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FACULTY SUPPORT COALITION PLAN TO REVITALIZE DYETT H.S.

We urge Mayor Emanuel, CPS Board of Education President Clark, and CEO Claypool
to immediately approve the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett proposal for the Dyett High
School of Global Leadership and Green Technology. On August 17, 2015, twelve
parents, grandparents, and supporters began a hunger strike to press CPS to
implement this plan for a public open enrollment neighborhood school in
Bronzeville. Reverend Jesse Jackson and CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey have
joined the hunger strike.

Since CPS voted in 2012 to phase out Dyettthe last open-enrollment high school in
Bronzevillehundreds of parents and community residents have done everything
possible, including following the procedures set forth by CPS, to petition CPS to
implement the Coalition plan to revitalize Dyett High School which closed in Spring
2015. African American children in Bronzeville deserve the same high quality
education available to children in other areas of the city. The plan for Dyett High
School of Global Leadership and Green Technology is based on solid education
research and was developed through extensive community engagement over five
years in collaboration with education experts. The high school will be well-rounded,
academically rigorous, culturally relevant, inquiry-based, grounded in the
Bronzeville community and enriched by involvement of an impressive coalition of
green technology, urban agriculture, and community organizations and university
partners. It will be a school that any parent in Chicago would want to send their
child to. The process of community involvement and the proposal for the school
should be a model for revitalizing neighborhood public schools in Chicago.

As educators, who understand that democratic community participation in local
public schools is a vital component of school success, we support the coalition plan
to revitalize Dyett High School and strongly urge the CPS Board of Education to
support their efforts as well.

Signers

1. Rico Gutstein
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois at Chicago

2. Pauline Lipman
Professor
Educational Policy Studies
Director, Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education
University of Illinois at Chicago

3. Federico R. Waitoller
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

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5.

Ann M. Aviles
Assistant Professor
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
Northeastern Illinois University
Gabriel Cortez
Associate Professor
Education Leadership and Development
Northeastern Illinois University

6. Barbara Ransby
Professor and Director of the Social Justice Initiative
University of Illinois at Chicago

7. Elizabeth Todd-Breland
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

8. William Ayers
Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar
University of Illinois at Chicago

9. John W. Zeigler
Director, Egan Office of Urban Education and Community Partnerships at
Steans Center
DePaul University

10. Sumi Cho
Professor of Law
DePaul University College of Law

11. Troy Harden
Associate Professor
Social Work
Chicago State University

12. Nicole Nguyen
Assistant Professor
Educational Policy Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago
13. Crystal Laura
Associate Professor
Co-Director of Center of Urban Research and Education (CURE)
Chicago State University

14. Horace R. Hall

Associate Professor
Educational Policy Studies and Research, African and Black Diaspora Studies
DePaul University

15. Alfred W. Tatum
Dean and Professor
College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago

16. Jim Duignan
Associate Professor
Visual Arts and Secondary Education; Chair, Visual Art Education
DePaul University

17. Brian Horn
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching & Learning
Illinois State University

18. Shanti Elliott
Adjunct Professor
School of Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University

19. Sonia W. Soltero

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language, and
Curriculum
DePaul University

20. Kate Phillippo
Associate Professor
School of Education
Loyola University, Chicago

21. Sandra Tanksley
Academic Advising Assistant
College of Education
DePaul University

22. Francesc Borrull

Part time lecturer
College of Education
DePaul University
23. Diane Horwitz
Coordinator, Education Issues Forums, College of Education
DePaul University

24. Allen Studnitzer

Assistant Professor
School of Education
Dominican University

25. Kathleen McInerney
Fulbright Specialist
Associate Professor and Chair, TESOL
Saint Xavier University

26. Amor Kohli
Associate Professor
Director, African and Black Diaspora Studies Program
DePaul University

27. Elizabeth Meadows
Associate Professor of Elementary Education
College of Education
Roosevelt University

28. Nell Cobb
Associate Professor
College of Education
DePaul University

29. Isabel Nuez
Associate Professor
Center for Policy Studies and Social Justice
Concordia University Chicago

30. Donna Foiles Kiel
Director, Office of Innovative Professional Learning
Visiting Professor, Secondary Education
College of Education
DePaul University

31. David Stovall
Professor
Educational Policy Studies, African-American Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago

32. Amy Clark
Adjunct Instructor
Leadership, Language and Curriculum
College of Education
DePaul University

33. Daniel J. Powers

Adjunct Instructor
College Of Education
DePaul University

34. Michael Klonsky
Adjunct Faculty
College of Education
DePaul University

35. Stephen Nathan Haymes
Associate Professor
College of Education
DePaul University

36. Tammy Oberg De La Garza
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Roosevelt University

37. John Duffy
Retired Professor
National Louis University

38. Christine George
Research Associate Professor
Loyola University, Chicago

39. Judith Wittner
Emerita Professor of Sociology
Loyola University, Chicago
40. Elizabeth Skinner
Associate Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Illinois State University

41. Eleni Makris
Associate Professor
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
Northeastern Illinois University

