1000's of parents demanding buses be restored, for CPS students w disabilities, and kids in magnet/s.e. DM's open to reporters; we'll connect you with parents.
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All ten victorious school board candidates support the restoration of busing to magnet and selective enrollment students.
This is outrageous. And CPS' has the audacity to, yet again, ask for patience, this time after a 5 year old is hospitalized.
To any CPS school board member who follows us: what do you plan to do about this?
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"My son still doesn’t have a way to get to school in Chicago."
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We think CPS may have picked schools for phase 2 busing based on bell times- the below schools all have later starts.
Perhaps this is in order to have drivers available after completing an earlier shift transporting students with disabilities.
We're hearing from many families who received a good news email from CPS saying that their student will receive busing beginning February 3.
Below are the list of schools that will, starting Feb 2, receive busing
BEASLEY
COONLEY
ERICSON
GREELEY
HAWTHORNE
INTER-AMERICAN
KENWOOD HS
LASALLE
MORTON
MURRAY
PERSHING
POE
PRITZKER
PULASKI
SABIN
SAUCEDO
SKINNER WEST
SUDER
“The people who had the money and the privilege were able to figure out other situations like rearranging their work schedules,” she said. “People who didn’t, some had to pull their kids out of school.” -parent Erin
@APNews describes a solution: @HopSkipDrive.
#twill
As responsibility for transportation shifts to families, the question of how to replace the traditional yellow bus has become an urgent problem for some, and a spark for innovation. apnews.com/article/school-bu…
Here's @CPS_CEO_PM remarks about student transporation: youtube.com/watch?v=Hg0OUP4_…
We appreciate that he gave an update. But 300 of 5,500 students transported. That's 5,200 students short.
Where's the plan to transport the rest?
One question answered by @CPS_CEO_PM today at the board meeting.
He said CPS is rolling out GenEd transpo based on the "Opportunity Index." Good. Equity-focused.
cps.edu/sites/equity/cps-opp…
Next: CPS should be transparent about which schools now have busing. Hoping these:
"With an average of 11 students on a bus, many buses are being sent out 80% empty" - parent Paul addressing CEO Pedro Martinez and COO Charles Mayfield at Chicago School Board meeting today.
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CPS has recently been touting their "hubs." We've got questions.
(And we've asked them of CPS COO Charles Mayfield and have not heard a clear answer.)
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All aboard!🚍 This week, our district launched the Hub Stop Pilot Program to expand transportation for eligible general education students across the district!
Hub Stops are centralized pick-up and drop-off locations at select CPS schools, transporting students to and from their school of choice, allowing us to transport more general education students with fewer drivers, making our routes more efficient.
Learn more by visiting bit.ly/3AHikJ7
A member's child w/ disabilities rode a van w/ 2 GenEd students in SYE23. He felt included. Then, when CPS cancelled busing to GenEd kids at magnets last school year, 2 GenEd kids no longer had transpo and 1 kid w disabilities rode alone, no inclusion.
Is this fixed CPS?
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CPS' failure to bus students to magnet and selective enrollment schools hits those who depend on school buses the most: low income and Black families.
Thank you so much to @CDRosa @RossanaFor33 @AnthonyJQuezada @ByronSigcho for all your time discussing CPS student transportation with us today. We appreciate your support of finding a way to transport kids w disabilities and low income GenEd students to @ChiPubSchools
Thank you @CDRosa @35th_Ward for taking time to talk with us today about student transportation! Your energy and ideas are much appreciated!
The winner in the 9th district school board raceis Therese Boyle. Here's what she says about busing...
"CPS’ abrupt decision to cancel busing for students in magnet and SE schools caused distress for families during the 2023-2024 school year."
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"Students impacted were from low-income families for whom paying for transportation was a financial burden. CPS wouldn’t offer stipends in lieu of busing."
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"I watched the CPS budget hearing and a CPS Parents for Buses speaker noted that CPS spent $16 million more on busing during 2023-24 despite not providing busing to the students attending magnet & selective enrollment schools???"
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