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payton community monthly meeting
10/06
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The monthly Payton Community Meeting is a brief and informative opportunity to hear what is going on at school directly from our principal. The meetings start at 6:15PM. They are generally held on the first Monday of every month, but always check the monthly calendar (at right) in case the schedule has changed. At press time, this year's meeting schedule is as follows: 9/9, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1, 1/5, 2/2, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3, 6/7
All meetings are held in the Library.
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fop fundraising is
a year-round effort
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The Friends of Payton needs your valuable donations to support Payton's educational mission There are three ways to do it:
1. Mail a check payable to FOP at 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610
2. Drop a check into the FOP box in the school office. Make it payable to FOP.
3. Contribute online via credit card by clicking the donate button on Payton's homepage. All contributions are tax deductible and all amounts are equally appreciated.
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lsc meetings are
open, next is 10/14
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Parents, guardians, and the public are welcome at Local School Council (LSC) meetings, which are held monthly in the Payton Library at 6PM.
The LSC is an elected body that has three main responsibilities: School Budget, Continuous Improvement Work Plan (formerly SIPAAA), and Principal Evaluation, Retention and Selection.
All are welcome to attend and to make comments during the "Public Comments" portion of the meeting.
For more on the LSC, including a schedule of upcoming meetings, minutes of previous meetings, and a roster of members, please visit the LSC page of the Payton website.
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two more ways to
stay current
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Check the school website periodically (some people set a reminder on their calendars to do this once or twice a week) at www.wpcp.org.
Two other ways to keep up on what's happening at school are to watch the PNN (Payton News Network) OR check Advisory Announcements.
You can also subscribe to receive the announcements via email or RSS.
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check grades & attendance online
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ParentConnection is a secure online portal for sharing classroom attendance and grades between teachers, students, and parents and guardians.
To activate a student on your ParentConnection account you must obtain the student personal identification number (PIN), which you can do on this web page on the Payton sites.
Once you have obtained the PIN you will be able to complete the application process. If you experience any problems while looking up a PIN, please email
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when your student is sick or absent for another reason
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To report your student's absence you must submit a written note, available on the website under the Parents drop down menu. Or you may click here for Reason For Absence Note. Student absences will remain unexcused until a signed Reason For Absence Note is submitted to the Office. |
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gallery 34: payton in pictures
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Find great photos of Payton happenings at Gallery 34. It is continually updated.
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payton alumni
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Please go to
www.wpcp.org/alumni for current news on Payton Alumni Association activities.
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share stories and ideas for this newsletter
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Please send us current Payton news to share with other Payton families. Here are the submission guidelines:
Less is more -- 200 words or less works best in an e-newsletter. If that's not enough room to tell the whole story, include a phone number, email address, or web link to give our readers more details. Send text as a Word attachment or type it into the body of your email.
Include a picture or two if you have them; send pictures as .jpg attachments, do not embed them in your Word document.
All submissions are due the 25th of the preceding month. Send them to: fopnewseditor@gmail.com
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the pptw
newsletter team
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Marla Gross
President, Friends of Payton
Marcia Matalon May
VP, FOP Communications
Deb Hass
Associate Editor
Susan McColgan
Associate Editor
Carter Smith
Sports Editor
Barb McHugh
Susan Pearsall
Erin Schertler
Marion Shuck
Jill Wohl
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newsletter
brought to you by friends of payton
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Friends of Payton (FOP)
is a volunteer-run organization that includes all of the parents and guardians of current Payton students. We raise funds and provide volunteer assistance to support Walter Payton College Prep.
Our mission is to enrich educational and extracurricular activities with outside resources to supplement the limited funding allotted to Payton through the public school system.
