Dear Members of the Chicago Board of Education, We are writing you to urge you to reconsider the closing of Trumbull Elementary School in Andersonville. There are several factors that lead us to believe that CPS is making the wrong decision in proposing the school for closure. We have a new Principal and newly...
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We Began Talking of Moving; It is Heartbreaking
Arrogance of CPS Demands Elected School Board
by Patrick Boylan, with Jane Rickard (Owners of The Welles Park Bulldog) CPS attempted to manipulate the news cycle in an effort to control damage from the findings of the hearing officers CPS fulfilled the letter of the law, but not its spirit Two CEO’s of CPS have been brought in for specialized purpose....
Hearing Officer: Close Trumbull
A report from an independent hearing officer has recommended Trumbull school be closed at the end of the school year. Judge Gilbery J Grossi (ret.) citing testimony from principals, teachers, parents and crossing guards and others at receiving schools said there was evidence students would be accepted at receiving schools. “Several concerns, topics and proposals...
Courtenay Closure Plan Questioned by Hearing Officer
A report released yesterday by an independent hearing officer has questioned a plan by CPS to merge Courtenay and Stockton schools. The hearing officer summarized two issues regarding closing the Courtenay building and merging the students into Stockton. First, the hearing officer, Judge Charles R Winkler (ret)., noted students will be taking a new...
McCutcheon Annex Could Be Home For Up To 330 Students
CPS intends to reopen an annex in Uptown for students of McCutcheon School, The Bulldog has learned. The annex, which residents of Kenmore Avenue say has been closed between four and five years, will be reopened to students in the fall, a CPS employee told The Bulldog. Chicago Public Schools had indicated McCutcheon School...
The Question of McCutchen; CPS Projections in Doubt
Chicago Public Schools told a hearing officer Friday that all the Trumbull children have been assigned to new schools, putting into doubt a Bulldog piece, also on Friday, that indicated the CPS plan would lead to overcrowding at McCutcheon School. According to the CPS testimony, the about 146 to 148 special education students at...
Trumbull Closing Will Cause More Utilization Issues
New boundaries are likely to lead to overcrowding at McCutcheon. New boundaries will not significantly impact underutilization at McPherson Overcrowding will force some students to attend Stockton/ Courtenay, leading to dangerous journeys to school. Two schools will be receiving Trumbull students, but will not receive assistance as they are not ‘receiving’ schools. The...
RYH Calls Closings Plan Terrible
Raise Your Hand issued a report Wednesday that is critical of 40 of the 54 school closings planned by the Chicago Public Schools. The group notes, that the omission of 14 schools does not indicate the group supports closing those schools, but rather that the scope of closings is so large that the volunteer...
$45M Tunnel to Relieve Albany Park Flooding
The city and the Metropolitan Sanitary District have announced a plan to build an underground tunnel in the Albany Park neighborhood that would, they say, dramatically reduce the potential for flooding. The Chicago River North Branch, which flows through Albany Park, overflowed last week after a storm dropped nearly five inches of water on...
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