Chicago Public Schools said Thursday it plans to close a charter school on the city’s South Side, citing “poor academic performance.”
The district said it will recommend ACE Technical Charter School be closed and Art In Motion Charter School be approved in its place.
“To ensure students receive the high quality education they deserve, CPS is recommending closure of a poor performing charter, as well as opening a high quality school to meet demand for a performing arts education in the Greater Grand Crossing area,” CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said in a statement. “Our priority is ensuring that schools deliver a high quality education and meet a need in the community, and we are confident these decisions are in the best interest of our students.”
If approved by the Board of Education, Art in Motion Charter School would serve as many as 900 students by the 2022-23 school year.
The Chicago Teachers Union said it planned to hold an emergency press conference to address the closure of “a number of named schools in the city.”
CPS did not immediately confirm if any other closures would be announced.