President
Marla Gross
Executive Vice President
Andrea Mularczyk
VP, Communications
Marcia Matalon May
VPs, Fundraising
Moira Saliba
Kathy Schutz
Treasurer
Tracey Lowenthal
Assistant Treasurer
Linda Clark
Secretary
Lynn Brahin
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walter payton college prep high school
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1034 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
773-534-0034
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CALENDAR
Some details were not available at the time of this issue's publication. Contact the Payton administration with questions: 312-534-0034.
OCTOBER
10/06 Payton Community Meeting, 6:15-7PM, Library
10/06 Brown University Information Session, 6-9PM, Recital Hall
10/12 No School - Columbus Day
10/13 Blood Drive, 6AM-3PM, Atrium 2nd Floor
10/14 LSC Meeting, 6-8PM, Library
10/14 Seminar Day
10/15 High School Planning-Freshman Parents, 6:30-8PM
10/16 Senior Night, 7:15-9:30PM
10/19 Payton Booster Association Meeting, 6-7PM, Library
10/21 Seminar Day
10/23 Parents Night Out, 6:30-9PM (see article below)
10/28 College Planners, Inc., 6-7:30PM, Recital Hall
11/03 Payton Community Meeting, 6:15-7PM, Library
11/04 Seminar Day
11/11 No School - Veteran's Day
11/13 No School - School Improvement Day
11/16 Payton Booster Association Meeting, 6-7PM, Library
11/18 LSC Meeting, 6-8PM, Library
11/19 No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
11/25-27 No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
*PLEASE NOTE: Throughout the year, the Payton calendar may differ from the online Chicago Public Schools calendar. For the Payton calendar, please click here.
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 A LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Fostering Healthy
Student Growth
Dear Grizzlies,
High school is a dynamic time of life. Our students engage in notable academic growth and they go through many social and emotional (and physical) transformations as well. It is a time when students seek their identities, define and re-define relationships with their close friends, family, and communities. These processes can be exciting, piqued, and life-affirming. At the same time, these growth processes can and do pepper students with self-doubt, more questions than answers, feelings of isolation, and trepidation.
Our students at Payton are beyond their peer group on most academic scales, but from a social and emotional standpoint, they are still adolescents who are trying to find themselves and their place in the world. To aid in those social and emotional growth processes, we have many, many terrific people doing thoughtful work to aid students with this during Advisories, academic classes, enrichments, seminars, one-on-one and group discussions of various formats and purposes. Our goal is to have many opportunities for students to investigate and craft their social and emotional selves, and we are fortunate to have many adults on campus committed to and skillful with this work.
Our new team member, Dr. Erica Bauer, is charged with coordinating this work. Particularly, Erica is working with our various persons to ensure that we have many safety nets under our students who are showing signs of academic, social, and/or emotional struggle. This work will primarily occur as she coordinates our S^3 program (Supporting Struggling Students), which we launched two years ago and we seek to enhance under Erica and other's leadership. Erica will also work closely with our faculty, counselors, special education teachers, parents, etc. to help students find ways to better understand/identify themselves (as high school tends to be a time of great personal exploration and identity formation) and to help students negotiate the interplay between their developing identities and the societies around them. Exciting work is ahead! Erica is fantastic; our community got instantly better with her arrival, and great things are in the offing. Her fingerprints will be all over the school.
Our wonderful students are adolescents, and they come with the combined excitement and frailties of being such. There are times of great euphoria and times of stress and struggle. You are, of course, welcome/encouraged to reach out to your child's teacher, counselor, special education teacher, Advisor, an administrator if you are finding areas of struggle with your child and we can assist with determining the path forward.
Go Grizzlies!
Tim Devine, Principal
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 Payton Community News
PARTICIPATE
Oct. 6: FOP Community Meeting with Principal Tim Devine, 6:15-7PM in the Library.
Oct. 23: Parents Night Out, home of Jenelle and Dan Sullivan, 2244 W. Wellington, 6:30-9PM
VOLUNTEER
Oct. 23: Parents Night Out: help with set up or clean up or by bringing some paper goods, etc. Email Carol Cubia-Siebert to volunteer.
