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Community Accountability Report

Status: Template. The Lab has not run any classes, so there is nothing to report yet. The first report will be published after the first season ends.

After every season, Ras Tafari Inc. will publish a report to families, the Chicago Park District and Rainbow Beach Park staff, funders and the public. It will tell you what happened, including what went wrong, and what we changed.

No child or family is ever identified in this report. Where a number is so small it could identify someone (fewer than 5), we will report it as "fewer than 5" while still describing what happened in general terms.

See also: About our community accountability.


Template: Rainbow DJ Lab Season Report

Season: [season and dates] Location: Rainbow Beach Park, 3111 E. 77th St., Chicago, IL 60649 Published: [date] Reviewed by: Stephen Henry, President; [second officer]; independent reviewer [name, once named]

1. Enrollment

Group Spots offered Enrolled Waitlisted Completed the course
Little DJs (5–7)
Junior DJs (8–11)
Teen DJs (12–17)
Grown-Up & Elder DJs (18+)
Empress Decks

Notes on who we reached and who we missed: [text]

2. Attendance

  • Classes scheduled / held / cancelled (with reasons, e.g., weather): [ ]
  • Average attendance per class: [ ]
  • Classes where the two-adult rule and the 6-to-1 ratio were met: [ ] of [ ]
  • Classes with a pediatric first-aid-certified adult present: [ ] of [ ]

3. Incidents by category

Category Number Parents told same day Written report within 24 hours
Minor injuries (first aid only)
Injuries needing outside medical care
Allergic reactions / epinephrine use
Illness sent home
Lost child alerts
Pickup issues (unauthorized adult, impaired adult, late pickup)
Safeguarding concerns
Reports made to DCFS
911 calls
Weather actions (lightning, heat)
Behavior: pauses from the program
Privacy or data incidents

What happened and what we did, in general terms: [text]

4. Complaints and outcomes

Received Resolved Still open Average days to resolve

Summary of themes and outcomes, without names: [text] Whistleblower reports (count and outcome): [text] Concerns about adults passed to the Chicago Park District (count, and whether each went the same day): [text]

5. Screening completion

Measure Result
Adults who worked with children
Chicago Park District background check complete (under CPD rules) before first class [ ] of [ ]
References checked [ ] of [ ]
Youth-protection training complete [ ] of [ ]
DCFS mandated reporter training on file [ ] of [ ]
Pediatric first aid/CPR/AED-certified adult at every class [yes / no]
Due for CPD background-check renewal next season (on CPD's schedule)

Any adult who worked before screening was complete (target: zero), and what we did about it: [text] Any time vendor staff supervised children or had unsupervised contact with them (target: zero): [ ]

6. Data requests

Type of request Received Completed Average days
See my child's data
Correct data
Delete data / withdraw consent
Keep my child's Passport
Requests from outside parties (e.g., law enforcement)

Child activity data deleted within 90 days after the season ended: [yes / no, date] Any use of Lab data for SelassieFest beyond an audience-vote winner's first name, last initial, performance details and guardian consent (target: zero): [ ] Any participant data given to Q-Ality Sound, or photos or recordings made by it (target: zero): [ ]

7. Money

Season budget vs. actual spending, by source and category. See Financial transparency. [table]

Payments to Ras Tafari Inc. officers, directors or staff for Lab work (target: none; reimbursed expenses listed separately): [ ] Payments to or donations from Q-Ality Sound, and the board's sole-source memo date: [ ] Quarterly board reviews of Lab payments held: [ ] of 4

7a. Conflicts of interest: disclosures and recusals

A summary, as the conflict of interest policy requires.

Measure Result
Covered persons with a current disclosure form on file [ ] of [ ]
Disclosures reporting a possible conflict [ ]
Recusals recorded (meeting or decision, and who stepped aside) [list, without private details]
Gifts or hospitality over $50 offered by a vendor or sponsor, and reported within 14 days [ ]
Conflict-of-interest concerns received, and outcome [ ]

7b. Fair selection

Measure Result
Graduation criteria published before the first class [date]
Children who met the criteria and graduated [ ] of [ ]
Any criterion waived or added (target: zero) [ ]
SelassieFest audience votes held, who counted them, and whether guardian consent was on file before each vote was announced [text]

8. What we changed

What we learned What we changed Who is responsible Done by

Policy changes sent to the board for a vote: [list]

9. Independent reviewer's comments

[The reviewer's own words, unedited.]

10. Contact

Questions about this report: Stephen Henry, President, 872-255-9333, stephen@selassiefest.com. Concerns about any adult go to the Chicago Park District, Rainbow Beach Park office, (312) 745-1479. Other concerns about leadership can go to the other officers or the independent reviewer; see Enforcement and self-accountability.