CPS Holding Public Hearings for Charter School Proposals

Evan F. Moore | As of Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will hold public hearings today, Sept. 30, to receive public comments from students, families, educators and the general public regarding new charter school proposals submitted under the 2014 new schools request for proposal. CPS is required to review new school proposals on an annual basis by state law.

The hearings will be held at the Chicago Board of Education Chambers, 42 W. Madison St., to review proposals submitted following parties:

Perseid Academy

STARS Project Engineering

KIPP Chicago Charter School

New Life Academy

Noble Street Charter School

Connected Futures Academy

Youth Connection Charter Schools

The hearings will be held at the following times:

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the following school proposals:

Connected Futures Academy

Youth Connection Charter Schools

New Life Academy

Registration to speak at the hearing will occur between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the following school proposals:

KIPP Charter School

STARS Project Engineering

Perseid Academy

Registration will occur between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the following school proposal:

Noble Street Charter School

Registration to speak at this hearing will occur between 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Sheila Venson, the executive director of Youth Connection Charter Schools, one of the schools scheduled to give a proposal, told the Chicago Citizen Newspaper that the school will not submit a proposal due to lack of funding.

Officials say speakers will have two minutes to speak and will be called in the order in which they have signed up. The hearings will conclude after the last testimonial. , or at each hearing’s designated end time, whichever occurs first.

The record will remain open for comments until 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Anyone who would like to provide written comments may submit them by email at newschoolapplicants@cps.edu, by fax at (773) 553-3225, or by calling (773) 553-1530.

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