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Parents, teachers and union leaders urge CPS board to save Shy Arts and other charter schools, press for staff retention
Summary
Dozens of public commenters representing Shy/CHI Arts, Acero, EPIC, Espira/Aspira and others urged the board to prevent midyear disruptions, press CPS to take over management where needed, and to honor a February resolution to attempt preservation of five Acero schools while retaining staff.
Public participation at the Oct. 23 Chicago Board of Education meeting centered on an unusually large set of speakers from charter school communities asking the district to protect students and staff.
Teachers, parents and students from Shy Arts, Acero, EPIC, Espira/Aspira and other networks described layoffs, announced or threatened closures and laid out requests that CPS either provide district management or guarantees that current staff would be retained.
"Saving a school but not retaining the staff is not saving the school," said Peter Collins, an Acero teacher, arguing that the intent of…
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