Adequate Parking for Jones College Prep Addition
Target:
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Buildings Commission
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We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned that the Board of Education of Chicago Public Schools has not adequately planned for the parking that will be necessary to make Jones College Prep a completed campus once its addition is finished. Besides the two small lots on the west side of the school, the plans call for only 35 additional spaces to be provided. We are asking the Board to reconsider this allocation so that additional parking for staff and for families and visitors attending fine arts, athletic, and other school events such as report card pick up can be accommodated, as they are able to be at other Chicago Public high schools.
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned that the Board of Education of Chicago Public Schools has not adequately planned for the parking that will be necessary to make Jones College Prep a completed campus once its addition is finished. Besides the two small lots on the west side of the school, the plans call for only 35 additional spaces to be provided. We are asking the Board to reconsider this allocation so that additional parking for staff and for families and visitors attending fine arts, athletic, and other school events such as report card pick up can be accommodated, as they are able to be at other Chicago Public high schools.
We signed the "Adequate Parking for Jones College Prep Addition" petition!
# 457:
12:41 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 456:
11:37 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 455:
10:26 am PDT, Aug 21,
Ashley Evans, Illinois
i am an upcoming senior at jones college prep and i would just like to say that its really hard trying to bring family and friends down to my school because of the parking conditions.i also am not able to drive to school because there is no space.i dont understnad how you can have a full public high chool with such a small amount of parking
i am an upcoming senior at jones college prep and i would just like to say that its really hard trying to bring family and friends down to my school because of the parking conditions.i also am not able to drive to school because there is no space.i dont understnad how you can have a full public high chool with such a small amount of parking
# 454:
8:49 am PDT, Aug 21,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 453:
1:40 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Donna Bakke, Illinois
Parking is essential for parent involvement. Parent involement is key to the success of a school.Please support the success of JCP by providing adequate parking.
Parking is essential for parent involvement. Parent involement is key to the success of a school.Please support the success of JCP by providing adequate parking.
# 452:
9:28 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 451:
10:26 am PDT, Aug 17,
Name not displayed, Illinois
Parking for our school will increase our overall appeal for new students and community.
Parking for our school will increase our overall appeal for new students and community.
# 450:
10:24 am PDT, Aug 5,
Andi Alnwick, New York
# 449:
1:26 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Debra Miller, Illinois
A 1983 Alumni
A 1983 Alumni
# 448:
9:45 am PDT, Aug 1,
Jim Schick, Illinois
This year will be our first year with Jones. My concern with JCP in the first place was parking for visitors, events, and students who carpool. The occasions we have visited as a family to JCP, parking was always the first issue and when I was at a meter, parking was a recurring issue throughout our visit. My son graduated from NCP and these kinds of issues never came up. Now is the time to plan for the future, Interest rates are low, We are building new additions to the school, hopefully a parking building similar to Loyola at Sheridan road & Devon could be considered
This year will be our first year with Jones. My concern with JCP in the first place was parking for visitors, events, and students who carpool. The occasions we have visited as a family to JCP, parking was always the first issue and when I was at a meter, parking was a recurring issue throughout our visit. My son graduated from NCP and these kinds of issues never came up. Now is the time to plan for the future, Interest rates are low, We are building new additions to the school, hopefully a parking building similar to Loyola at Sheridan road & Devon could be considered
# 447:
9:40 am PDT, Jul 30,
Joseph Powers, Illinois
I am very excited to be joining the JCP community as high school principal, effective August 4, 2008. As a high school administrator with more than 30 years experience, I am keenly aware of the importance of adequate parking, especially for school events. Inadequate parking can and does negatively impact parent and community participation in the life of the school. With the addition of the new gymnasium and related spaces, JCP will be positioned to greatly increase direct parent involvement in our school program. I would hate to see a lack of parking impede such an important development.
I am very excited to be joining the JCP community as high school principal, effective August 4, 2008. As a high school administrator with more than 30 years experience, I am keenly aware of the importance of adequate parking, especially for school events. Inadequate parking can and does negatively impact parent and community participation in the life of the school. With the addition of the new gymnasium and related spaces, JCP will be positioned to greatly increase direct parent involvement in our school program. I would hate to see a lack of parking impede such an important development.
# 446:
8:45 am PDT, Jul 30,
Alfrieda Morris, Illinois
Increasing the amount of parking is very important to the Jones community.
Increasing the amount of parking is very important to the Jones community.
