Lewis Elementary teachers agreed to have their school turned around but only if Strategic Learning Initiatives (SLI) is leading the action, they said at a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) hearing Thursday night.
Under CPS' proposal, Lewis' teachers and staff are slated to be fired and the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) would take over the school in the fall.
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teachers at Lewis say they have been used as "guinea pigs" for various
programs that begin to show improvement after a few years, such as the Teacher Advancement Program, but are then abruptly ended by the district.
"We all know that when you introduce a new program it takes time for the staff and students to adjust," said Corliss Wade, a first-grade teacher at Lewis. Read more »
State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove)
