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Your decision to serve is a vital step toward shaping the future of your school and community. As an LSC member, you play a crucial role in driving student success and strengthening our schools.  \nWe are pleased to provide this updated LSC Reference Guide to support you in this important work. This guide is designed to equip you with the information, resources, and tools necessary to navigate your role effectively. In this latest updated version of the guide, we have included several one-page summaries of various areas of your work. We hope you find the one-page summaries helpful. Additionally, the guide incorporates all of the changes related to Continuous Improvement Work Plans (CIWP), Principal Evaluation, the new CPS School Budget Framework, new Model LSC bylaws, made clear LSC Student Rights & Responsibilities, amended LSC legislation, and updates to the Open Meetings Act that occurred over the last few years. We encourage you to use the entire guide regularly to inform your decisions and practice as an LSC member.  \nThe Office of Local School Council Relations is here to partner with you at every step of your journey. Our team is dedicated to providing the support, training, and guidance you need to make a meaningful impact. As experts in Local School Council matters, we encourage you to reach out to us for any assistance.  \nTogether, let's continue making a difference! Warm regards,  \nKishasha Williams-Ford, MPA, M.Ed., LLM, JD Director, Office of Local School Council Relations Chicago Public Schools  \nLOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL RESOURCE GUIDE  \nPart One: LSC Roles and Responsibilities  \nIntroduction  \nLocal School Councils are authorized by the state legislature to “achieve these priority goals, the general assembly intends to make the individual local school the essential unit for educational governance and improvement and to establish a process for placing the primary responsibility for school governance and improvement in furtherance of such goals in the hands of parents, community residents, teachers, and the school principal at the school level.”  \nPer Illinois School Code: 105 ILCS 5/34-1 .01. B.  \nLOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP  \nLocal School Councils comprise parents, community, staff, and student representatives. Parents and community residents elect parents and community representatives.  \nSchool staff members are appointed to serve on councils by the Board of Education (“Board”) after a non-binding staff advisory poll (election) . In addition, schools that serve grades seven through twelve have one to three student representative(s) that the Board appoints after a student election. The Board appoints LSC members for alternative program schools, and those councils may have a different membership composition. 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