Nov. 14: Payton Open House for prospective students, 7:30AM-1:30PM. Lots of volunteers needed for various jobs. Contact Amy Kaplan and Deborah Pollack to volunteer for one hour or all day. Freshman-Senior parents welcome!
Nov. 19: Report Card Pick Up, 11:30AM-6:30PM. Sign up for a one-hour shift (or several) to help with refreshments, teacher wish list, spirit wear, and teacher lunch.
Ongoing: We still need people to help with the database and directory, and to fill some fundraising roles.
Now: the Fundraising team is up and running and has a variety of volunteer needs. Email FOPfundraising to volunteer.
DONATE
Annual Appeal: Is coming soon! Please consider contributing to the FOP Appeal to support the current needs of Payton students and teachers and fund programs and services lost to CPS budget cuts.
Teacher Wishlist: Available during Report Card Pick-up and also online by clicking here.
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 CLASS OF 2016
Senior Class:
Important Dates
Town Halls (held during long advisory on Seminar Days):
Nov. 4: Town Hall, Robe Order Assembly
Feb. 4: Town Hall, Senior Panoramic Photo
May 4: Town Hall, Prom Safety & Financials
Major Events
Jun. 3: Prom at the Drake (6-11:00PM)
Jun. 7: Alumni Induction Ceremony (Enrichment)
Jun. 8: Senior Luncheon at Galleria Marchetti (Seminar Day, 12:30 2:30PM)
Jun. 9: Senior Awards (Enrichment)
Jun. 10: Graduation Practice (Enrichment)
Jun. 13: Graduation in New Gym! (4-6:00PM)
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 NEW PAYTON FACULTY
Science: Ms. Kathie Ang
Payton Prep welcomes new AP Biology and Biotechnology teacher Ms. Kathie Ang. Ms. Ang has always had a passion for teaching, from teaching swim lessons to teaching High School, she says, "I love to see the progression of knowledge in a student".
A native of New Jersey, Ms. Ang came to Chicago to attend college at the University of Chicago. She graduated with a BA in Biological Sciences and a specialization in Neuroscience. She went on to obtain a MAT in Secondary Education from the University of Chicago's Urban Teacher Education Program - where she was a classmate of fellow Payton teachers, Mr Srivastava (Science) and Ms. Heiberger (Math). While at University of Chicago she was a member of the swim team and competed in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke and butterfly.
Ms. Ang was previously on staff at Kenwood Academy, where she taught AP Biology, 9th grade biology, and coached the swim teams. She will coach Payton's swim teams and hold swim team enrichments as well. Ms. Ang will also conduct the seminar: Kids Advisory Board Program, a group focused on improving children's healthcare. The seminar is sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Research Program at Lurie Children's Hospital. In this two-phase seminar, medical staff from Children's will come in and talk about their current research and then seminar students will participate in a community based medical research project.
Outside of school, Ms. Ang enjoys swimming, running, and biking - she completed her first triathlon this past summer - as well as practicing yoga, watching football and baseball, and just enjoying the outdoors. Being from New Jersey she is a huge Jets and Mets fan.
Please give a warm Grizzly welcome to Ms. Ang!
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 GET TO KNOW YOUR PAYTON COMMUNITY Fall Parents Night Out:
October 23
Come on out to Payton's Fall Parents Night Out, on Fri. Oct. 23 at the home of Jenelle and Dan Sullivan, 2244 W. Wellington. Parents Nights Out are informal potluck dinners hosted by Payton families. They are for parents and guardians only - no kids! Please bring a dish to share (appetizer, entrée or dessert). BYOB. Everything else is provided. Contact Carol Cubia-Siebert by email or phone (312-493-6341) to volunteer for set up or clean up, or to bring party supplies. See you there!
