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Plato Learning Academy facilities to be consolidated
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The public is invited to testify April 11 at a public hearing, being held by Chicago Public Schools.
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The public is invited to testify April 11 at a public hearing, being held by Chicago Public Schools.
The Chicago Board of Education voted this week to renew Plato Learning Academy’s contract for two years, giving the Austin school more time to improve its rating. Specific conditions for the contract renewal will be finalized with Plato’s operator early next year, officials say.
The Chicago Board of Education is expected in early December to take action to shutter Plato Learning Academy, a K-8 contract school that has two campuses in Austin, for failing to meet the district’s academic standards. Parents, students and community members plan to speak at the Dec. 6th board meeting in hopes of saving the school.
Hall of Famer Richard Dent visited Austin to launch internet safety technology that will pilot at Plato Academy this spring.
The Chicago Board of Education will vote on whether Plato Learning Academy and KIPP Ascend charter schools see their five-year contracts renewed at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
The Austin charter school will undergo a CPS review leading up to its contract expiration June 30.
The Chicago Board of Education is expected to vote this week on the expansion plan.