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Board tables EPIC Academy charter amendment after heated debate over wind-down and repayment terms
Summary
Chicago Board of Education debated a last-minute amendment requiring a wind-down plan and repayment of additional funds from EPIC Academy property proceeds; the amendment failed in a roll call and the board voted to table the EPIC item to a later meeting for further review and planning.
The Chicago Board of Education on Oct. 30 debated and ultimately tabled a proposed amendment to the EPIC Academy charter action that would have required a district-prepared wind-down plan and repayment of additional funds by the charter operator.
The amendment on the floor would have added language directing the chief portfolio officer to prepare a wind-down plan in consultation with EPIC students, families and staff, and would have required EPIC Academy to repay $1,400,000 in additional FY26 funding by Dec. 31, 2026, potentially from proceeds of any sale of school property. Board members discussed a Dec. 3, 2025 deadline for the wind-down plan and raised legal and labor concerns about guaranteed employment offers for staff.
Why it matters: EPIC Academy is proposing to cease operations and return its charter effective July 1,…
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