Chicago Public Schools announced that following extensive reviews of charter school performance, the district will recommend the closure of two poor performing charter schools, Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS) and Frazier Preparatory Academy Charter School. Additionally, this year the district did not receive any completed new charter school applications, and therefore, no new charter schools will be opening in the district next school year. Following comprehensive performance reviews conducted in accordance with the Charter School Quality Policy, CPS is recommending the Board of Education close Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS) and Frazier Preparatory Academy Charter School via charter revocation at the end of the current school year.
• Chicago Virtual Charter School: CVCS is being recommended for revocation due to the school’s failure to provide a high-quality education for its students and meet the academic, financial, and operational standards necessary to operate in the district. A school serving grades kindergarten through grade 12, CVCS had the lowest SQRP score of any charter high school, the lowest Freshman OnTrack rate, and one of the lowest graduation rates in the district. The school also had the second lowest elementary school SQRP score among charters. Additionally, CPS has identified financial and management concerns with the school, which is currently under investigation by the CPS Office of Inspector General.
• Frazier Preparatory Academy Charter School: Frazier Prep Academy is being recommended for revocation due to the school’s failure to meet its contractual condition to successfully implement a remediation plan and improve enough to be removed from the Academic Warning List. The district is recommending the school for revocation because the school has failed to provide students the high quality education they deserve and higher quality school options exist for students in the community.
Additional information about the RFP process can be found here: https://cps.edu/RFP2019/Pages/RFP2019.aspx