# 445:
1:07 pm PDT, Jul 28,
Amber Neal, Illinois
# 444:
4:57 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Julian Cook, Illinois
# 443:
8:02 am PDT, Jul 20,
Evelyn Jimenez, Illinois
Parking is a big attraction or draw back for the hiring of future teachers. There should be sufficient parking for teachers and parents. Also Whitney Young has parking if you want to compete with Chicago's other magnet schools you need to offer enough parking.
Parking is a big attraction or draw back for the hiring of future teachers. There should be sufficient parking for teachers and parents. Also Whitney Young has parking if you want to compete with Chicago's other magnet schools you need to offer enough parking.
# 442:
7:00 pm PDT, Jul 18,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 441:
1:45 pm PDT, Jul 9,
Lidia Barraza, Illinois
# 440:
7:04 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Alexis Crawford, Illinois
35 parking spaces is not nearly enough space for the Jones community. Whoever is in charge needs to consider the many families from all across the city that travel to Jones for their children and many shows, performance, events, etc. It is already a competition with fellow 'down-towners' with the meters, and its a hassle because they only last 2 hours. People would have to go way out of their way to park just to go inside of Jones if there aren't a large number of parking spots that are close. --Or they would have to come out of their pockets for expensive parking garages.
35 parking spaces is not nearly enough space for the Jones community. Whoever is in charge needs to consider the many families from all across the city that travel to Jones for their children and many shows, performance, events, etc. It is already a competition with fellow 'down-towners' with the meters, and its a hassle because they only last 2 hours. People would have to go way out of their way to park just to go inside of Jones if there aren't a large number of parking spots that are close. --Or they would have to come out of their pockets for expensive parking garages.
# 439:
5:16 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Jasmine Cortes, Illinois
# 438:
5:39 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Gwendolyn Webb, Illinois
# 437:
5:19 pm PDT, Jun 19,
Name not displayed, Ohio
My step-grandson tried very hard to attend your school. You need adaquate parking for visitors coming into your city.
My step-grandson tried very hard to attend your school. You need adaquate parking for visitors coming into your city.
# 436:
10:20 am PDT, Jun 19,
Hunor De Faltay, Illinois
Just 35 parking spaces is extremely inadequate for a growing, outstanding high school such as Jones. Many other, less competitive schools don't have this problem probably due to location yet I feel more thought, commitment, and funds will foster a viable solution. Our schools need more attention on all fronts; not only on learning materials but on infrastructure, equipment, and future needs and demands.
Just 35 parking spaces is extremely inadequate for a growing, outstanding high school such as Jones. Many other, less competitive schools don't have this problem probably due to location yet I feel more thought, commitment, and funds will foster a viable solution. Our schools need more attention on all fronts; not only on learning materials but on infrastructure, equipment, and future needs and demands.
# 435:
10:04 am PDT, Jun 19,
Vanessa Egger (-de Faltay), Illinois
Though alternate transportation will often be used by my family, I believe strongly that accommodating family and community support, which will be better facilitated with accessible parking, will benefit the school community.
Though alternate transportation will often be used by my family, I believe strongly that accommodating family and community support, which will be better facilitated with accessible parking, will benefit the school community.
# 434:
9:41 am PDT, Jun 11,
Debra Neal, Illinois
# 433:
10:17 am PDT, Jun 10,
Berrenda Love-Lewis, Illinois
# 432:
6:13 pm PDT, May 30,
Jessica Fulton, Illinois
# 431:
12:10 pm PDT, May 29,
Daniel Gonzalez, Illinois
Adequate parking at jones ensures effective school home connection. Adequate parking facilitates, promotes and assures access to children's school and enables close, effective communication with administration and staff. Please make EVERY effort to provide effective access to our children's school/staff by making adequate and reasonable parking available as soon as possible. Consider the traffic and parking challenges associated with attending, visiting and working in a downtown H.S. . You can positvely impact home school connection in a school where the parking challenges are VERRRY demanding. Remove this impediment to creating-maintainig a strong and effective home school connection. Please!
Adequate parking at jones ensures effective school home connection. Adequate parking facilitates, promotes and assures access to children's school and enables close, effective communication with administration and staff. Please make EVERY effort to provide effective access to our children's school/staff by making adequate and reasonable parking available as soon as possible. Consider the traffic and parking challenges associated with attending, visiting and working in a downtown H.S. . You can positvely impact home school connection in a school where the parking challenges are VERRRY demanding. Remove this impediment to creating-maintainig a strong and effective home school connection. Please!
