CPS schedules hearings on school 'turnaround,' closings and other 2012 Hit List actions... Protests begin with vigil December 13 at 6 p.m. and continue on December 14 at Board of Education meeting
In accordance with the Facilities Law, CPS has scheduled hearings in January and February on the schools that are on the 2012 Hit List to be subjected to turnaround or closed in other ways. The ten schools facing turnaround are those that are generating the most interest from the public, the CTU, and activists.
The Chicago Teachers Union and a coalition of community groups plans protests for this week before and during the monthly meeting of the Chicago Board of Education. An "All-City/All-Union Vigil" at the Board of Ed for those affected by School Closings will begin on Tuesday December 13, 2011 at 125 S Clark, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Some members of the group plan to continue the vigil throughout the night and line up to sign-in to speak at the Board of Education at 4:00 a.m. the following morning. The Board meets Wednesday December 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sign in for speakers is from 8:00 to 9:00.
The hearings are:
Central Area
School Closures
1) Nash Elem. -Erie/Cicero (Central)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Austin HS, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Austin HS, 6-8pm
Tues. Jan. 25th @125 S Clark, 8-10pm 2) Best Practice HS- Adams/Damen (Central)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Creiger/Noble St., 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Creiger/noble St., 6-8pm
Tues. Jan. 25th @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm Turnarounds
3) Casals Elem.- Division/Homan (central)
Mon. Jan. 30th, @125 S. Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
4) Piccolo Elem. Specialty School- Thomas/ Kildare (central)
Mon. Jan 30th @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
Southwest
School Closures
1) Crane HS - I-290/ Western (southwest)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Malcolm X College., 6-9pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Malcolm X College, 6-9pm
Tues. Jan. 24th @125 S Clark, 5:30-8:30pm
2) Lathrop Elem. - 15th/ Christiana (southwest)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Collins HS, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Collins HS, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 27th @125 s Clark, 8-10pm
Turnarounds
3) Herzl Elem. - Douglas/ Lawndale (southwest)
Tues. Jan. 31st @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
South
School Closures
1) Doolittle East Elem.- 35th/ King (south)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Dunbar HS, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Dunbar HS, 6-8pm
Thurs. Jan 26th @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
2) Dyett HS - 51st / King (south)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Hayes Center, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Hayes Center, 6-8pm
Friday Jan. 27th !125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
3) Price Elem. - 43rd / Drexel (south)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ King HS, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ King HS, 6-8pm
Mon. Jan 23rd @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
Turnarounds
4) Fuller Elem. - 42nd/ Vincennes (south)
Wed. Feb 1st @ 125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
5) Tilden HS - 47th / Union (south)
Fri. Feb. 3rd @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
6) Woodson South Elem. - 44th/ Evans (south)
Wed. Feb. 1st @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
Far South (below 60th street)
School Closures
1) Reed Elem. - 63rd / Stewart (far south)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Antioch Baptist, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Antioch Baptist, 6-8pm
Mon. Jan. 23rd @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
2) Guggenheim Elem.- 71st/ Morgan (far south)
Fri. Jan. 6th @ Shiloh Baptist, 6-8pm
Fri. Jan. 20th @ Shiloh Baptist, 6-8pm
Thurs. Jan. 26th @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
Turnarounds
3) Stagg Elem. - 74th / Morgan (far south)
Tues. Jan. 31st @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
4) CVCA HS - 87th/ Skyway (far south)
Fri. Feb. 3rd, @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
5) W. Smith Elem. - 103rd/ Cottage Grove (far south)
Wed. Feb 2nd @125 S Clark, 8-10pm
6) Marquette Elem - 65th/ Sacramento (far south)
Thurs. Feb. 2nd @125 S Clark, 5:30-7:30pm
