Wholeheartedly agreed. This can't be swept under the rug at all. For a district that routinely runs $10M annual overruns, adding what will inevitably be $5M in annual costs related to the Foster school will necessitate a tax increase. It represents the equivalent of 50 teachers salaries, which is crazy. They're literally making a decisio…
Wholeheartedly agreed. This can't be swept under the rug at all. For a district that routinely runs $10M annual overruns, adding what will inevitably be $5M in annual costs related to the Foster school will necessitate a tax increase. It represents the equivalent of 50 teachers salaries, which is crazy. They're literally making a decision on bricks vs instruction. Trying to manage the necessary savings via closures (While opening a new school) would be extremely painful, disruptive and likely not very effective. School closures in CPS yielded 40% less savings than expected and left gaping holes in neighborhoods.
Yes, technically the person signing would bear ultimate responsibility. Curiously, the versions of the frame documents that have been made available are all blank, unexecuted versions. The signed copies have not been made available.
Wholeheartedly agreed. This can't be swept under the rug at all. For a district that routinely runs $10M annual overruns, adding what will inevitably be $5M in annual costs related to the Foster school will necessitate a tax increase. It represents the equivalent of 50 teachers salaries, which is crazy. They're literally making a decision on bricks vs instruction. Trying to manage the necessary savings via closures (While opening a new school) would be extremely painful, disruptive and likely not very effective. School closures in CPS yielded 40% less savings than expected and left gaping holes in neighborhoods.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1178727834/after-10-years-chicago-school-closings-have-left-big-holes-and-promises-unkept
Indeed some richly deserved outcomes are in order.
Yes, technically the person signing would bear ultimate responsibility. Curiously, the versions of the frame documents that have been made available are all blank, unexecuted versions. The signed copies have not been made available.