Congratulations to all the students who made the Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance lists!
Principal's Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/z7XbDC
Regular Honor Roll: http://goo.gl/6oDfNr
Perfect Attendance: http://goo.gl/rL6iZ3
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
LSC Agenda 12/10
Lane Tech, Room 113
Thursday, December 10, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the November 12, 2015 Regular Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Chair’s Report
c. Advocacy Committee Report
d. Budget Report
e. Communications Committee Report
f. Facilities/Construction/Parking Lot Report
g. FOL Report
h. PPLC Report
i. Student Report
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. CIWP
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
iii. Line Item Transfers
b. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
Thursday, December 10, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the November 12, 2015 Regular Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Chair’s Report
c. Advocacy Committee Report
d. Budget Report
e. Communications Committee Report
f. Facilities/Construction/Parking Lot Report
g. FOL Report
h. PPLC Report
i. Student Report
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. CIWP
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
iii. Line Item Transfers
b. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
Thursday, December 3, 2015
CS Ed Week
Lane Students and Parents:
Ever wonder how cool it would be to work at Instagram, what computer science really is or where the 3D printers at Lane are? Join us for free workshops Dec 7-11 at Lane for Computer Science Education Week, a national initiative sponsored by Code.org. Workshop topics, room numbers and times are found on the attached flyer. No experience necessary. Seats are limited to 20 and it is first come first served!
Ever wonder how cool it would be to work at Instagram, what computer science really is or where the 3D printers at Lane are? Join us for free workshops Dec 7-11 at Lane for Computer Science Education Week, a national initiative sponsored by Code.org. Workshop topics, room numbers and times are found on the attached flyer. No experience necessary. Seats are limited to 20 and it is first come first served!
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
#LifeAtLane
Remember the first time you felt like a part of something really special?
Spend just a few hours at Lane Tech, and you will feel that way again. You’ll see literally thousands of kids exploring, growing and building their dreams into reality. And since today is Giving Tuesday, Friends of Lane is thrilled to give you a unique opportunity to “meet” some of these amazing students through a new initiative, “Life at Lane”.
Visit lanetech.org/lifeatlane and you’ll meet Manali who loves technology and Marques, a star athlete. You’ll hear from David, a senior and thespian, as he shares his feelings about acting on Lane’s stage for the last time before college. You’ll follow Rebecca, a musician, as she explains what it’s like to be in the pit band for the “Sound of Music”. Matthew, an LTAC student, will tell you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Aquaponics, and Patricia will inspire you with her stories of her community service and its importance to her. Colleen will share her thoughts as the Robotics team gets ready for competition, and we’ll watch Jacquese as she gets ready for the excitement of I-Days. And photo- journalist Colin will document it all as it unfolds.
Through Life at Lane, throughout the entire school year, you’ll get a peek into the daily lives and accomplishments of our students as they take important steps toward their futures beyond Lane. A future that, with your help, will be tremendously bright. The time to secure that future is now.
On this Giving Tuesday, please join the Campaign for Lane and give to the Friends of Lane Annual Appeal this holiday season. On behalf of Manali, Marques, David, Rebecca, Matthew, Patricia, Colleen, Jacquese, Colin and the thousands of other Lane Tech students who benefit from your support, thank you!
Spend just a few hours at Lane Tech, and you will feel that way again. You’ll see literally thousands of kids exploring, growing and building their dreams into reality. And since today is Giving Tuesday, Friends of Lane is thrilled to give you a unique opportunity to “meet” some of these amazing students through a new initiative, “Life at Lane”.
Visit lanetech.org/lifeatlane and you’ll meet Manali who loves technology and Marques, a star athlete. You’ll hear from David, a senior and thespian, as he shares his feelings about acting on Lane’s stage for the last time before college. You’ll follow Rebecca, a musician, as she explains what it’s like to be in the pit band for the “Sound of Music”. Matthew, an LTAC student, will tell you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Aquaponics, and Patricia will inspire you with her stories of her community service and its importance to her. Colleen will share her thoughts as the Robotics team gets ready for competition, and we’ll watch Jacquese as she gets ready for the excitement of I-Days. And photo- journalist Colin will document it all as it unfolds.
