Today I spoke with Maribel at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Ms. Connie Thorps from Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU), and learned the following information.
First, there are NO vouchers as I shared in the post dated August 6th. The assistance is through the Chicago Teacher’s Union and not CPS. Do not call CPS cursing them out because they really don’t have details.
This is the information learned from Connie Thorps.
- Parents must call their child’s school on the first day of school and request applications from their union delegate
- The child MUST attend a Chicago Public School
- There are 5 applications per elementary school and 10 applications per high school
- Submission instructions are on the application
- After applications are submitted, they go to a reviewing committee for approval. The committee meets once a month so it may be October before applicants hear anything
- Approval is based on income
- There is $200 assistance and the parents that are approved will receive instructions on how to use it at Carson Pirie Scott
Should any of this information change, I will be sure to share. In the meantime, please please please don’t yell at the CPS staff because they have no idea. And don’t get upset with me because I’m merely a messenger.
what if your child school dont have a union delegate
This is a great question and I can try to get an answer for you. I don’t know how successful my attempts will be since school begins on Tuesday.
My Children just started school (CPS) today and the CTU Rep says that she has no idea what I am talking about. Is there any information that I should give to her? Are applications still available? Today was the first day of school
Contact Connie Thorps at 312-329-6259 for additional information.
I received a voucher and filled it out. Will I receive a call from them letting me know if I have been approved?
The only information I know has been posted on the blog. I would encourage you to contact the Chicago Teacher’s Union for more information. I’ll try to reach out to see if I can get a response.
Hi all, I left two messages for Connie Thorps today and yesterday, and have yet to receive a response. I’ll let you know what I find out if she gets back to me.