Dear
Paris and Daviell and all of the students in room 405,
You
are all amazing citizens and you are setting an excellent example for everyone J We have the benefit of
having a very comfortable, relatively new school. Your situation is a reminder
of the inequity experienced by children in Illinois. I will share your response
with our Student Council and Project Citizen students and see if we can’t do
more than simply congratulate you on your efforts. I believe that every child
deserves a safe, clean school supplied with the necessary tools of learning.
I
will ask students to send you a copy of anything they complete on your behalf
so that you may add it to your portfolio!
Sincerely,
Mrs.
Clinebell
Science
Teacher
Waterloo
Junior High School
Waterloo,
IL 62298
-----Original Message-----
From: Fifth Graders-Byrd Academy [mailto:neednewbyrdschool@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:51 PM
To: Clinebell, Deborah
Subject: Support for Project Citizen
Dear Ms. Clinebell,
We really appreciate you sending a
note to our principal about our efforts with Project Citizen. We are glad
that you were able to read about us in Mr. Nader’s article on www.commondreams.org.
Thank you for your support of our efforts to rebuild our school.
Below is the vision for a new
school (we got it from our school improvement committee).
The vision of the NEW Richard
E. Byrd Academy:
Applying a Math and Science
foundation, Byrd Academy will provide our students with an integrated
learning environment that promotes academic and social excellence.
Using best teaching practices, literacy as a multi-faceted tool, and incorporating
advanced technology, Byrd Academy will ensure quality instruction for all
students. Through the integrated approach to curriculum, students will
solve authentic curriculum problems and will become contributing members
of society, enabled to meet challenges of the academic, social, community
responsibilities.
People are
helping us in many different ways.
·
Some people are writing to the local decision makers on our behalf
encouraging them to build us a new school. The addresses are below.
If you decide to write please send us a copy so that we can keep it in our
portfolio.
Mr.
Richard M. Daley
Mayor,
City of Chicago
121
N. LaSalle St., Room 507
Chicago,
IL 60602
Mr.
Michael Scott
President,
Board of Education
Chicago
Public Schools
125
S. Clark, 6th Floor
Chicago,
Il 60603
Mr.
Arne Duncan
Chief
Executive Officer
Chicago
Public Schools
125
S. Clark Street, 5th Floor
Chicago,
IL 60603
Mr.
Sean Murphy
Chief
Operating Officer
Department
of Operations
Chicago
Public Schools
125
S. Clark Street, 17th Floor
Chicago,
Il 60603
·
· Others
have donated money (some people don’t even know us!) to help us fund our own
school since the Chicago Board of Education has said that there is not
en enough money for
us. We have raised several thousand dollars already and our principal is
working with some organizations and people to try and get
m matching
funds. If you are interested in making donations you can send a check
payable to Byrd Academy. In the memo part of the check don’t forget to
write
“P "Project Citizen”
so the money gets put into the New School Fund. The address is
below.
Richard
E. Byrd Community Academy
Project
Citizen Fund-Room 405
363
W. Hill Street
Chicago,
IL 60610
· Also,
people are doing just what you did, sending letters of support to us.
That really helps since it shows other people care and want us to have a new
school.
It It makes us
want to continue fighting for what is right!
Thank you so much for your time and interest in us.
Paris and Daviell on behalf of all
the students in Room 405