u/Due_Information_1332

https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/20/chiarts-teachers-parents-sound-alarm-on-layoffs-as-cps-takes-over/

As an aside, I'm a current CPS teacher who recently applied to a position at this school for the upcoming year. I was selected for a "pre-interview" and sent the following form to fill out.

https://preview.redd.it/p3mc2azqkf2h1.png?width=436&format=png&auto=webp&s=fb25d51e7b8096758be2218dee78e09610cd54d4

https://preview.redd.it/sl33exbwkf2h1.png?width=442&format=png&auto=webp&s=c64e6a4766077c5a4eea23b74c8ef381e32fb277

Upon reading the questions, my thoughts were the following:

1.) The video questioning format is impersonal and intrusive, and likely not even compliant with board policy and/or CTU contract.

2.) A clear indication that this principal is extremely micro-managerial/pedantic and not someone for whom I would even want to work.

I didn't even bother to fill it out. And I'd like to suggest that if you have a current student at this school, I'd be incredibly wary of what the culture of the school will turn into with this type of administrator at the helm.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1tbkwfk/comment/ols9wwx/?context=1

I live a few blocks from the stadium and would like to know if you avoid any fees by purchasing tickets directly at the ticket office.

I'm a high school teacher. On a daily basis, nearly half of my students are absent from 1st period. The students have unilaterally decided to arrive to campus at their desired convenience. This dynamic makes it incredibly difficult to develop program coherence. From what I understand, the problem is ubiquitous on our campus. Attendance across my other classes isn't much better.

Personally, I've kind of just resigned to caring about anything -- I've become as apathetic as the students that I teach. I feel like I'm simply "collecting" a paycheck at this point. This isn't healthy from a professional standpoint.