Local School Council members are elected every two years by parents, community members, and school staff. Members serve two-year terms, with the exception of student representatives, who serve one-year terms. Interested candidates must complete several application forms.
2022 Traditional Local School Council Nomination Materials
2022 Appointed Local School Council / Board of Governors Nomination Materials
New for the SY22 Election: Elementary students may run for a seat in Traditional LSCs. Students in sixth grade and up may now run!
LSC Responsibilities
- Monitoring the school improvement plan—also known as their school’s CIWP.
- Monitoring the school’s budget and expenditures.
- Evaluating their school’s principal annually, as well as selecting a new contract principal for their school or renewing the contract of their current principal.
Each LSCs sets their own regular meeting schedules, which can be obtained directly from the school.
How to Apply
If you are a parent, community member, student, or teacher looking to get more involved with your school, we encourage you to consider running in your school’s LSC election.
The application window for the 2022 LSC elections opened on January 3, 2022. To apply, candidates must download and fill out the application forms below and return them with two forms of identification to the school for which they intend to run as a candidate by Friday, March 4, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
- Parents and community members have the option to file a Form 4-22 Candidate Statement.
- School staff candidates must file a Form 5-22 School Staff Candidate Information Form.
- High school student candidates must file a Form 6-22 Student Candidate Information Form.
Paid Opportunity: Apply to be an LSC election judge and make $250/day
Need support with your LSC application?
Raise Your Hand Illinois is hosting two workshops to individuals who are interested in running for an LSC seat at their local CPS school. Below are the upcoming workshops and more events are listed at: https://www.ilraiseyourhand.org/events
LSC 201: Candidate Workshop
February 17, 6-7pm via zoom, to register visit: bit.ly/LSC201RYH2
Candidate Support workshop providing resources and tools to support candidates for the 2022 LSC elections. Discussion areas include preparation for candidate forums, tips for engaging your school community and more. Open to all CPS parents, caregivers, community and staff.
Summit (english&spanish):
Join us for a day of workshops to learn about the LSC Election, how to be a better LSC member, and different education justice issues. Simultaneous Interpretation available for most workshops.
Únase a nosotros para un día de talleres para aprender sobre la elección de LSC, cómo ser un mejor miembro de LSC y diferentes temas de justicia educativa. Interpretación simultánea disponible para la mayoría de los talleres.
