The number of dreaded phone calls being made by principals is based on how many kids CPS officials project will show up on the first day next fall.
“The staffing changes are driven most directly by declining student enrollment,” CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett said in a conference call with reporters.
The number is significantly smaller than last year’s nearly 3,000 layoffs, which were due mostly to the Board of Education’s decision to close 50 schools.
More than 800 teachers were laid off last June, another 2,100 were let go in July and nearly 100 were released after the 20th day of school enrollment count was taken in the fall.