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 GRIZZLY SPORTS NEWS
Welcome New Athletic Director: Head Football Coach
Mr. George Klupchak
Payton is excited to announce the appointment of a new Athletic Director (AD), Mr. George Klupchak. Coach Klupchak was named AD in early Sept. after joining the Grizzlies as Head Football Coach in the spring. Former AD Ms. Bertoni-Mancine will remain an important part of the faculty, overseeing Health and Physical Education. Coach Klupchak was a three sport athlete at Naperville Central High School and focused on football at Hope College, where he played running back and majored in History, Political Science, and Religion. He received a Masters in Education from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Teaching Fellow in the Alliance For Catholic Education program. He spent three years teaching History and U.S. Govt. while coaching football and basketball in the Phoenix area before coming back to Chicago to teach English and Physical Education at Chicago Bulls Chicago Prep. He was an Assistant Football Coach for two years before becoming the Bulls' Head Coach for another two years before coming to Payton. As AD, Coach Klupchak has responsibility for overseeing the more than 25 sports teams in the Payton program. He will review and approve budgets, and liaison with team fundraising, Booster Club, and FOP to communicate financial needs. He is also responsible for hiring coaches and securing the resources they need, formalizing schedules, and ensuring team transportation and game officials are properly organized. In the immediate term, Coach Klupchak is focused on getting his bearings as the new AS, and insuring that policies and expectations are clearly defined and communicated. He hopes to modernize the administrative tasks that must be completed by teams each season, improving efficiency so that coaches can focus on coaching. In the long run, he seeks to create an Athletic Department with the reputation and culture to match Payton's academic stature. Asked about his philosophy, Coach Klupchak said, "Athletics are a critical part of any great education. I want to create a culture of high levels of competition both within our school and against other schools." He related a story about his high school football tryouts: he was initially listed as 6th string tight end, and he used that potential letdown as motivation to become a starter, and to eventually become enough to play college football. He sees that character and desire in the Payton student-athletes. "I see that they want to be better, that they are willing to do what it takes. There is a history of success here and I just want to do all I can to just keep improving it."
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Your FOP Donations at Work:
Teacher Wishlist
Thank you to all who donated to the Teacher Wish List during Curriculum Night. The Wish List is an important component of the Friends of Payton (FOP) fundraising effort. It provides an opportunity for donors to contribute to specific Payton departments or needs. Over $30,000 was contributed to fund Wish List items last year- ranging from a single copy of a novel needed by the English Dept., to lab equipment for AP Science programs.
Last fall, the Math Dept. received Wish List funding for a 3D printer. The MakerBot 3D printer is used in the 3D Modeling and Printing Seminar, and approximately 50 students worked with the 3D printer during the seminar last year, another 50 are expected to use it in the seminar this year. The students work with SketchUp software to generate 3D models with the 3D printer. Mr. Scott Galson (Math) explains that the goal is to acquire enough 3D printers so Payton can integrate 3D modeling into the Geometry and/or Physics curriculum and explore engineering applications for the printer. The 3D printer can take four to five hours to produce a single project so more printers are needed to expand program uses. The Math Department hopes to obtain another MakerBot printer through the Teacher Wish List this year.
The Teacher Wish List table will be open at Report Card Pickup and the Annual Gala. And Payton supporters can now access the Wish List online. FOP is thrilled to have the Wish List online and is looking for volunteers to help to improve the website experience. Please contact Katie Fairbank if you have any questions about the Wish List or can offer some assistance with the website.
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 PAYTON TEAMS AND ATHLETICS
Grizzly Update:
Fall Teams
Debate: Payton Debate opened its year by sending three teams to the national circuit tournament at Niles West High School; Alex Sherman (JR) advanced to elimination rounds. Seniors Lenny Brahin and Luisa Cusick received their first bid to the Tournament of Champions at the Greenhill Fall Classic. There will be a meeting for debate parents and guardians on Tues. Oct. 6 at 7PM in Room 318.