Through Life at Lane, throughout the entire school year, you’ll get a peek into the daily lives and accomplishments of our students as they take important steps toward their futures beyond Lane. A future that, with your help, will be tremendously bright. The time to secure that future is now.
On this Giving Tuesday, please join the Campaign for Lane and give to the Friends of Lane Annual Appeal this holiday season. On behalf of Manali, Marques, David, Rebecca, Matthew, Patricia, Colleen, Jacquese, Colin and the thousands of other Lane Tech students who benefit from your support, thank you!
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Math Team still at #1!
The Lane Tech Math Team competed this past weekend and maintatined the number one position in the city for Division B!
Algebra I: Si Yuan Ye and Daniel King came in third overall in the city and second at our contest. Yongkang Hu came in third at our contest.
Geometry: Leonidas Georgopoulos came in third at our contest.
Algebra II: Tanner Patton and Ari Greenberg came in first place in the city and at our contest. Natalie Simon placed second in the city and at our contest.
Overall the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II teams all placed first at our contest and the Precalculus team placed 2nd at our contest.
Congratulations to all of our mathletes! Thank you to Coaches Mead and Boland and our support teachers that have consistently helped students: McAdam, Minor, and Meng. This wouldn’t be possible without the support of these teachers and the entire Math Department for developing such fantastic mathletes.
Algebra I: Si Yuan Ye and Daniel King came in third overall in the city and second at our contest. Yongkang Hu came in third at our contest.
Geometry: Leonidas Georgopoulos came in third at our contest.
Algebra II: Tanner Patton and Ari Greenberg came in first place in the city and at our contest. Natalie Simon placed second in the city and at our contest.
Overall the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II teams all placed first at our contest and the Precalculus team placed 2nd at our contest.
Congratulations to all of our mathletes! Thank you to Coaches Mead and Boland and our support teachers that have consistently helped students: McAdam, Minor, and Meng. This wouldn’t be possible without the support of these teachers and the entire Math Department for developing such fantastic mathletes.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
From the Principal's Desk
Dear Students, Parents and Staff -
Our school and district goal is to ensure that our students receive a quality education, in a safe and comfortable school, with dedicated, inspiring, and caring teachers. Our school strives towards reaching those goals every day – and even in the face of significant challenges, we’ve made great progress towards them. Lane Tech proves itself time and time again to be the “School of Champions” in academics and extracurricular activities. Our school has the largest Advanced Placement program in the district, state, and nation; the largest and most innovative computer science program; the most robust and award-winning fine arts program; and over 100 unique elective courses from Astrochemistry to Adaptive Music. In addition, our students may participate in over 33 different sports teams and over 100 clubs, which include competitive teams such as robotics, debate, and academic decathlon. As a result of these amazing academic and extracurricular opportunities, our students leave Lane prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
I am writing you today, because this progress is now in jeopardy.
Our school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is facing a $480 million dollar budget shortfall that will have consequences on our staff, class size, and curricular and extracurricular offerings beginning next year or potentially next semester, if no action is taken. Unfortunately, no specific information has been given to schools about the funding loss we could expect to see. Rumors suggest the funding loss could be around 20% of current budgets. For Lane, this means a loss of approximately 45 staff members including teachers, counselors, administrators, security, and other support staff. Without these vital staff members we would not be able to run all of our current courses nor offer all of our extracurricular opportunities. Simply stated, without an adequate budget, we would not be able to sustain our constant growth and support of student success at Lane Tech.
We need your help - this problem cannot be solved without you.
Our elected leaders in Springfield are the ones who will decide whether or not funding will come through. For years, Springfield has cut education funding - asking you as a taxpayer to do more and giving your children less. Now they must decide if they will provide CPS with needed relief in the form of $200 million in pension costs and increased education funding across the state -- or whether they will continue to treat Chicago’s students unfairly.
As parents and educators, we cannot fully focus on the needs of our students with continued financial instability that upends our schools. It is time we let Governor Rauner and our elected representatives know that this era of one-off budget tricks is over, and that we need them to treat Chicago students fairly, by funding Chicago schools and teacher pensions as they do for the rest of the state.
Your voice – as a taxpayer, a voter, and a parent – is so critical for our leaders to hear.
