Chicago Public Schools released a statement on their social media on Friday, June 12th that they are launching a series of surveys to provide a well-rounded, comprehensive set of guidelines for the upcoming school year (2020-21). CPS noted, “A school district as large and complex as ours requires thorough guidance that accounts for the wide variety of needs in our schools, and we are working through those scenarios so that in the weeks ahead, we can present you with draft guidelines for reopening school buildings.”
In addition, they provided the following guidance recommended from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that they already know will be enacted in the fall:
Everyone will be required to wear face coverings. Schools will be given a limited amount of coverings for students and staff members at the beginning of the year.
Hand sanitizer will be made available throughout all CPS buildings.
Strict cleaning and disinfection rules will be in place.
Students and staff members will receive temperature checks every day.
WGN9 Chicago also reported on Friday, June 12th that according to the chairman of City Council’s Education Committee, the City Council has begun looking into alternative locations to hold classes to give teachers and students the appropriate amount of space in the classroom to adhere to six-foot social distancing guidelines. Possible locations for classes include McCormick Place, Navy Pier, and Park District fieldhouses, among others. However, a spokesperson for McCormick Place said she had not yet heard of these plans.
CPS has not yet released any information regarding making up the NWEA MAP test for students testing into Academic Centers and Selective Enrollment high schools. Moreover, they haven’t released information on SEHS testing, and if the pandemic will affect these procedures in any way. Test Prep Chicago will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as CPS makes it available. Be sure to subscribe to our website on our homepage to receive email updates about selective enrollment admissions in Chicago.
Lauren Lynch, Tutoring Coordinator
lauren@testprepchicago.com
(312) 848-1266