Project Description
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 25, 2014 CORE Teachers
CONTACT:
Sarah Chambers, Special Education Teacher at Saucedo
(Ms. Chambers will be teaching throughout the day and will need to respond to voicemail messages during breaks.)
630.618.9009
TEACHERS REFUSE TO ADMINISTER ISAT AT SAUCEDO SCHOLASTIC ACADEMY 4:00 PM PRESS CONFERENCE
(DETAILS BELOW)
According to the parent group More Than a Score (morethanascorechicago.org), hundreds of parents throughout the city have submitted letters requesting that their students be opted out of the test this year. At Saucedo Academy, teachers have collected more than 300 opt-out letters and the student council voted to encourage all students to opt out of the exam.
WHO: Parents, students and teachers will address the press.
Spanish speakers will be available to comment on camera.
WHAT: Parents, students and teachers will explain their decision to boycott ISAT at the school and call on others throughout Chicago Public Schools to join them.
WHEN: 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, February 25, 2015
WHERE: In front of Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy
2850 West 24th Boulevard