CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESENTATION TO FACT FINDER STEVEN

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESENTATION TO FACT FINDER STEVEN BIERIG JULY 18, 2019

Disputed issue: TEACHER & PARAPROFESSIONAL SALARIES

CPS Teacher COLAs 2003 -2019

CPS Teacher COLAs 2003 -2019

CPS 2016 Brief to Fact Finder: “CPS's Fiscal Crisis. Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the largest school district in Illinois serving 20% of all K-12 students in the State, is on the verge of financial collapse. . CPS faces a fiscal crisis of historic proportions. ” (pp. 1, 3)

Impact of Board’s Fiscal Woes: 1. CPS COLAs drop dramatically relative to other large school districts and below cost of living

Impact of Board’s Fiscal Woes: 1. CPS COLAs drop dramatically relative to other large school districts and below cost of living 2. CPS devotes less and less of its resources to compensating staff

CPS Actual Step Salaries:

CPS Paraprofessional Salaries:

Salary + Pension as % of total revenue/expenditures

CPS FINANCIAL RECOVERY

CPS Finances are Improved – By the Numbers CPS Finances are Improved - By the Numbers Interest Rates Declined Dramatically $000 Budget Gap Reduced from $1. 1 B in FY 2016 to $192 M in FY 2019 $599 M Increase in Fund Balance - Return to Positive Territory Cash Borrowing Nearly Halved in 2 Years ($706 M Reduction) 10

Dedicated Revenues Expected to Cover CPS Employer Pension Contribution by FY 2031 ● CPS has two dedicated pension revenues ○ State contribution for normal cost and healthcare ($257 M FY 2020) ○ Pension property tax levy ($492 M FY 2020, historical 4% annual growth) These dedicated revenues are projected to fully cover the annual pension contribution by FY 2031 ○ ○ $106 M in FY 2020 (12% of the total employer contribution) paid from general operating fund CPS has budgeted full statutorily-modified Actuarial Required Contribution Portion of pension cost funded from operating funds (12% in FY 2020) Pension Levy Revenues projected to exceed CPS Contribution in FY 2031 $ Millions ● 1. Source: Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF) Actuarial Report, FY 2018. 11

DILUTED IMPACT OF COLA:

CPS Finances are Improved – By the Numbers CPS Finances are Improved - By the Numbers Interest Rates Declined Dramatically $000 Budget Gap Reduced from $1. 1 B in FY 2016 to $192 M in FY 2019 $599 M Increase in Fund Balance - Return to Positive Territory Cash Borrowing Nearly Halved in 2 Years ($706 M Reduction) 10

Disputed issue: EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS

CPS Employee base salary charge for health care:

Disputed issue: SCHOOL CLOSING & CHARTER EXPANSION MORATORIUMS

WBEZ Report on CPS School Closings: “After nearly two decades, the school system is still confronting the same two problems that prompted it to begin shuttering schools in the first place. It still struggles with chronically low-performing schools. And despite the pain and protests that accompanied so many school closings, the system has a more dramatic under-enrollment problem today than it did when it started shutting down schools in 2002”.

Univ. Chicago study on School Closings: “Evidence has shown that students experienced minimal or negative short-term effects beginning in the announcement year, with no longterm positive impacts. ”

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on School Closings: “[O]ur first reaction should not be to close schools, which places the burden of failed economic development and disinvestment on our students and often on black and brown students in particular. ”

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Charter Proliferation: “I don’t think we can talk about opening more charters until we have a real comprehensive plan for uplifting neighborhood CPS schools. ”

CLINICIANS and Counselors Articles 20 and 21 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

School Nurses • The National Association of School Nurses recommended Student-to-Nurse Ratio: • CPS’s Student-to-Nurse Ratio: 2, 859: 1 750: 1 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SCHOOL NURSES • Number of Certified School Nurses employed by CPS in 2012 • Number of Certified School Nurses employed by CPS in 2018 201 108 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

School Nurses • The average CPS school has a nurse present one day per week. • The average nurse visits 5 schools per week, and approximately 20% of nurses visit 6 or more schools per week. Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

Social Workers • The National Association of Social Workers recommended Student-to. Social Worker Ratio: • CPS Student-to-Social Worker Ratio: 1, 238: 1 250: 1 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

School Psychologists • The National Association of School Psychologists recommended Student-to. Psychologist Ratio: • CPS Student-to-Psychologist Ratio: 1, 760: 1 700: 1 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SCHOOL COUNSELORS • The National Association of School Counselors recommended Student-to. Counselor Ratio: • CPS Student-to-Counselor Ratio: 250: 1 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019 444: 1

School Counselors • CPS had 152 fewer counselors in 2018 than it did in 2011 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

