Saturday, January 17, 2009

16 Chicago schools to be closed, consolidated or relocated

There are actually a couple of stories on this in the 6th's EveryBlock Feed, but I found this Trib article via Newsalert:
Thousands of city students could be attending new public schools this fall under a district plan to close, consolidate or relocate 16 schools because of declining enrollment or subpar buildings, district officials said today.

As part of the proposal, six other schools—including one high school—will become turnaround schools, a status that requires teachers, administrators and others to reapply for their jobs. Four of those six schools are expected to be run by private groups.

The district is in the second year of a five-year program to deal with dwindling enrollment in the city's schools. Last year, the district closed, phased out or turned around 18 schools.

The school board must approve the plan and could as early as Feb. 25, after public hearings. If approved, the changes would take effect before the start of the 2009-2010 school year.
I haven't entirely figured out which of these schools are in the 6th, but I hope that I can finally run across this info soon. Had to refer to this list provided by a commenter back in 2007.

Looking at EveryBlock the school that is being attached to closing in the 6th is Yale at 7025 S. Princeton Ave.

It should also be noted and it was noted by Newsalert right in the post title...
Departing district CEO Arne Duncan has said that up to 50 schools may be shuttered at the end of the five years. Since 2001, enrollment has dropped by more than 40,000 students as gentrification in many neighborhoods pushed families out of the city and into nearby suburbs.

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