Girls Cross Country: The Payton Girls Cross Country team is off to a strong start this year. In six events since the season began at the Steinmetz Fall Frolic on Sept. 10, the team hase finished no worse than 2nd place. The girls won the 2-mile event over 11 other teams at the Frolic, and also won the Mather Invite 2-mile race on Sept.15. They have finished 2nd in all four other events, including in the DePaul Prep Ram Invitational 3-mile race in which they competed against 20 other teams. Boys Football: Head Coach and Athletic Director George Klupchak is poised to continue Payton football's four straight years of conference championships. Teammates voted seniors Mike Kalanik, Joe Droegemueller, Irie Evans, and Alex LeFauve to serve as captains this year. Almost a dozen new players, freshmen and sophomores, have swelled the ranks. Homecoming featured performances by the Cheer team and the Poms, and a 27-0 shutout in a game truncated by lightning in the 3rd quarter. The team followed that win up with a 53-0 win over Harper and have now outscored their opponents 183-78 for the year. Payton returns to Lane Stadium on Oct. 16 at 7:15PM to play Uplift at home on Senior Night. Girls Golf: The Payton-Jones Girls Golf first-year cooperative team is swinging their way through a successful season with talented players from both schools. Varsity team members from Payton include Izabel Cedeno (SR), Emily Martin (SR) and Mandy Zhu (frosh). Payton's Hollis Baker (JR), Jennie Liang (frosh), Claire Seymour (SR), Kate Byrne-Slepicka (SR), and Elise Wagner (JR) play on the junior varsity team. The teams began the season with good showings at out of town tournaments then went on to win two individual contests against Northside and Whitney Young. They were set to play Lindblom (varsity) and Whitney Young (JV) on Sept. 26. The team's hoping for an 8th City Championship title on Oct. 4 at Indian Boundary before heading to the IHSA Regional Championship on Oct. 7 at Cog Hill. Girls Tennis: The Grizzly team is off to a fantastic start! Having graduated 6 seniors last year, it is a relatively young team this year but, under the leadership of senior team captains Laura Goralka and Simone Miklosi, the team has gone 3-0 in conference play and has a 4-0 record overall, including a special win over U-High -- the first win against the Lab School in the team's last three attempts. Go Grizzlies! Girls Volleyball: The varsity Volleyball team clinched its 3rd conference championship in four years on Sept. 22 by defeating Lane Tech 25-11, 25-20. The Grizzlies are 13-8 for the year.
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 FINE ARTS
Music News and
Upcoming Events
From the Choir Room: The Concert Choir will participate in the Illinois Music Education Association auditions for Regional and All-State Choir on Oct. 13. Students sing solo in front of a judge and are adjudicated on prepared pieces, scale, triads, and sight singing. The group is working hard to be ready.
Concert Choir is gathering steam for its April Argentina tour! Be on the lookout for some practical and fun ways to get them there. There will be poinsettias, Tango, and other surprises in the next few months. Here's something fun for you. . . eat at ARTango Bistro (4217 N. Ravenswood) on any Tues., Wed., or Thurs. and the owner will donate 10 percent of the tab back to the Concert Choir trip. Did you know they give FREE Tango lessons on those evenings? It's super fun. If interested, please email Ms. Kate Johnston (Music) for the invite and enjoy an evening knowing you are also supporting Payton's singers. Participants must have the invitation from Ms. Johnston for the donation to be made to the Payton Concert Choir.
All State Musical: Three Payton students were selected to be in the All-State Musical production of Rent. The show is presented at the Illinois High School Theater Festival Fri. Jan. 8 and Sat. Jan. 9. Congratulations to junior Alexa Moster (Mimi) and seniors Donald Riddle (Dancer & Benny understudy) and Billy Lynn (Opening Ceremony Singer). Incredible!
Sounds of Sweetness has welcomed nine new members this fall. The brotherhood of singers is goin' strong! They will represent Payton at the Chicago a Capella Festival on Sat. Nov. 7. and they will do their best to lure Chicago's finest students to Payton at Open House on Sat. Nov. 14.
