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    1 ) F i s k e E l e m e n t a r y w e l c o m e s S e x t o n s t u d e n t s b y r e l o c a t i n g t o t h e S e x t o n

    b u i l d i n g a t 6 0 2 0 S . L a n g l e y

    M o v e F i s k e s t u d e n t s , a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d s t a f f t o S e x t o n a n d o f f i c i a l l y c l o s e

    S e x t o n .

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    D u m a s b u i l d i n g a t 6 6 5 0 S . E l l i s A v e .

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    o f f i c i a l l y c l o s e D u m a s .

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    A c o m p r e h e n s i v e s c h o o l s a f e t y p r o g r a m

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    1 ) C a l l y o u r s t a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d s t a t e s e n a t o r a n d t e l l t h e m y o u w a n t t h e S c h o o l

    C l o s i n g s m o r a t o r i u m b i l l s ( H B 3 2 8 3 a n d S B 1 5 7 1 ) a n d t h e E l e c t e d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e

    S c h o o l B o a r d b i l l ( H B 2 7 9 3 ) t o b e v o t e d o n b y t h e s t a t e l e g i s l a t u r e .

    T o f i n d y o u r e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s , g o t o w w w . e l e c t i o n s . i l . g o v .

    2 ) J o i n a w e e k l y d e l e g a t i o n t o S p r i n g f i e l d t o t a l k w i t h s t a t e l e g i s l a t o r s a b o u t t h e

    M o r a t o r i u m a n d E l e c t e d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S c h o o l b o a r d b i l l s . B u s e s d e p a r t a t 6 a m o n

    W e d n e s d a y s . T o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s a c t i o n , c o n t a c t N o r i n n e G u t e n k a s t w i t h C T U a t

    ( 3 1 2 ) 3 2 9 - 9 1 0 0 .

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    t h e m t o s u p p o r t t h e S c h o o l C l o s i n g s M o r a t o r i u m a n d E l e c t e d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S c h o o l

    B o a r d b i l l s .

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    i s s u e .

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    R u s h a n d D a n n y D a v i s ( Q u i n n C h a p e l - - 2 4 0 1 S . W a b a s h A v e ) 9 a m 1 p m

    A p r i l 2 2 - - S e x t o n / F i s k e P u b l i c H e a r i n g ( 1 2 5 S . C l a r k S t . ) 8 1 0 p m

    A p r i l 2 4 J o i n H i g h S c h o o l S t u d e n t s F i g h t i n g S c h o o l C l o s u r e s P i c k e t a n d R a l l y a t

    B e n j a m i n B a n n a k e r ( a s c h o o l o n t h e c l o s i n g l i s t ) , 6 6 5 6 S . N o r m a l B l v d . - 1 : 3 0 p m

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    1 0 : 3 0 a m

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    1 ) S c h o o l c l o s u r e s m a y n o t r e s u l t i n i m p r o v e d l e a r n i n g o u t c o m e s f o r W o o d l a w n

    c h i l d r e n .

    P r e v i o u s s c h o o l c l o s u r e s t h r o u g h o u t C h i c a g o d i d n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e n e f i t c h i l d r e n a c a d e m i c a l l y .

    S t u d e n t s a r e o f t e n r e l o c a t e d t o s c h o o l s t h a t p e r f o r m n o d i f f e r e n t l y t h a n t h e o n e s t h e y a r e f o r c e d

    t o l e a v e . ( 1 )

    3 ) S t u d e n t s w i t h s p e c i a l n e e d s a r e m o s t d i s r u p t e d b y s c h o o l c l o s u r e s d u e t o t h e i r

    I n d i v i d u a l i z e d E d u c a t i o n a l P l a n s t h a t o u t l i n e s p e c i f i c p r o v i s i o n s a n d p r o g r a m m i n g

    f o r t h e i r l e a r n i n g . ( 2 )

    S t u d e n t s w i t h s p e c i a l n e e d s r e q u i r e s m a l l e r c l a s s s i z e s b y l a w a n d s p e c i f i c a c a d e m i c s u p p o r t s

    t h a t m u s t b e i n p l a c e f o r n e w s c h o o l s . A n y p l a n s t o c l o s e s c h o o l s s h o u l d t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t t h e

    a d d i t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s r e q u i r e d t o e n s u r e t h e b e s t e d u c a t i o n a l o u t c o m e s f o r c h i l d r e n w i t h s p e c i a l

    n e e d s .

    4 ) S c h o o l c l o s i n g s , p h a s e - o u t s , a n d t u r n a r o u n d s h a v e a d i f f e r e n t i a l i m p a c t o n t h e

    r a c i a l d i v e r s i t y o f t h e C h i c a g o t e a c h i n g f o r c e . ( 3 )

    T h e p e r c e n t a g e o f A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n t e a c h e r s i n C P S h a s d e c l i n e d t r e m e n d o u s l y s i n c e s c h o o l

    c l o s i n g s , t u r n a r o u n d s , a n d p h a s e o u t p o l i c i e s b e g a n i n 2 0 0 1 . D a t a r e v e a l b e t w e e n 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 1 1

    t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n t e a c h e r s d r o p p e d f r o m 4 0 % t o 3 0 % .