# 430:
10:25 am PDT, May 29,
Mark Weber, Illinois
No doubt more parking will be needed
No doubt more parking will be needed
# 429:
5:29 pm PDT, May 28,
Yvonne Stroud, Illinois
# 428:
3:50 am PDT, May 28,
Margaret Kryda, Illinois
# 427:
3:47 pm PDT, May 27,
George Lopez, Illinois
WE NEED MORE PARKING NOOOOOWWW!!! i AM TIRED OF PAYYYYYIINNG IT IS TOOO EXPENSIVVVVVEE
WE NEED MORE PARKING NOOOOOWWW!!! i AM TIRED OF PAYYYYYIINNG IT IS TOOO EXPENSIVVVVVEE
# 426:
10:44 pm PDT, May 26,
Catherine Long, Illinois
# 425:
12:07 pm PDT, May 26,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 424:
4:54 pm PDT, May 25,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 423:
1:21 pm PDT, May 24,
Emily Cambry, Illinois
# 422:
5:30 pm PDT, May 23,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 421:
10:40 am PDT, May 23,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 420:
10:37 am PDT, May 23,
Jenni Wilson, Illinois
# 419:
9:15 am PDT, May 23,
Sara Shojaei, Illinois
# 418:
11:08 am PDT, May 22,
Michael Tanner, Illinois
# 417:
7:27 pm PDT, May 21,
Hilda Ascencio, Illinois
# 416:
4:59 pm PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, Illinois
It is extremely important to all who work and live in the neighborhood that parking be part of the Jones College Prep addition.
It is extremely important to all who work and live in the neighborhood that parking be part of the Jones College Prep addition.
# 415:
12:48 pm PDT, May 21,
Kim Allen, Illinois
# 414:
8:59 pm PDT, May 20,
Kyana Brown, Illinois
I am an incoming student and I know I will be driving so a new parking lot will be helpful.
I am an incoming student and I know I will be driving so a new parking lot will be helpful.
# 413:
5:04 pm PDT, May 20,
Justyna Bryja, Illinois
jones surely needs the paring.the staff studetns and visitors could use it too
jones surely needs the paring.the staff studetns and visitors could use it too
# 412:
4:50 am PDT, May 20,
Susan E. Herzog, Illinois
Adequate lot parking will also relieve traffic congestion in the area by reducing the number of cars "circling the block" to find parking spaces. Thank you.
Adequate lot parking will also relieve traffic congestion in the area by reducing the number of cars "circling the block" to find parking spaces. Thank you.
# 411:
7:35 pm PDT, May 19,
Patricia Perrusquia, Illinois
# 410:
7:29 pm PDT, May 19,
Roberto Perrusquia, Illinois
# 409:
2:57 pm PDT, May 19,
Katherine Konopasek, Illinois
The school needs this parking. Since I have worked there, there are more crowded conditions and over 700 students. This is not helpful to the school, faculty and especially to the parents. We want parent involvement and parents are very busy--where are they to park? You discourage their activity and input--Jones is not a neighborhood school. It has citywide enrollment.
The school needs this parking. Since I have worked there, there are more crowded conditions and over 700 students. This is not helpful to the school, faculty and especially to the parents. We want parent involvement and parents are very busy--where are they to park? You discourage their activity and input--Jones is not a neighborhood school. It has citywide enrollment.
# 408:
8:00 am PDT, May 19,
Gretchen Olszak, Illinois
# 407:
7:37 am PDT, May 19,
Sandra Reed, Illinois
# 406:
6:03 pm PDT, May 16,
Norma Jurado, Illinois
We all know that parent participation is key to achieve a higher education. If additional parking is added I am sure that parent participation would increase.
We all know that parent participation is key to achieve a higher education. If additional parking is added I am sure that parent participation would increase.
# 404:
1:07 pm PDT, May 16,
Tasha Benjamin, Illinois
# 403:
7:38 am PDT, May 16,
Name not displayed, Illinois
Please provide more parking. It is very important for Jones parents, and faculty. Without adequate parking, the ability to participate in school related activities is always a greater challenge. Grandparents and others with limited mobility are discouraged to come and participate in events due to parking restraints. We want to be able to fully support our children and the school by being able to arrive and park near the school.
Please provide more parking. It is very important for Jones parents, and faculty. Without adequate parking, the ability to participate in school related activities is always a greater challenge. Grandparents and others with limited mobility are discouraged to come and participate in events due to parking restraints. We want to be able to fully support our children and the school by being able to arrive and park near the school.
# 402:
9:14 pm PDT, May 15,
Laura Mei, Illinois
# 401:
5:41 pm PDT, May 15,
Sara Abu-Ghnaim, Illinois
Please support Jones for a better academic environment for students.
Please support Jones for a better academic environment for students.
