July 23, 2014

The Chicago Board of Education

125 S. Clark Street
Chicago, !
"E# $or the %u&lic "ecord# Te'ti(ony &y )ianne )aleiden, *e't
+nder'on,ille -eigh&or' Together, .//o'ed to %ro/o'ed
E0/an'ion of +1S2%a''age' Charter
34y na(e i' )ianne )aleiden and re/re'ent *.+.-.T, *e't +nder'on,ille
-eigh&or' Together 5here %a''age', an ele(entary charter 'chool, 5ant' to
e0/and. *e are 6r(ly o//o'ed. %a''age' ha'n7t &een a good neigh&or 8
continuou' tra9c /ro&le(', lying a&out holding co((unity (eeting' ne,er
held 22 and la't year, 5hen they tried to add a high 'chool, they didn7t co(e
to the co((unity. They ca(e to you. .ur co((unity &anded together,
/re''ured our elected o9cial' and &locked that high 'chool. -o5 they 5ant
to add 50 (ore 'tudent':
+(erican ;uality School' 22 a for2/ro6t cor/orate (anage(ent co(/any 22
run' %a''age'. t' CE., 4ichael Bakali', clai(' they are lo'ing (oney
&ecau'e they aren7t getting funding for 22 'tudent'. *hy: Becau'e 4r.
Bakali' %<"%.SE$<!!= and >-.*-?!= e0ceeded their enroll(ent ca/ of
410 'tudent' &y 22 'tudent'. That7' right 8 their 4+@4<4 5a' 410 &ut they
enrolled 432. +nd no5 they 5ant 4A0 'tudent' 5hich 5ill co't u' an
additional B250,000: They &roke their contract 5ith you. =ou 'houldn7t gi,e
the( (ore (oney. =ou 'hould 'la/ the( 5ith a hefty 6ne for &reaking their
contract.
But there7' a &igger Cue'tion today 8 5ill thi' Board fund /ri,ate charter
'chool' at the e0/en'e of .<" -E?1B."1..) %<B!C SC1..!S again:
!ook 5hat7' ha//ening in (y 5ard, the 40
th
8 our neigh&orhood 'chool' lo't
2.5 (illion. +(und'en 8 1.5. Cha//ell 22 BD4,000. Tru(&ull 8 clo'ed, a
'chool co((unity ri//ed a/art &ecau'e of it' real e'tate ,alue.
4y neigh&or' and truly care a&out our city, our 'chool', our 5ard &ut 5e
are ignored. =ou7re not accounta&le to u' and that ha' to change. *e need
an elected re/re'entati,e 'chool &oard and, a' a candidate for +lder(an of
the 40
th
*ard, that i' one of (y to/ /rioritie'. Becau'e like (o't
Chicagoan', 'till &elie,e in de(ocracy. %lea'e, do -.T let %a''age'
e0/and. $ine the( in'tead. Thank you.
)ianne )aleiden
5550 -. %aulina
Chicago, ! A0A40