    5 ) S c h o o l s i n l o w i n c o m e c o m m u n i t i e s a r e b e t t e r s e r v e d b y a r o b u s t ,

    c o m p r e h e n s i v e m o d e l o f n e i g h b o r h o o d s c h o o l s . ( 4 )

    S o - c a l l e d u n d e r u t i l i z e d s c h o o l s s h o u l d b e p r o v i d e d w i t h a d d i t i o n a l f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t s t o o f f e r a

    f u l l a r r a y o f c o m m u n i t y b a s e d s e r v i c e s t h a t c h i l d r e n a n d f a m i l i e s i n u n d e r - r e s o u r c e d c o m m u n i t i e s

    n e e d . N e i g h b o r h o o d s c h o o l s i n l o w i n c o m e s c h o o l s s h o u l d p r o v i d e w r a p - a r o u n d s e r v i c e s f o r

    y o u t h a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s t h a t a s s i s t t h e m w i t h t h e i r e c o n o m i c , p h y s i c a l , s o c i a l , a n d e m o t i o n a l

    h e a l t h a n d w e l l - b e i n g .

    1 - d e l a T o r r e , M a n d G w y n n e , J . ( 2 0 0 9 ) . W h e n s c h o o l s c l o s e : E f f e c t s o n d i s p l a c e d s t u d e n t s i n C h i c a g o p u b l i c

    s c h o o l s : C o n s o r t i u m o n C h i c a g o S c h o o l R e s e a r c h .

    2 - R a d i n s k y , J . a n d W a i t o l l e r , F . ( 2 0 1 3 ) . C P S P r o p o s e d S c h o o l A c t i o n s : I m p a c t s o n S t u d e n t s : C R e A T E .

    3 - L i p m a n , P . a n d G u t i e r r e z , R . S a b o t a g e o f N e i g h b o r h o o d S c h o o l s : T h e i m p a c t o f C h i c a g o P u b l i c S c h o o l s

    R e f o r m s .

    4 - L i p m a n , P . a n d P e r s o n , A . ( 2 0 0 7 ) . S t u d e n t s a s c o l l a t e r a l d a m a g e ? : A p r e l i m i n a r y s t u d y o f R e n a i s s a n c e

    2 0 1 0 s c h o o l c l o s i n g s i n t h e M i d s o u t h .

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    T h e C h i c a g o P u b l i c S c h o o l s h a s u s e d t h e S c h o o l U t i l i z a t i o n i n d i c a t o r t o d e t e r m i n e t h e l i s t

    o f s c h o o l c l o s u r e s t h i s y e a r . T h i s m e a s u r e i s b a s e d o n a n a v e r a g e c l a s s s i z e o f 3 0

    s t u d e n t s p e r e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l c l a s s . ( 1 ) T h i s b a s e l i n e f i g u r e d o e s n o t t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t

    t h e e n r o l l m e n t o f s t u d e n t s w i t h s p e c i a l n e e d s w h i c h , b y s t a t e l a w , a r e s u p p o s e d t o h a v e

    l o w e r c l a s s s i z e s t h a n s t u d e n t s w i t h o u t s p e c i a l n e e d s . R e s e a r c h s h o w s t h e r e a r e g r e a t

    b e n e f i t s t o m a i n t a i n i n g s m a l l e r c l a s s s i z e s .

    R e s e a r c h o n C l a s s S i z e

    E d u c a t i o n r e s e a r c h s t u d i e s ( 2 ) o n s m a l l e r c l a s s s i z e s f o r e l e m e n t a r y s t u d e n t s h a v e f o u n d

    t h e f o l l o w i n g :

    1 ) E l e m e n t a r y s t u d e n t s w i t h s m a l l e r c l a s s e s ( 1 3 - 1 7 s t u d e n t s p e r c l a s s )

    p e r f o r m e d b e t t e r t h a n s t u d e n t s i n l a r g e r c l a s s e s

    2 ) A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n y o u t h a n d c h i l d r e n f r o m u r b a n , l o w - i n c o m e

    c o m m u n i t i e s b e n e f i t m o r e f r o m s m a l l e r c l a s s s i z e s i n e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l .

    1 - C o m m i s s i o n o n S c h o o l U t i l i z a t i o n - F i n a l R e p o r t ( a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / w w w . s c h o o l u t i l i z a t i o n . c o m / )

    2 - N a t i o n a l R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ( 2 0 0 2 ) , S c i e n t i f i c R e s e a r c h i n E d u c a t i o n

    3 - 2 0 1 2 I l l i n o i s S c h o o l R e p o r t C a r d

    These data are from the 2011-12 statewide report card and may not reflect the current realities in schools

    throughout the district.