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Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle, center, talks to Chicago Public Schools Interim Chief Executive Officer José Torres, left, and Chicago Board of Education member Luisiana Meléndez, right, during the Chicago Board of Education’s first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began at the Chicago Public Schools headquarters in the Loop, Wednesday morning, July 28, 2021.
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In his first school board meeting as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, José Torres said he wants the district to prioritize reengaging 100,000 students over the next month who are at risk of leaving the school system largely because of the pandemic.
Matt Masterson | July 28, 2021 5:29 pm
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With a little more than a month before Chicago Public Schools students return to their classrooms, interim CPS CEO Jose Torres has set a new goal for his staff: engage 100,000 kids who are at risk of not re-enrolling in their school.
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Speaking Wednesday at his first Board of Education meeting since he was appointed as interim CEO, Torres said the district’s “true north” goal before reopening schools must be to reach these students and make sure they are prepared to return to CPS.
“I need everyone’s help to accomplish that,” he said. “I’m focusing all my energy and efforts to making sure all students and families are ready to go back to school.”
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