Pieces of Perfection is pleased to announce that Mr. Justin Potter (Special Education) will be their faculty sponsor this year. They, too, have welcomed their new members and are excited for the year ahead.
Broadway Gems III: The cast has been chosen for Broadway Gems III. Thirty-one students will collaborate to present a Broadway revue in early Feb.
Concert Band, Chamber Strings & the Payton Jazz Orchestra are getting back into the swing of things with individual daily practice routines. String seating auditions were held during the week of Sept. 28, with Concert Band auditions taking place the week of Oct. 5.
Save the Dates:
Winter Concert - Fri. Dec. 4
Beginner Choirs Winter Concert - Wed. Dec.9
Advanced Choirs - Fri., Dec. 11
Broadway Gems - Feb. 4,5,6
As always, we are so grateful for the support of the Payton family.
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FOP Fundraising News
FOP's Annual Appeal letter will soon be sent to Payton families via email. The emergency launch of the Annual Appeal over the summer was a success and enabled faculty positions and programming to be preserved despite CPS budget cuts. FOP continues to work diligently to raise funds for the current year's classroom and student needs. Please give as generously as you can. All donations, small or large, collectively makes a huge difference in providing for the needs of our students, administration and staff. A special thanks to the more than 100 families who have already generously donated. Click here to donate today!
Spring Gala - The annual Payton Gala will be held in the spring of 2016, date TBD. We hope that all Payton families will consider the ways in which they can donate their time, treasures or talent to make the event a success. Gala proceeds are an important source of funding for the educational programs and activities that make Payton the #10 ranked high school in the U.S.! Please contact one of this year's co-chairs, Kathryn Schutz or Moira Saliba, and offer your support to our common cause: the education of Payton students
A New Way to Give: Stock Donations
In response to requests from Payton families, FOP can now accept donations of stock. Any appreciated stock purchased over a year ago may be donated and a tax deduction taken for the full market value of the gifted stock as of the date of the gift. (up to 30% of adjusted gross income) And because the stock is donated rather than sold, there are no capital gains taxes. For more information please email FOPtreasurer@gmail.com.
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 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
International Travel News
and Important Dates
Travel Tracker: Mark your calendar for key deadlines and info sessions on travel opportunities! Budget time to fill out applications, secure teacher recommendations, and other paperwork. Check the program websites and Payton Global Connections for specific due dates and guidelines. Go to: Travel Tracker for important deadlines.
CIEE Global Navigator Scholarships: For the second year in a row, Payton is designated as a Global Navigator Scholarship school with the Center for International Education Exchange (CIEE). Last summer, ten Payton global scholars joined CIEE, stepping into different cultures around the world: Italy; Botswana; Mexico; Spain; China; Spain; and France. Interested students should come to the information session during enrichment on Thurs. Oct. 22 to learn more. Payton's CIEE contact, Marianne Rubin ( mrubin@ciee.org), will be present to field questions. Click here to visit Travel Tracker and get important deadline information.
CIEE scholarships open the world to students, help them navigate across languages, connect with other cultures, and develop global competencies to thrive in today's interconnected world. Global Navigator Scholarships earmark $20,000 for Payton students to study abroad during the summer. This is in addition to $1.2 million in scholarships available nationwide. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who apply to one of the 30 CIEE programs will be considered based on both merit and need. Programs are in the summer, range from 3 to 4 weeks, and include language/cultural immersion, community service, and varied academic programs including science and global entrepreneurship.
