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CPS seeks to raise funding ceiling for alternative learning programs amid reports of faulty equipment
Summary
District staff recommended raising the two‑year not‑to‑exceed limits for ALOP vendors Ombudsman and Pathways, citing enrollment, attendance and facility costs; board members reported children at some programs lacked working Chromebooks and asked for follow-up.
Chicago Public Schools staff asked the board on Sept. 10 to increase the district’s two‑year not‑to‑exceed (NTE) authorization for two alternative learning opportunity program vendors — Pathways in Education Illinois and Ombudsman Educational Services — from $60 million to $65 million and to approve a renewal of contracts through the 2027–28 school years. Molly Michalacek, director of authorization in the Options Network, told the board the two…
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