Chicago Public Schools To Close, Consolidate Schools

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 12, 2009 10:45PM

In what they claim is a move to improve academic performance, Chicago Public Schools have announced they'll be doing a major reshuffling of schools, including consolidating some and closing others altogether. A vote on the closings is expected January 28, though groups of angry parents are already planning a protest. WBEZ has the story here, as well as the break down of what's happening to which school after the jump.

Via WBEZ:

Closing

• Carpenter: Students will go to Ogden, Talcott and Lozano.
• Las Casas Occup. High School: Students will go to neighborhood schools.
• Nia Foundation: Students go to neighborhood schools.
• Peabody: Students will go to Ogden, Talcott and Lozano.
• Princeton: Students will go to neighborhood schools.
• South Chicago: Students will go to neighborhood schools.

Consolidating

• Abbott: Merged into Hendrix.
• Davis Developmental Center: Merged with Hughes in a new building.
• Global Vision High School: Merged into New Millennium.
• Medill: Merged into Smith-Joyner.
• Schiller: Merged into Jenner.

Phasing Out

• Key: Students will go to Ellington.
• Lathrop: Students will go to Johnson and Lawndale.
• Hamilton: Students will go to Blaine, Burley and Audubon.
• Reed: Students will go to Banneker, Parker and Nicholson.
• Best Practice High School.

Turning Around (staff to be replaced)

• Bethune.
• Curtis.
• Dulles.
• Fenger High School.
• Holmes.
• Johnson.
• Lavizzo.
• Ross.
• Yale.