42. April Bernard
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
Chicago State University

43. Robert Bionaz

Associate Professor
History
Chicago State University

44. Lolita Godbold
Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
Chicago State University

45. Kelly Harris
Associate Professor and Coordinator
African American Studies
Chicago State University

46. Thomas Kenemore
Associate Professor
Social Work
Chicago State University

47. Olanipekun Laosebikan
Lecturer
Graduate Programs in Education
Chicago State University

48. Deborah Lynch

Associate Professor
Co-Director, Center of Urban Research and Education (CURE)
Chicago State University

49. Brian Schultz
Associate Professor and Chair
Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies
Northeastern Illinois University

50. April Bernard
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice
Chicago State University

51. Robert Bionaz
Associate Professor
History
Chicago State University

52. Kim Dulaney
Full-time Lecturer
African American Studies

Chicago State University

53. Lolita Godbold
Director of Field Education
Department of Social Work
Chicago State University

54. Kelly Harris
Associate Professor and Coordinator
African American Studies
Chicago State University

55. Thomas Kenemore
Associate Professor
Social Work
Chicago State University

56. Olanipekun Laosebikan
Lecturer
Graduate Programs in Education
Chicago State University

57. Deborah Lynch
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Center of Urban Resarch and Education (CURE)
Chicago State University

58. Kimberly Mann
Associate Professor
Social Work
Chicago State University

59. June N. Price-Shingles
Associate Professor
Recreation Studies
Chicago State University

60. Sherri Seyfried
Professor
Social Work
Chicago State University

61. Doug Thomson
Professor
Criminal Justice and Sociology
Chicago State University

62. Daniel Morales-Doyle

Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Illinois at Chicago

63. Norma A. Lopez-Reyna
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

64. Lennard J. Davis
Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

65. Therese Quinn
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

66. Jennifer Olson
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

67. Josh Radinsky
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

68. Anna Guevarra
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

69. Maria Varelas
Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

70. Todd DeStigter
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

71. Aisha El-Amin
Associate Dean, Student Services
University of Illinois at Chicago

72. Stacey Horn
Professor and Chair, Educational Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago

73. Gregory V. Larnell
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

74. Jennifer Brier

Director and Associate Professor
Gender and Womens Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago

75. Deborah Boardman
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

76. Michelle Parker-Katz
Clinical Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
77. Arthi Rao
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

78. Danny Bernard Martin
Professor and Chair, Curriculum and Instruction
Professor, Mathematics
University of Illinois at Chicago

79. Julie Peters
Associate Director, Teaching of History
Clinical Associate Professor of History
University of Illinois at Chicago

80. Kathleen M Sheridan
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

81. Eleni Katsarou
Clinical Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

82. David Schaafsma
Professor, English Education
University of Illinois at Chicago

83. Carole Mitchener
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago

84. Amalia Pallares
Professor and Director, Latin American and Latino Studies
Professor, Political Science
University of Illinois at Chicago

85. Janet Smith

Associate Professor
Urban Planning and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago

86. A.Laurie Palmer
Professor, Sculpture
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

87. Kimberly Lawless
Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
Professor of Educational Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago

88. Xchitl Bada
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies Program
University of Illinois at Chicago

89. Victoria Trinder
Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator, BA Urban Elementary
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago

90. Winifred Curran
Associate Professor, Geography
DePaul University

91. Donald J. Wink
Professor, Chemistry
University of Illinois at Chicago

92. Isabel Nunez
Associate Professor, Foundations and Policy
Concordia University Chicago

93. Roderick A. Ferguson
Professor, African American Studies and Gender and Womens Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago

94. Nathan C. Phillips
Assistant Professor, Literacy, Language, and Culture
University of Illinois at Chicago

95. Marlynne Nishimura
Clinical Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago

96. Catherine Main

Clinical Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago

97. P. Zitlali Morales
Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
University of Illinois at Chicago

98. Torica L. Webb
Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois at Chicago

99. Cynthia K. Valenciano
Director of the Teacher Development Center
Chicago State University

100. Martha Biondi
Professor
Northwestern University

101. Kafi Moragne-Patterson
Assistant Professor
Dominican University

102. Sunni Ali
Assistant Professor, Inner City Studies Education
Northeastern Illinois University

103. Kafi Moragne-Patterson

Assistant Professor
Dominican University
104. Sandra Beyda
Department Chair, Special Education
Northeastern Illinois University

105. Amina Chaudhri
Assistant Professor
Northeastern Illinois University

106. Timothy Duggan
Associate Professor
Northeastern Illinois University

107. Zada Johnson

Assistant Professor, Inner City Studies Education
Northeastern Illinois University

108. Lawanda Jones

Instructor
Northeastern Illinois University

109.Erica Meiners
Associate Professor
Northeastern Illinois University

110. Steven Wolk
Professor
Northeastern Illinois University

111.Christina Matuschka
Student Success Coach
Northeastern Illinois University
112.Erica R. Davila
Professor
Lewis University

113.Gayle Porter
Assistant Professor
University Library
Chicago State University