News and Advocacy

Cleaning House: The End of CPS's Contract with Aramark

As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde

Make Students Feel Valued

In the wake of the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, we are witnessing a surge in stress and anxiety among our students.

Central Office Transformation for Equitable Teaching & Learning

Central offices were set up over a century ago to handle business and regulatory functions. Today’s schools require a fundamentally new approach.

Leaders and Libations Event Moves CPAA Work Forward

CPAA’s Leaders and Libations event moved our work forward in several ways. Part social event, part networking, and part issues discussion, Leaders and Libations is aimed at giving school leaders a relaxed environment away from schools and network offices to imagine a better school district and the steps it will take to move CPS toward that vision.

CPAA Members' Children Eligible for National Scholarship

If you work in CPS and are a member of CPAA then your son or daughter is eligible for a $2,500 Diann Woodard National Scholarship if he or she is attending college for the first time in 2019. 

Federal Judge Affirms Rights of School Leaders in CPAA Lawsuit

What happened

Lawsuit Compels CPS to Admit to Violating Due Process Rights of Principals

For Immediate Release

Chicago Principals and Administrators Association

Contacts

William J. Quinlan / (312) 263-7767, ext 131, (312) 217-3833 (mobile) / wjq@quinlanfirm.com

Troy LaRaviere / (773) 494-2528 / tlaraviere@mycpaa.com

Chicago Public Schools Violates Due Process to Remove Principals

Overview

CPAA Honors Principals and Assistant Principals at Retiree Celebration

This winter, CPAA held a dinner celebration to honor CPS principals and assistant principals who retired in 2017 and 2018. Congratulations to Dr. Stanley Griggs, Kimberly Jockl, Susan Kukielka, Cassandra Washington, Edward Breen, Dana Andre Butler, Mary Katherine Clancy, Karen Koegler, Dr. Patricia McCann-Nicholes, Patrick J. MacMahon, and Dr. Lucja Mirowska-Kopec.

President LaRaviere Uses Mayor's Race to Raise Awareness of Severe Understaffing in CPS

Nearly a year ago, President LaRaviere commissioned research that uncovered the fact that CPS is the most understaffed school district in Illinois. Our president, Troy LaRaviere, worked to raise public awareness of this crisis but the media paid little attention. So he ran for mayor in order to use the platform of the race to bring attention to the issues and concerns that our members have.