Our projected move in date of a new school being built is August 2018, but our students need it now! Our school is very old! We have the following problems that our STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, and PARENTS have to deal with on a daily bases: Parking lot/ dismissal area in need of repair and redesign, recurring pot holes, parking lot size not adequate, safety concerns with dismissal ( accidents on Dean road,45 mph speed limit and no school yellow light or zone indicator ), traffic back ups to 50 East Colonial, rocks and gravel from parking lot spread over side walk area, flooding issues in parking lot, Kindergarten building and PE area, A/C unit inconsistent temperatures. Temperature are below 60 degrees in some classroom,which is not good for our students health. Concrete walkways and inside flooring / carpeting are very old and need to be repaired or replaced. The common area bathrooms are in need of renovation. We do not have bathroom in or around the cafeteria . Overall our school is ugly and we are losing students and funding. Instead of putting a band aid on UPE by doing repairs, we demand a new school! Schools that were built after UPE are being rebuilt before us. DON'T YOU THINK OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF DESERVE A BETTER PLACE TO LEARN!!!!

I have two school-aged children attending an elementary level Chicago Public School. CPS is using sexual health materials at the elementary school level that appear to be promotional materials for how to perform sexual acts to enhance pleasure versus being a modest, objective and age appropriate approach to teaching our children comprehensive health education inclusive of sexual health. They themselves admit that they are inappropriate for elementary students. These materials must be removed district-wide.

This school has been a huge stepping stone for those of us and has a great impact on many professionals in our community. Please try to look further in your plans and not close this school for it has a rich history and great results in the City of Baltimore.

Let's Save Our School.

I am in debt because of my student loans and see no way out. Many others are in the same situation.

Because common core is not teaching our kids correctly....

It is imperative that the bright, talented and hard-working Immaculate Conception students be allowed to be in a position to be academically competitive as they approach their high school career. It is my belief that at this time letter-based grading in 6th, 7th and 8th grade is what will best prepare Immaculate Conception students to be academically competitive as they apply for and enter high school. 1. Letter-based grades allow for parents to better gauge their student’s grades. For example, with standards-based grading, in some cases a student could get 70% to 100% correct to receive “meets standards” on an assessment. Students have little motivation to push for an “A” when percent correct results in the same grade on the report card. 2. With standards-based grading, students can reassess if they receive an “I” (improving) or an “N” (does not meet standard) so some types of students (even good students) don’t have the sense of urgency to do their best the first time. 3. When applying for high school admission and scholarships, standards-based-grading paints a very ambiguous picture of academic performance. It is difficult to convert standards-based grades to a format to compare to letter-based grades that other diocesan grade schools and high schools use, which makes it difficult for our students to compete. 4. The difficulty in conversion mentioned in issue #3 is also a concern when placing high school freshmen in course levels.

The owners are regular, common Americans plus the pension funds of teachers, firemen, policemen, factory workers, etc. In the chaotic reaction to the financial crisis in the early 2000's, decisions were made in haste and mistakes were made. We are asking for these mistakes to be corrected and that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be returned to hardworking Americans. Thank you!

Scientific research has proven that there is a shift in the circadian rhythm of adolescents. During this shift teens have difficulty falling asleep at night and they continue to produce melatonin well into the morning hours which makes it difficult to wake up. This shift coupled with early morning start times, results in chronic sleep deprivation which is bad for our kids on so many levels. The following is directly from the AAP policy statement released 8/25/14: In a new policy statement published online Aug. 25, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends middle and high schools delay the start of class to 8:30 a.m. or later. Doing so will align school schedules to the biological sleep rhythms of adolescents, whose sleep-wake cycles begin to shift up to two hours later at the start of puberty. “Chronic sleep loss in children and adolescents is one of the most common – and easily fixable – public health issues in the U.S. today,” said pediatrician Judith Owens, MD, FAAP, lead author of the policy statement, “School Start Times for Adolescents,” published in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics. “The research is clear that adolescents who get enough sleep have a reduced risk of being overweight or suffering depression, are less likely to be involved in automobile accidents, and have better grades, higher standardized test scores and an overall better quality of life,” Dr. Owens said. “Studies have shown that delaying early school start times is one key factor that can help adolescents get the sleep they need to grow and learn.” Many studies have documented that the average adolescent in the U.S. is chronically sleep-deprived and pathologically sleepy. A National Sleep Foundation poll found 59 percent of 6th through 8th graders and 87 percent of high school students in the U.S. were getting less than the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep on school nights." *** To continue depriving our kids of adequate sleep is unconscionable. You can help make this very important change by signing this petition. Thank you!

I live in Culver City and have two kids in our schools. All of our children would benefit from our schools being properly funded. We need real money for that, not billboards.

For years I have been concerned of how short our children’s lunch is way too short. It's stressful on them. They do not have time to eat even half of their lunch. On an average a child will have 8-15 (it's closer to 8-10) many parents are concerned with what is taking place with all the children. Standing in the lunch line is awful. A change needs to take place within the lunchroom as well to speed up the process. Children are being excused for recess while many students are still trying to eat their lunch. It then becomes a mad dash to get out to recess. I have personally seen what takes place in my school's lunch room on a daily basis. I have taken time stamped photos as proof. My two children who attend Arbor Heights School (it is a wonderful school) have always complained how there is no time to eat lunch. They bring home mostly full lunch boxes all the time. Many other parents complain about the same thing. The kids also say being late to lunch is a common occurrence. I sat at the tables the other day. I asked the kids questions, such as how long is the lunch line. They all said that the line can go all the way to the other side of the lunch room. A child in that lunch line would really suffer by the time they found a seat and sat down to eat. Many other schools are affected by this short lunch issue as well. In fact this issue seams to be district wide. Change must occur NOW. The Seattle School District has said it will take many months to come up with a solution. I disagree. Trim 5 minutes off the day and extend the day to 3pm. I have discussed this with a few teachers already. it's really quite simple. Of course we will be told it is actually quite complicated. That gives them time to do nothing, or pretend they are working on it. Short lunches are a slap in the face to our young children. It’s an outrage after you really start hearing the children’s and parents stories. We need to start being more mindful of the care of our little ones. Our wonderful teachers are spread too thin. They need our help. Together we can ALL make a difference- for the kids! Please take the time to support this very important cause. Our children’s health and well being is at stake. https://www.facebook.com/groups/LunchMatters/permalink/1546694718905348/ A proposed plan- Lunch is now 20 min Recess is now 20 min On a larger teacher time segment (5 minutes deducted from teachers daily schedule) Extend the school day to 3pm (10 minutes added) That will make lunch 30 minutes and recess 20 minutes with a 5 minute grace period to actually get to lunch on time or for kids to wash their hands. Problem solved? Peace

As part of the HSE school redistricting initiative our neighborhood has been proposed as one that may split schools. In addition, the schools proposed for our children are a wholesale difference from current state and involve much longer bus times and 2-3x greater distance from our home. Especially at the intermediate/junior high level, it is so important that kids can stay together as a group that feed to HSE. Right now, all the options have our kids going to schools that mostly funnel to FHS (in some cases a 65/35 split which is entirely unacceptable).