Global Connections Enrichment Sessions: Students, be on the lookout for more information on travel opportunities during enrichment, including School Year Abroad (Oct. 13), Amigos de las Américas (TBD), and AFS (TBD). Luncheon with Chilean Ambassador: On Tues. Sept. 22, ten National Spanish Honor Society students and Sra. Vallin attended a luncheon with his Excellency Juan Gabriel Valdés, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, hosted by the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. They listened to discussions on what makes the partnership between the U.S. and Chile so strong, and what shifts in U.S. policy towards Latin America mean for the region. Bienvenue, Strasbourg! Students from Payton's sister school Lyceé Marguérite Yourcenar in Strasbourg, France will visit the Windy City from Sept. 30-Oct. 14. Our amis francais will stay with host families and take in Chicago sights and sounds with their Payton hosts.
All's Well That Travels Well! Twenty-two Payton Shakespeare buffs and their teachers will travel to Stratford, Ontario to enjoy a literature-filled weekend at the Shakespeare Festival on Oct. 1. 34 Cheers for Imari Schaeffer! A big felicitacionesto Imari Schaeffer (SR) who spent a month abroad this summer with Amigos de las Americas doing outreach in the community of Pajonal Centro, Panama. Frida Kahlo Exhibit: Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (National Spanish Honors Society) is proud to announce a five-day art exhibition featuring the paintings of Frida Kahlo. Enrichments will be hosted in English and Spanish throughout the week of Nov. 2-6 and will consist of student-led presentations, along with many cultural activities. SHH students will also host students from our neighbor, Salazar Elementary School at the Frida Exhibit.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT UPDATE
Freshman Class Officers: Election on Oct. 14
Reported with the help of Hubert Mysliwiec, VP of Student Government
Payton's annual homecoming was a great success, but no less could be expected given the hard work of the entire Student Government. The Masquerade-themed dance marked the end of this Spirit Week, which included Pajama Day Monday; Twin Day Tuesday; "Guess Who" Wednesday, Class Color Day Thursday, and Spirit Day Friday. The week culminated in a fantastic pep rally during enrichment on Friday. Many thanks to all the parents who volunteered during Homecoming and helped make it safe and fun for the 500+ students in attendance. Student Government has now turned its attention to the election of freshman class officers during Advisory on Oct. 14.
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Creative Types Needed! PIE is updating its webpage and needs volunteers with media production, photography, advertising, web experience. Additionally, PIE is looking for committee volunteers and new board members. If you are interested, please contact Susan Pearsall. PIE committees include Investment, Development, and Marketing/Communication. If you are interested in board membership, please contact Susan Orloff. Payton Initiative for Education (PIE) is a non-profit organization designed to build and manage an endowment fund to ensure the legacy of academic excellence at Payton. Once the endowment reaches its $3 million goal, the income generated will be used to help reduce the annual fundraising burden that falls on the entire Payton community due to the lack of sufficient public funding for school programs and supplies. Take a peek at our temporary our website www.paytonPPIE.org for more information.
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NEXT MEETING OCT. 14
Local School Council (LSC)
Update
At the Local School Council meeting on Sept. 16, Mr. Devine reported on the new faculty members joining Payton this year. He also announced that:
-Payton has 9 National Merit Semi-finalists;
-Construction of the new building is on time and on budget. Bricks are being applied, and the opening is tentatively expected to be in Feb. of 2016;
-Funding and contractors have been approved for construction of the faculty parking area. It is expected to be completed later this fall.
-With Mr. Devine's encouragement, CPS discovered that it spent $2.8 million on food for events it hosted last year. CPS has instituted a new policy and will no longer provide food to CPS employees attending events lasting four hours or less, and spending limits have been enacted for longer events.
Finally, Mr. Devine was chosen as one of 7 CPS high school school principals to enter the inaugural CPS Independent Schools Principal (ISP) program. On the basis of his record as an experienced and high-performing principal, Mr. Devine is "exempt from network oversight and evaluation by network chiefs, and granted greater flexibility with regard to professional learning content, budgeting and purchasing for their schools." Congratulations, Mr. Devine!
The next LSC meeting is on Oct. 14 at 6PM in the Payton Library. All meetings are open to the public. Please join us!
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