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North River Elementary principal requests expanded space to meet rising English‑learner and enrollment demand
Summary
North River Elementary principal Jaime Sanchez asked the Chicago Board of Education to approve expansion into a third floor to provide bilingual and general education classrooms as English‑learner enrollment rose from 33% in 2022 to 74% in 2025 and the school reached capacity.
Jaime Sanchez, principal of North River Elementary, urged the Chicago Board of Education on May 7 to begin the process of expanding the school onto a third floor of its building to address capacity and growing English‑learner enrollment.
Sanchez said North River has been in a small leased building for years and in 2022…
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