9 in 2019 - the only CPS or Illinois school to crack the top 10 nationally. Get started with the easy application process. Lake View also has held hour-long Fireside Chats over Google Meet with teachers, counselors, and the schools equity team. I feel like I made meaningful connections with both students and teachers. Does this school offer opportunity for all its students, or leave some behind? She has a specific passion to support Empower scholars who have interrupted or limited formal education along with needs in learning academic English, reach their goals, and close gaps in learning. While at Lake View, she has also been working with Equal Opportunity Schools, a national organization that works to ensure that students of color and low-income students have equitable access to Americas most academically intense high school programs and succeed at the highest levels. The recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many others have brought a focus to other social justice issues, including how schools handle equity and race. Ms. Resh has been attending meetings with Paytons Black Student Union (BSU), United Payton, and the Student Advisory Council, listening and being able to offer support where [she] can. She has also spent her time learning about the role of the National Equity Project and looking into how data has been used over time and how teachers could deepen their practice to reflect on data and make data-driven decisions about equity.. Mr. Dang earned a BA and JD from The University of Arizona. Many students wore red clothing the color adopted by the Chicago Teachers Union to school Thursday in support of their instructors, and students both in-person and virtually staged protests against the Payton administration. The admin refuses to talk to us students on an equal playing-field, and treat us as if we're children that need to be taught manners. Staff and students are great, but there currently exists a lot of tension between administration and teachers. Faculty - Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Ms. Kelly McManus, Higher Education Advocacy Director, Arnold Ventures (Secretary) - Kelly serves as the Director of Higher Education for Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy dedicated to maximizing opportunity and minimizing injustice. Ms. Resh and creating a more equitable future for Payton (773) 534-0034. Payton gives kids from across the city an opportunity to think big, dream big, realize big.. PBCs Payton College Prep Annex Wins CBC Merit Award, Two Chicago Public School Annex Projects Move Forward; Public Building Commission Board Awards Contract for Construction, Appoints Architect of Record, Public Building Commission Board Authorizes PBC To Undertake Four School Projects, Walter Payton College Prep CBC Award Nomination. We should not be removing any of our teaching positions.. We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Batiste-Gilmore a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects.