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CPS outlines contingency: five furlough days and midyear freeze if funding falls short
Summary
Presenter said if CPS cannot secure additional funding, the district would close the FY27 deficit by instituting five staff furlough days that it says would not affect instruction and by imposing a midyear spending freeze.
Chicago Public Schools outlined contingency measures should additional revenue not materialize after budget approval: five staff furlough days and a midyear spending freeze.
Presenter described the furloughs as part of a worst-case scenario if CPS is "unable to secure additional funding for next year," saying the district "will close the deficit through 5 staff furlough days that would not impact student instruction and a midyear spending freeze to keep costs under control." The transcript records the district framing these as measures of last resort.
The transcript does not include specifics about which staff categories would be furloughed, the proposed dates for furloughs, or union negotiations; those operational and contractual details were not specified and would be subject to collective-bargaining and board decisions.
