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Joly 7, 2015
Aopiconts,
(Chicago Public Schoo's (CPS) faces @ well known financial criss. This week we used borrowed
money to complete our $434 milion pension payment. The consequences of making that
‘payment wil be felt throughout our district. The Office of innovation and incubation (1&l) would:
like 10 provide o few updates ond outine the impact cn the New Schools Request for Proposats
RFP) process
Start-Up, Incubation, and Expansion Funding
CPS announced cuts to administration. personnel, and programs to help adress the significant
shodall in the FY 16 budget, Al lunding fer incubation, starlup, ond expansion funding for new
schools. including ony schoo’. epproved this fal os port ol the RFP oppiication cycle.
eliminated @s part of the curen! RFP application cycie.
We wanted to make you cwore of this change in new schaol funcing as soon as possible to.
‘ensure your team has sufficient lime to react and determine how you would ike to proceedin
this yeor’s opplcaion cycle. Please expect @ phone collin the next lew days to discuss the
potential impact to your oppiicotion and anewer any additional questions you may hove,
Action tems
+ Ifyour team betieves that the toss of this funding jeopordizes yaw abily to successfuly
open o new chatter school please let Us know if you inlend to wilhrow your
enpication.
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‘make the oppropriate updates. The Comprehensive Evaivation Teams and
Nelgntomood Aaviory Counc INACS] witrevew neve updated budgets os pat of
Updated NAC Timeline
Allachod's on updated NAC timeline, The dates for NAC and community outreach events
‘criginaly included in the 2014 New Schoo’ RFP fimeine (pp. 13:14) no-longer reflect the most
up-to-date timeline. fo that end, we have atte atleched on oficial Addendum to the 2014 New
Schools RFP to ensuxe that all process documentation is consistent. We pian to post this
‘Adclendum to the RFP website nex! week (cps.edu/2014RFP),
Action item
The dates for the NAC Copacily Inteniows have changed trom the week of July 20" [os
criginatly ingicoted in the 2014 New Schcals RFP timeline) to the week of August 3"
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