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Board votes to make Chicago High School for the Arts district‑managed, adds language to preserve conservatory model
Summary
The Chicago Board of Education on Nov. 4 voted unanimously to establish the Chicago High School for the Arts as a district‑managed school and adopted amended language committing the district to preserve the school's conservatory model, pursue alternative financing and complete public engagement before revisiting funding.
The Chicago Board of Education on Nov. 4 voted to establish the Chicago High School for the Arts as a district‑managed fine and performing arts school and adopted an amendment intended to preserve the school’s conservatory model and widen public engagement.
Board members adopted the amended measure by roll call after a period of public comment dominated by students, parents and teaching artists who urged the board to safeguard programming and staff. The amendment strikes language that would have allowed the conservatory to be folded into an "expansion" and instead adds a commitment that "the district is committed to preserving the conservatory to the greatest extent practicable," to explore alternative…
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