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SCHOOLS CPS is a vast system of Primary And Secondary Schools confined to Chicago's city limits. Some schools are new construction, some appear gothic in architecture, and others are deteriorating from years of lack of attention. Most schools in the district, being elementary, middle, or secondary, have attendance boundaries, restricting student enrollment outside of any given residential area. Attendance boundaries vary in shape and size, depending on how many schools are located within a neighborhood. For example, Beverly has at least three public elementary schools, being Barnard, Esmond, and Southerland. Each school restricts enrollment based on their individual attendance boundaries. However, a school may elect to enroll students outside their attendance boundaries depending if there is space, and or if it has a magnet cluster program. However, full magnet schools, such as Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, are open to student enrollment citywide, provided that applicants meet a level of high academic standards: living near a magnet school does not guarantee admission. EMPLOYEES CPS offers incentives to maintain a competitive workforce. The district actively recruits teachers from around the world, with the Global Educator Outreach program bringing talent to Chicago to teach in the areas of math, science, and foreign language. In 2005, the Chicago Department Of Housing began offering mortgage assistance to CPS teachers buying homes and Condominium s in redeveloped mixed-income CHA complexes. Teachers can receive up to $3,000 in mortgage subsidies.[http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/financing/chi-0503120267mar13,0,1411939.story?coll=chi-classifiedfinancing-hed 2005 Teacher layoffs School administrators issued advanced dismissal notices to approximately 1,116 untenured teachers between March and April 2005. Apparently the leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union under Deborah Lynch overlooked a discrepancy in the 2003 contract, giving principals the power to dismiss untenured teachers without due process. Principals can simply login to a website, select a reason from six items listed on a drop-down menu, and click a submit button. At least fifty-percent of the dismissed teachers experienced difficulty controlling their classrooms, granting justification. Other reasons for dismissal include poor communication skills and rapport with fellow teachers and parents. Controversially, principals can simply choose "other" from the drop-down menu concealing any reason for a dismissal. This is a questionable practice on the basis that it conceals reasons, which may include budget cuts, and even personal vendettas. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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