State of Illinois Evidence Based Funding • The Adequacy Targets under Illinois’ EBF model for education factor in counselor and clinician levels. • The Illinois EBF Adequacy Targets, which drive the funding CPS receives form the State, call for: • A student-to-counselor ratio of 250: 1 in high school and 450: 1 in elementary school • A student-to-nurse ratio of 750: 1 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SPECIAL EDUCATION ARTICLE 21 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SPECIAL EDUCATION • In 2016, CPS paid $14 million to private consultants to “overhaul” its special education program. • As a result: • CPS budgeted $29 million less for special education in 2017 • CPS cut 350 teacher positions and 76 aides, and began to comingle special education funding with general education per pupil funding, obscuring how special education funding had been cut. • By March of 2017, there were 100 clinician vacancies and special education students were receiving 12% to 30% fewer hours with psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and physical therapists. Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SPECIAL EDUCATION • ISBE Public Inquiry Report issued April 2018 finds that CPS was engaging in systemic violation of special education students’ rights under state and federal law. • The report concluded that CPS violated students’ rights by routinely delaying and denying services, including everything from speech and occupational therapy to busing assistance and classroom aides. Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SPECIAL EDUCATION • KEY ISBE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: • IEP minutes provided by classroom aides decreased from 14 million in 201516 to just over 7 million in 2017 -18, despite the number of students with special needs remaining constant. • CPS’ electronic IEP system (known as SSM), its documentation and data collection requirements for provision of special education services, its special education budgeting and appeals process, and its management of transportation of special education students were not consistent with state and federal law. • “There is a lack of regular, coordinated and comprehensive training to provide CPS special education staff the knowledge they need to implement the special education system. ” – ISBE General Counsel, Stephanie Jones. Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SPECIAL EDUCATION • Key ISBE Corrective Action Requirements of CPS: • Appointment of ISBE Monitor to oversee Special Education in CPS for 3 years • Full IEP team attendance at IEP meeting • “ISBE expects that CPS’ methods for determining special education staff is clear and transparent for schools” Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

Sustainable Community SCHOOLS Article 12 Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS • Article 12 of the 2015 -19 CBA • 6 pillars: • Curricula that are engaging, culturally relevant, and challenging • An emphasis on high-quality teaching, not on high-stakes testing • Wrap-around support and opportunities (such as health care and social emotional services) • Positive discipline practices, such as restorative justice • Authentic parent and community engagement • Inclusive school leadership Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS • CTU-CPS Sustainable Community Schools Initiatives: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Racial Justice and Equity Transparency and Trusting Relationships Self-determination and Governance Shared Leadership and Collaboration Student Success and Community Transformation Reflective Learning Culture Whole Child Approach to Education Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS • Mayor Lightfoot on Community Schools: “CPS must expand the Community Schools Initiative. In 2002, CPS adopted the Community Schools Model, where a school contracts with a non-profit to transform the school into a community center that meets many of the needs of students and adults in that community. Those agencies engage individual neighborhoods in a participatory manner to identify specific services and programs that a community lacks, such as health clinics, job training, English as a second language classes, nutrition services, day care, and before- and after-school programs. Next, the non-profit works with the city, non-profits and social service providers to co-locate and operate these services within neighborhood school buildings. There are currently 200 community schools and 20 non-profit partners district wide. Community schools are open in the morning, afternoon, evening, and during the summer, and are able to provide for or connect family members to a range of services to support their well-being. The Chicago Teachers Union built upon on the existing CPS community school model with the creation of the “sustainable community schools pilot initiative. ” This expanded model includes an infusion of needed supports during and after the school day such as medical and mental health services, peer mentor and home visitor programs, clinical services, trauma interventions, and expanded after school programs. As mayor, I will fund an evaluation of the two models to understand how best to replicate the model moving forward and I will ensure continued funding for all community schools, with the goal of transforming as many CPS schools as practical into community schools. ” Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS • CTU and CPS have selected the University of Wisconsin at Madison to evaluate the Sustainable Community Schools program. • Commitment for future funding from CPS is essential for continued success Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

PSRP ISSUES Article 9 and Appendix I Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

PSRP ISSUES • From 2012 to 2018, 754 PSRPs lost their jobs • This is a decline of 20% in the number of PSRPs • School Clerk positions have been cut by 22% • More than 25% of all teacher assistants have been laid off or reclassified Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019

PSRP ISSUES • CPS has seen a devastating decline in the number of black teachers • • 1995 – 45% of CPS teachers were black 2001 – 40% of CPS teachers were black 2010 – 30% of CPS teachers were black 2019 – 21% of CPS teachers are black • CPS has lost over 5, 000 black teachers in the past two decades • CPS must expand its partnership with Grow Your Own Chicago Teachers Union - Fact-Finding Presentation 2019