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Charter leaders and union warn board of transitions and payroll instability at multiple networks
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged CPS to enforce board directives on charter transitions, called for staff retention protections during transitions (EPIC, Acero, Espira) and pressed for transparent financial documents after Sun‑Times/WBEZ reporting of payroll risk.
Several union representatives and charter staff used public comment time to press the Board of Education on the district's handling of charter transitions and to demand protections for students and staff.
Caroline Rutherford, CTU charter division vice chair, told the board the Nov. 4 directive to prepare a transition plan for EPIC had not been followed and described a community meeting she said had functioned as a high‑school fair rather than the district‑led transition planning the board requested.…
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