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ISBE Step‑3 sanctions read aloud at CPS meeting; district to implement enhanced oversight for Instituto charter
Summary
The Illinois State Board of Education issued a Step‑3 sanction for Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy for repeated special‑education violations; CPS read the letter at the Dec. 18 board meeting and outlined an oversight plan including biweekly check‑ins and monthly on‑site visits.
Chicago Public Schools publicly read an Illinois State Board of Education Step‑3 enforcement letter on Dec. 18 detailing repeated special‑education noncompliance at Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, a CPS‑authorized charter.
Josh Long, chief of the CPS Office for Students with Disabilities, told the board that ISBE opened a systemic complaint into Instituto on July 10, 2023 and issued initial findings on Aug. 22, 2023. ISBE’s step‑3 letter, Long said, requires the district to notify the board publicly and to implement intensified oversight because corrective actions ordered in earlier steps were not completed.
The ISBE findings, as read into the record, cited multiple areas of ongoing…
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