>> The Chicago Board of Education is expected to vote on a revised 10 billion dollar budget proposal tomorrow.

The new CPS spending plan avoid staff furloughs by upping the amount of expected to funding from the city from 200 million to 285 million CPS says it must pass the budget before the end of July to make payroll.

But it still includes 1600 layoffs and some members want to wait until the end of August deadline in hopes that more funding will come through from the state or Cook County.

Joining us now is Chicago public school Superintendent Macklin King.

Welcome back.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

Brand.

So big day tomorrow.

What are some of the changes that you made in this now revised budget?

Why did you think those were necessary?

Some of big changes we remove furlough days and we increase the tip assumption from 200 million to 285 Million.

>> I felt that that was important because we entered into the two-week hearing period of the initial proposed budget.

But after hearing from the community about layoffs and that the instability and the potential of the budget not pass scene.

We decided that it was best to move forward with removing the furlough days in order to pass the budget, which is it's critical that the budget is passed tomorrow and that if a assumption increase from 200 to 285 Million.

>> What is that based on and is that those 85 million dollars covering the cost of what would have been those by furlough days?

That's correct.

The each furlough days equates to about 17 million dollars a day.

So that's 85 Million.

>> And the 285 million is still really conservative.

Our finance team analyzes the data and we we wanted to remain conservative.

However, if faced with impacting classrooms and making for the cuts or increasing.

The tip assumption, we chose to increase the tip assumption that if assumption is wrong, what if what, if what you budgeted for in the TIF?

Just because we don't know what's coming rate.

That's that's the best there.

So the 10 year trend data shows that on the last 2 years, CPS received well over 300 million and even prior to that 2.85, still below with the district historically had received a board members.

Technically you can legally you'll have until August 29th to approve a budget.

But you're asking them to do it.

>> At tomorrow's meeting, tell us why it needs to be done much sooner than typically is.

Well, actually, over the past 5 years, CPS passed the Budget 4 to 5 times in June or July last year was different.

However, this year, the situation is a little different.

The Klatt cash flow for the district is different.

So in order for CPS to make payroll, we have to secure short-term loan and that application is due and we're expected close September 2nd in order for payroll on September 4th.

Okay.

So you wouldn't be able to make that payroll without that short-term loan.

That's correct.

And of course, you're still waiting for tax payments from Cook County.

That's correct.

So we've had some movement.

And so we're slated to receive some additional taxes from the county, however, is not enough to cover the papal to cry SAISD Davis Gates, President Chicago Teachers Union joined us here last night.

Her organization as well as the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

>> They have cold or she has called the budget proposal a first draft.

Here's here's what she says.

>> We're calling on board members to call it a first drive for not calling for rejection.

I think what we saw today from the Chicago public schools is what we expected them to do, capitulate, that the budget is not yet.

Bates.

We know that it's July.

We do this every single summer and by the end of August, we have a budget >> first draft.

What's your reaction what the president is saying?

>> The budget is a strategic budget and it is my final budget is to recommend recommended budget that I'm asking the board members to approve on tomorrow.

>> The budget protects classrooms.

It protects our commitments to our educators.

And most importantly, the services that are students students rely on.

This year's state budget increase the evidence base funding amount by 350 million dollars.

Ctu says that that's still about 2 billion short of what the district should be receiving.

Of course, based on the >> evidence-based funding Formula CTU is calling on lawmakers and the governor to hold a special session for more funding for schools.

Do you think that's likely?

What are your thoughts?

We are in alignment.

We do support will participate in advocating for additional resources.

>> Outing community during Budget roundtable, Sessions with families and students.

They, too, are seeking additional funding.

And so there's an opportunity for families, parents, the District and CTU to partner with advocating for additional funds.

>> Is it the kind of thing, though, where you could ask board members to wait a month?

In hopes that lawmakers and the governor had back to Springfield to come up with more funding between now and your August 29th deadline.

>> So passing the budget as is does not stop the governor or any entity for providing such Chicago public schools with additional funding we could with gladly accept it and then we would be able to make adjustments to the budget is needed to restore any impacts that have been made.

>> CBS, accused the wealth, not CBS.

He's easy to use accuse the Cook County Treasurer's Office of delaying property tax payments in shorting the district by about 250 million dollars have you heard from Cook County about when you'll receive your your tax payments?

Are you working with that office?

We are working with that office and over the past several weeks, it has been a concern that we raise as well.

>> And we're looking to receive a payment as early as next week.

Illinois Federation of Teachers there saying the best way to get that debt paid is by filing suit as they have done this week.

What is your reaction to a lawsuit for that?

>> My reaction is that the district has experienced delays for some time and it with a shortage that off that the timing of our tax payments had exist existence since COVID.

However, the COVID Esser dollars kind of covered, you know, mask the delays and we had a cushion.

We no longer have that cushion.

And so our approach has been to work with the Cook County, the Office Cook County Office to secure the funds that we need.

>> The new proposal, it avoids the furloughs.

As you've mentioned, it still includes the 1600 layoffs, which includes more than 700 teachers.

Those cuts have already happened.

Stacy Davis, Gates has said that the cuts at the school level should be a last resort.

Do you feel like the district has exhausted all of your options before cuts that might impact classroom?

>> So we the impact over a little over 700.

I think 760 teachers were laid off and we have 1600 vacancies.

And so part of that layoff just planning at the local level planned at the local level.

So schools adjust their budgets accordingly.

And those teachers that are impacted those based on the principles planning or those that were impacted by the adjustment in the teacher allocation.

Usually come with that.

We have space for them.

1600 vacancies and we have a retention pool for all of these special education teachers.

They were impacted.

We have a mechanism to retain those teachers to allow those teachers to go to schools where there is a So this is really more so of a resource allocation strategy because we have the need.

We have a shortage of teachers in some areas.

And so we have a finite number of dollars, finite number of teachers.

But the need is high.

>> Did you have to, just your student teacher ratio by just a little bit right?

Like is by one?

Yes.

How does that in adjusting the the allocations?

So CPS has an allocation of teachers, different allocation student to teacher ratio for high school and elementary school.

>> We adjusted each by one but still within the confines of the agreement.

So we did violate the agreement.

We are still within class size.

So we did achieve some savings with that with that reality with that reduction of Milwaukee Public Schools is holding job fair in Chicago today and tomorrow, probably hoping to pick up or scoop up some Chicago public schools.

Teachers who are part of sort of like that.

The shuffle basically where it may be been laid off from one school to get picked up another.

Are you concerned at all about losing, you know, members of your quality talent pool?

I'm not surprised.

Chicago public school teachers are talented.

And so if I want walk, probably use the same strategy.

>> However, I do know that the opportunities abound in Chicago and I believe that ultimately as in years past, we're it we retain 65 to.

85 1% of those teachers not feel confident that we'll do the same this year.

CPS received.

You mention those Esser dollars.

2.8 billion dollars of the COVID federal relief funds back in 2021.

>> On the district use that money to hire hundreds of teachers, support staff.

And of course, we know those funds have run out.

The district has been accused of spending tip or temporary money on permanent needs to think that was the case.

>> I believe that at the time the administration sought in need during the pandemic and during the recovery post pending up during recovery.

And then shortly after students return to schools, I believe the district did make decisions that was best for students.

And you saw some of the gains as a result of how the dollars were utilized.

And so I believe that those with Dallas well were well spent because our students are now at his place, not quite return to pandemic pre-pandemic levels, but with beginning best of luck to you tomorrow.

I know you've got a big meeting ahead of you.

Chicago Public School Superintendent Mequon King.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you so much.

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