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Parents, students and teachers press Chicago Board to fully fund Chi Arts conservatory during transition
Summary
Students, teachers and parents from the Chicago High School for the Arts (Chi Arts/Shy Arts) urged the Board of Education to commit sustained funding, keep the 8 a.m.–5 p.m. conservatory schedule and retain faculty as CPS transitions the program into district management; the CEO said the district is pausing to finalize a fiscally sustainable model and will complete resource alignment in 30 days.
Chicago — Dozens of students, parents, teachers and alumni told the Chicago Board of Education on Jan. 29 that the district must guarantee stable funding and staff retention for the Chicago High School for the Arts as it moves through a planned transition.
“560 is the number of scholar artists currently in Chi Arts,” teacher and parent Lisa Miranda told the board, emphasizing the school’s steady applicant pool and warning that continuing uncertainty threatens students’ decisions and the school’s talent pipeline. Several presenters pressed the board to commit, in writing, to preserve the school’s 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily schedule and the 15 hours of pre‑professional instruction that define the…
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