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January 24, 2008

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WebExtra: Will four times be the charm?

Orr High School has been targeted for wholesale reform several times over the past 10 years, and one of the small high schools created by those attempts, Mose Vines Academy, is currently participating in yet another program aimed at improving student performance.

Orr High School has been targeted for wholesale reform several times over the past 10 years, and one of the small high schools created by those attempts, Mose Vines Academy, is currently...

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WebExtra: Debating the closings

All of the school closings will be debated at public hearings over the next few weeks. Hearings will be at CPS Central Office, 125 S. Clark St., 5th floor board chambers, unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 4: Miles Davis and Johns Middle, 3-6 p.m.

Feb. 6: Midway, 3-6 p.m.; Abbott, 7-10 p.m.

Feb. 7: Orr, 3-6 p.m.; Howe, 7-10 p.m.; Midway, 5-8 p.m. at Hancock High, 4034 W. 56th St.

Feb. 8: Morton Career, 3-6 p.m.; Edison Regional Gifted, 5-8 p.m. at Edison, 6220 N. Olcott Ave.

All of the school closings will be debated at public hearings over the next few weeks. Hearings will be at CPS Central Office, 125 S. Clark St., 5th floor board chambers, unless otherwise noted. ...

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WebExtra: Schools slated to close

CPS CEO Arne Duncan announced plans to close, phase out, relocate or consolidate 11 underutilized schools. The under-enrolled schools are:

• Gladstone, 1231 S. Damen Ave., which has just 287 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 8th. The school building would close and students would be reassigned to Smyth Magnet, 1059 W. 13th Place, about 1.25 miles away, and Plamondon, 2642 W. 15th Place, just over 1 mile away, or attend other nearby schools.

CPS CEO Arne Duncan announced plans to close, phase out, relocate or consolidate 11 underutilized schools. The under-enrolled schools are: • Gladstone, 1231 S. Damen Ave., which has just 287...

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WebExtra: Leaders named for high school turnarounds

By: Cindy Richards and Rebecca Harris

Posted January 24, 2008--CPS is taking its broadest swing ever at its most seriously underperforming schools, promising to transform four high schools and their four feeder schools into high performers—half of them to be run by the district and the other half to be run by the Academy for Urban School Leadership.

Posted January 24, 2008--CPS is taking its broadest swing ever at its most seriously underperforming schools, promising to transform four high schools and their four feeder schools into high...

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WebExtra: Tougher hurdles in the works for aspiring principals?

By: Debra Williams

Principal preparation programs would have to meet new standards under recommendations to be presented next month to state lawmakers by a task force that examined principal preparation across Illinois.

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Task force members

The members of the Illinois School Leader Task Force are:

Chair: Steve Tozer, professor of policy studies in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Jo Anderson, executive director, Illinois Education Association

Brent Clark, executive director, Illinois Association of School Administrators

Deborah Curtis, dean of the College of Education at Illinois State University

Ill. State Sen. Deanna Demuzio (D-Carlinville)

April Ervin, executive director, New Leaders for New Schools

The members of the Illinois School Leader Task Force are: Chair: Steve Tozer, professor of policy studies in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago Jo Anderson, executive...

Comings and Goings

Comings & Goings

NEW SCHOOLS STAFF With 21 more schools slated to open this fall, the Office of New Schools is adding staff. Catherine Sugrue, formerly management support director for Area 1, takes over as Director of School Support, replacing Beatriz Rendon, who left the district to become CEO of Educational Support Services for the Tucson, Ariz., Unified School District. Cybill Ortiz, formerly a special education teacher at Spry, is the new support coordinator for performance and contract schools.

NEW SCHOOLS STAFF With 21 more schools slated to open this fall, the Office of New Schools is adding staff. Catherine Sugrue, formerly management support director for Area 1,...

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WebExtra: Electing an 'education president'

By: Cindy Richards and Lorraine Forte

Democratic and Republican presidential contenders have very different ideas about how to fix education in the United States. With the primary season still underway, Catalyst examined the education platforms of the two major candidates still in the running from each party.

Democratic and Republican presidential contenders have very different ideas about how to fix education in the United States. With the primary season still underway, Catalyst examined the education...

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WebExtra: What a good teacher does

By: Debra Williams

Updated February 13, 2008--Chicago Public Schools is getting closer to changing how teachers are evaluated.

For the last three years, a joint district-Chicago Teachers Union committee has been working on revising teacher evaluations, long criticized as virtually useless. (See Catalyst, WebExtra July 2007.)

Updated February 13, 2008--Chicago Public Schools is getting closer to changing how teachers are evaluated. For the last three years, a joint district-Chicago Teachers Union committee has been...

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