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Gordon Tech has said no to Chicago Public School interest in leasing part of its building for use by Audubon Entrepreneurial High School. The Congregation of the Resurrection, which runs the Roman Catholic High School, said in a blog post “the Congregation will not allow the use of its space to any organization that is not aligned with their mission.”
The blog, headlined “Congregation turns down CPS comingling at Gordon Tech,” was also referred to on the Gordon Tech home page.
Gordon Tech has said NO to CPS interest in its campus. Credit: Patrick Boylan
Gordon, which last reported it had an enrollment of 814 to the IHSA, is reported to have about half of its facility available. The blog said Gordon’s excess capacity “is attractive to prospective renters due to its modern design and large capacity—thus peaking the interest of multiple organizations looking to expand their programs.”
Gordon “currently leases this space to a performing arts group, a neighboring college and the Archdiocese of Chicago,” the blog said.
“While the proposed new school has many positive qualities, we believe that the Gordon Tech community is best served by adhering to its Catholic, private school mission,” said Fr. Michael Danek, Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Resurrection USA Province. Gordon says its mission is “built on the core values of Faith, Respect, Discipline, and Excellence, thus ensuring the development of sound character. Driven by a spirit of inquiry Gordon Tech prepares its scholars for success at the university level and beyond.”
The no closes the books on rumors that Gordon would lease space to the new CPS small school effort. The entrepreneurial high school is projected to have space for just 500 students. John Price will be the principal of both Audubon Elementary School and the new high school.
Audubon is a neighborhood school. It reported 508 students, according to the most recent report.
Gordon, a co-ed college prep high school, was a sister school to Weber High School. Weber closed in 1999 due to low enrollment and is now a CPS middle school called Northwest.
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