Please take a minute to visit cps.edu/takeaction, where you will find resources to help you speak up for our community.
I am confident we can solve this if we work together to let Springfield know that shared values around education means shared responsibility – and it is high time they step up.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Anderson
Principal
Our school and district goal is to ensure that our students receive a quality education, in a safe and comfortable school, with dedicated, inspiring, and caring teachers. Our school strives towards reaching those goals every day – and even in the face of significant challenges, we’ve made great progress towards them. Lane Tech proves itself time and time again to be the “School of Champions” in academics and extracurricular activities. Our school has the largest Advanced Placement program in the district, state, and nation; the largest and most innovative computer science program; the most robust and award-winning fine arts program; and over 100 unique elective courses from Astrochemistry to Adaptive Music. In addition, our students may participate in over 33 different sports teams and over 100 clubs, which include competitive teams such as robotics, debate, and academic decathlon. As a result of these amazing academic and extracurricular opportunities, our students leave Lane prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
I am writing you today, because this progress is now in jeopardy.
Our school district, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is facing a $480 million dollar budget shortfall that will have consequences on our staff, class size, and curricular and extracurricular offerings beginning next year or potentially next semester, if no action is taken. Unfortunately, no specific information has been given to schools about the funding loss we could expect to see. Rumors suggest the funding loss could be around 20% of current budgets. For Lane, this means a loss of approximately 45 staff members including teachers, counselors, administrators, security, and other support staff. Without these vital staff members we would not be able to run all of our current courses nor offer all of our extracurricular opportunities. Simply stated, without an adequate budget, we would not be able to sustain our constant growth and support of student success at Lane Tech.
We need your help - this problem cannot be solved without you.
Our elected leaders in Springfield are the ones who will decide whether or not funding will come through. For years, Springfield has cut education funding - asking you as a taxpayer to do more and giving your children less. Now they must decide if they will provide CPS with needed relief in the form of $200 million in pension costs and increased education funding across the state -- or whether they will continue to treat Chicago’s students unfairly.
As parents and educators, we cannot fully focus on the needs of our students with continued financial instability that upends our schools. It is time we let Governor Rauner and our elected representatives know that this era of one-off budget tricks is over, and that we need them to treat Chicago students fairly, by funding Chicago schools and teacher pensions as they do for the rest of the state.
Your voice – as a taxpayer, a voter, and a parent – is so critical for our leaders to hear.
Please take a minute to visit cps.edu/takeaction, where you will find resources to help you speak up for our community.
I am confident we can solve this if we work together to let Springfield know that shared values around education means shared responsibility – and it is high time they step up.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Anderson
Principal
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
LSC Agenda 11/12
Lane Tech, Room 113
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the July 20, 2015 Special Meeting
b. Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2015 Regular Meeting
c. Approve Minutes of the October 29, 2015 Special Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Student Report
c. PPLC Report
d. Budget Report
e. FOL Report
f. Construction/Parking Lot
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. LSC Vacancy
i. Each Candidate will have 2 minutes to address the Council
ii. Approve Closed Session to Discuss Candidate Qualifications
iii. Approve Return to Open Session
iv. Vote to Appoint New LSC Community Representative
b. Committees
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Line Transfers
iii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
b. CIWP
c. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:00p.m.
Agenda
I. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call/Establish Quorum/Electronic Participation
III. Approve Agenda
IV. Approve Minutes
a. Approve Minutes of the July 20, 2015 Special Meeting
b. Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2015 Regular Meeting
c. Approve Minutes of the October 29, 2015 Special Meeting
V. Reports
a. Principal’s Report
b. Student Report
c. PPLC Report
d. Budget Report
e. FOL Report
f. Construction/Parking Lot
VI. Public Participation
VII. Old Business
a. LSC Vacancy
i. Each Candidate will have 2 minutes to address the Council
ii. Approve Closed Session to Discuss Candidate Qualifications
iii. Approve Return to Open Session
iv. Vote to Appoint New LSC Community Representative
b. Committees
VIII. New Business
a. Budget Request(s) and Approvals
i. Fundraisers
ii. Line Transfers
iii. Check Requests/Purchase Orders
b. CIWP
c. FOL Fundraiser(s)
IX. Adjournment
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