Let’s FACE It Together

Let’s FACE It Together

The Office of Family and Community Engagement at Chicago Public Schools works to build and strengthen relationships with our parents and community partners to deepen engagement across the district. Spread across the city, our FACE team works hands-on with our district’s communities, hearing stories of our families and their schools. These diverse perspectives weave together to create a rich tapestry of Chicago families’ shared experiences. The Let’s FACE it Together podcast elevates these stories and uplifts the voices that CPS serves.

Episodes

February 28, 2025 23 mins
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#LSC #BuildingCommunity Listen for a conversation between OLSCR Asst. Director Myra Winding and Carroll-Rosenwald Elementary School Principal Juwana Wells about Principal Wells's creative strategies for building community, filling LSC vacancies, and leading between two campuses. 

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#TitleI #PAC #PBG This episode features Chicago Public Schools Title I Manager Chron Cross in conversation with Parent Board of Governors (PBG) Chair Jacoby Warren. They discuss Warren's long commitment to being involved in her children's education and the work she did last school year to ensure her school's Parent Advisory Council (PAC) spent over 99% of their Title I funds. 

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#CAC #CommunityPartners Community Action Council (CAC) Specialist for Chicago Public Schools Carl Hurdlik hosts North Lawndale CAC Co-Chairs Dr. Betty Green and Dr. Leonard Moore discussing the new STEAM partnership between three North Lawndale neighborhood schools and their persistence in seeing the project realized. 
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#TitleI #PBG #PAC CPS Title I Manager Chron Cross interviews the Title I Parent Board of Governors Secretary Venezia Gonzalez-Sarmiento. They discuss Venezia's involvement in her daughter's education, her CPS experience as a parent, and her time serving on the PBG.  
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#CommunityEngagement Chicago Public Schools' Kyrah Davis disccuses the Black Student Success Plan process with Title I Parent Board of Governors co-chair Monica Jones. 

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#SafeHaven #CommunityPartners Jessica Quigley, Site Director at New Life Centers Humboldt Park, joins CPS Faith Based Initiatives Community Coordinator, Cameron Barnes to discuss the partnership that is the Safe Haven program, bringing out-of-school enrichment to Chicago's kids. 

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#CommunityEngagement Norma Seledon leads a conversation with two CPS fathers, Maurice Miles and Felipe Perez, about male parent engagement in education.

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#LSC #CommunityEngagement Discussing student leadership and how students can interact with their schools' LSC. Discussions led by Myra Winding, Office of Local School Council Relations Assistant Director. 

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#LSC This month’s episode features a discussion between Tubman Elementary LSC Chair Ileana Inserni and LSC Relations Assistant Director Myra Winding about the upcoming LSC elections and the process of running for a seat.

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#CommunityEngagement CPS FACE Senior Communications Specialist Kyrah Davis discusses supporting newcomer students and families with Perez Elementary's Principal Dr. Jessica Johnson.  

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#ParentUniversity #CommunityEngagement FACE staff member Sarahi Garcia sits down with CPS parent Herlinda Gamez to discuss her Parent University experiences and parent involvement. 

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September 18, 2023 58 secs

The Office of Family and Community Engagement at Chicago Public Schools is launching a new podcast to elevate our parents and community partners. Episodes begin October 6th, 2023. Thanks for subscribing! 

 

Be sure to follow us @cps__face on X/Twitter and Instagram and @cpsparentu on Facebook! 

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