Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Charter staff and unions tell CPS board district must ensure stable transitions as several networks face closures
Summary
Union leaders and educators urged the Chicago Board of Education to require concrete transition plans and staff-retention protections after multiple charter operators — including EPIC and the Espira network — signaled financial instability and midyear staffing risks.
Caroline Rutherford, CTU charter division vice chair, told the board on Dec. 3 that the district has not followed a Nov. 4 directive to prepare a transition plan for EPIC families and staff and accused officials of replacing transition planning with a high-school–fair format. “CPS officials seem to be willfully ignoring the board's directives and actively dismantling the school as we speak,” Rutherford said, asking the board to investigate and to ensure receiving schools and staff retention opportunities are identified.
Multiple speakers from…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
