship with Administration students staff parents and partners to act as an advocate for everyone in our school community in the in the community at large and I thank you your consideration, me and my brother Les cuela James be McPherson IV game on Pandora equalizer at Eva you come across a caravan con Escuela alarm clock yeah but I would like thank you everyone now Moscato hello hey how are you fine how are you a speech from home are you ready Edgar Facebook now can you hear me now can you hear me Edgar okay good evening McPherson families and staff my name is Sandra Cottle I am currently the case manager at McPherson and I have a caseload of / 230 in switches one third of the student population there I've been blessed to get to know all of the families that I serve previous let me Translate squalor yes I've been fortunate in my career to have been a special education general education and he's manager as well as a assistant principal and principle Kokomo assistant principal yes yes and a principal yes I have been blessed with the gift of knowledge and the ability to make connections with families students teachers and administrators McPherson is a very special it has all the programs that I've had experience with and it has made so many positive improvements over the last two years and that we are on a trajectory to be the greatest school in Chicago the McPherson movie if it's really only got $4 program my 32 years was Chicago public schools ever has there been a time where we are on the precipice of creating the model school in Chicago and I believe that McPherson is that school and my commitment is to make sure that all of the teachers McPherson have exactly what they need to make every student successful and you repair in my 32 years with Chicago Public Schools McPherson is on a precipice of becoming the best school in the city of Chicago with a diverse programming masturbated I am running for LLC because I want to make sure that every teacher and every program as a voice and every student and every program is successful do alligators help our 10th consecutive I thank you for your vote and I appreciate your time thank you. I'm Darren baronia I am the music teacher here at McPherson but most people just call me this week but I'll be back on in May I am uniquely qualified for the position because not only do I teach every single student in the school except for currently Safe program so that means I Steve and interact with every teacher in this building and have every Sica come through my classroom. dogmatika implants on top of that I have lived in the neighborhood around the corner actually for the past 8 years and I'm trying to buy in the neighborhood but it is very expensive and we all know what our salaries are like which means that my son my love would also be a part of this community environment for it not only your kids but my lot of the staff my friends so I just wanted you to write hello everyone and thank you for joining us today my name is Vanessa Pacheco and I'm running to be a teacher represent Fort McPherson LLC I have had the privilege of close with students families and colleagues to address any challenges and opportunities facing our school community that's something you work on you okay so sorry I have witnessed firsthand the power of collective action and driving positive change in promoting Student Success I continue to keep the commitment to fostering collaboration promote Student Success and advocate for the needs of all at McPherson are part of the McPherson Community I'm currently serving on the LLC as a teacher ever set up and this past turn on the LLC has taught me a lot about improving staff trust I ain't explore the different opportunities to create a better communication system so teacher voices can be heard and considered it are considered in the decision-making processes I was trying to encourage teachers to speak up and have him put in the betterment and girls of miss your son I would like to keep staff better and for with what is communicated on the lse and provide information that can be useful for our staff if it like that I look forward to create a positive and supportive teaching environment for all staff so at the school we can come together with all to create a safe and learning environment for all of the students here at McPherson Spanish representante de maestros in Atlanta season McPherson and kindergarten it's a little nervous when I take a deep breath and roses. inferences if you have to stay with the Primera Mano there's a Galaxy on Collective a name for such a positive collaboration and exitos de los estudiantes inner fender liner and a lot of Siesta Altima the sentence that is Coachella SMS proceso De Tomaso Mangusta Diamante en El Paso. overlooking the company coronavirus in that line for my hyper spoiler they are going to be until the present we only have 21 good evening everyone thank you for joining us tonight my name is Cecilia Sosa and I'm honored to announce my candidacy for turn on teacher representative position on our local school council member of the Hispanic community and a passionate advocate for diverse Learners I understand the profound importance of representation and inclusivity with an old local school council fasika second-term stems from a deep commitment to ensuring that every voice is heard and valued in shaping the educational experiences of our children having been a student at the school witness the educational journey of my three children within this Hall and dedicated the past 12 years of my professional life as a paraprofessional I've gained a profound understanding of the challenges and opportunities that shape our school community my personal connection to the school runs deep feeling my unwavering commitment to its through active participation in the local school council I aspire to Foster an environment where all students feel empowered to embrace their identity where their cultural backgrounds are not not only acknowledge but integrated into the fabric of our education throughout my tenure as both a parent and a staff member I have witnessed firsthand the transformative impact that affect leadership and Community engagement can have on our students now as I seek re-election to the local school council I bring with me only my experiences and insights but also a Relentless dedication to ensuring that every child receives the support and resources they need to thrive furthermore as we Champion diversity we must prioritize the needs of diverse Learners ensuring that every regardless of their background or abilities has equal access to Quality education through my continued involvement in the local in the school council I am dedicated to advocating for policies and initiatives that promote inclusivity support diverse learning styles and address the unique challenges faced by students from diverse backgrounds seeking a second term provides an opportunity to build on the progress we've made as a further Advance the cost of equity and inclusion within our school thank you buenas noches gracias por unas en otros nombres Cecilia Sosa yes or no 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