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The schools – Oscar DePriest Elementary, Edward K. Duke Ellington Elementary, Howe School of Excellence, Lewis School of Excellence and Sayre Language Academy – now offer a total of 140 full-day seats. In total, all of Austin’s elementary schools have 660 full-day seats and 120 half-day seats available to West Side children.
No longer will Austin students have to leave the West Side to continue or start their IB education at the high school level. Michele Clark High School will receive $200,000 in next year’s budget to begin implementing the rigorous program offered in more than 146 countries.
Because fewer students showed up on enrollment day, there will be more funding cuts on the West Side.
Parents and teachers will march from DePriest School to the now-closed Emmet Elementary to put the spotlight on standardized testing and the right for students to opt out.
The Chicago Board of Education is expected to approve the district’s 2013-2013 spending plan at its monthly meeting tomorrow.
Some question whether the right streets were chosen and if there was enough community input.
Hundreds of West Side youth will be attending new elementaries because of the CPS closures. The principals of two receiving schools explain what they’re doing to help smooth the transition.
More than 3,000 Austin students will be affected by the closings, which the Chicago Board of Education approved Wednesday.
The June 8 showing revealed work produced by children at neighborhood schools inspired by the help of local artists.
