Jack Elsey, CPS chief of innovation and incubation, said before the vote that the district wants “conditional approval” for five of the seven campuses. Intrinsic, for instance, would have to post high academic marks at its first campus, which just opened in fall 2013 and has posted no test scores, before the district allows a second campus to open.
The school board is considering 17 proposals for new charter school campuses today. Five of those would exclusively serve dropouts. The total number of proposals has shifted in recent weeks as several were withdrawn.
District officials recommended that the school board deny the following charter proposals. They were voted down unanimously:
- Be the Change Charter School (Location TBD in McKinley Park, serving grades K-2 in 2014, eventually serving 475 students grades K-8)
- Connected Futures Academies Options Charter Schools (five campuses, all TBD, each serving 165 re-enrolled drop-outs ages 15-21 in 2014).
- Curtis Sharif STEM Academy Charter School 1 (location TBD but according to founder tentatively at 7939 S. Western in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood), serving grades K-5 in 2014, eventually serving 300 students grades K-8).
- Curtis Sharif STEM Academy Charter School 2 (location TBD but according to founder, tentatively at 87th and Kedzie in the Ashburn neighborhood), serving grades K-5 in 2014, eventually serving 300 students grades K-8).
- Curtis Sharif STEM Academy Charter School 3 (location TBD, serving grades K-5 in 2014, eventually serving 300 students grades K-8).
- Curtis Sharif STEM Academy Charter School 4 (location TBD, serving grades K-5 in 2014, eventually serving 300 students grades K-8).
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