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Board adopts transition plan and FY26 wind-down funds for Epic Academy charter
Summary
The board adopted amended language requiring a transition plan for Epic Academy students and staff and recorded allocation of $1.4 million in FY26 to support a wind-down and transition; the amendment requires reporting on enrollment and retention by Dec. 2025.
The Chicago Board of Education adopted amended language on Nov. 4, 2025, that sets conditions for the renewal/termination of Epic Academy Charter High School’s agreement and directs a transition process and monitoring of public funds.
Assistant board staff read board report 25-1030 EX1 describing an amendment that would result in the charter ceasing operations and voluntarily returning its charter on July 1, 2026, and allocating $1,400,000 in additional FY26 funding to support wind-down and completion of the academic year.
Board amendments…
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