Chicago Public Schools (CPS) laid off 186 teachers and staff in schools on the city’s west side, according to data obtained by Chicago City Wire through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The school district announced in August that it had given notice to approximately 950 workers, including 350 teachers and 600 support staff. Mike Passman, spokesperson for CPS, said at the time that the staff cuts were part of the annual budgeting process, according to the Chicago Tribune. Cuts were made at schools with declining enrollment or other program changes.
Layoffs included 116 high school teachers and 240 elementary school teachers, as well as 221 educational aides and security guards and 362 classroom aides.
Here is a full list of those laid off on the city’s west side.
First Name | Last Name | Job Title | Total Compensation | School | Current Union |
David | Young | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $155,641 | Voise Academy High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Cecilia | Farfan | Curriculum And Instruct Coach | $151,345 | World Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Thomas | Billups | Regular Teacher | $124,708 | Joseph Lovett School-4530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Sabra | Virgil-Thomas | School Counselor | $124,043 | Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Adriana | Lopez | Regular Teacher | $121,560 | Frederick Douglass Middle Sch | Chicago Teachers Union |
Delfino | Guerrero | Regular Teacher | $121,560 | Castellanos Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Irene | Jackson | Regular Teacher | $120,927 | Frederick Funston School-3460 | Chicago Teachers Union |
John | Citek | Regular Teacher | $119,768 | Harriet Beecher Stowe School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Arthur | Lobl | Regular Teacher | $118,856 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Antoinette | Mayo | Regular Teacher | $118,627 | Eli Whitney Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Walter | Casimiro | Regular Teacher | $118,084 | John A. Walsh School-6320 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Eric | Porte | Regular Teacher | $118,084 | World Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Maria | Reyes | Bilingual Teacher | $118,084 | Drummond School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Carmen | Acevedo | Regular Teacher | $118,054 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Maria | Ramirez | Parent Advocate-Bilingual | $117,623 | Jose Clemente Orozco Community | Chicago Teachers Union |
Sean | Stange | Regular Teacher | $116,511 | Phoenix Military Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Katie | Madison | Regular Teacher | $116,511 | Ella Flagg Young Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Carrie | Williams | Regular Teacher | $116,301 | Manley Career Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Angela | Jensen | Regular Teacher | $115,479 | Social Justice High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Vashti | Taylor | Regular Teacher | $114,313 | Wells Community Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Valerie | Johnson | Teacher Assistant II | $114,313 | William Penn School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Eileen | Richmond | Regular Teacher | $114,108 | Harriet Beecher Stowe School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jose | Jimenez | Teacher Assistant | $113,666 | Belmont-Cragin Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Stephanie | Tillman | Regular Teacher | $112,220 | Edward K. Duke Ellington Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Chana | Chroman | Regular Teacher | $112,193 | James Russell Lowell School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jonathan | Serrano | School Operations Manager | $110,240 | Galileo Math and Science Magnet | No Affiliation |
Luz | Aguilera | Regular Teacher | $110,021 | Frederick Funston School-3460 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Christine | Mckean | Regular Teacher | $109,560 | Edward K. Duke Ellington Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Tasha | Robinson | Regular Teacher | $108,163 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Milagros | Gonzalez | Regular Teacher | $107,903 | Frederick Funston School-3460 | Chicago Teachers Union |
David | Laurincik | Regular Teacher | $107,903 | Edward K. Duke Ellington Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nicole | Sullivan | Regular Teacher | $107,675 | Frederick Funston School-3460 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nancy | Berlanga-Nunez | Bilingual Teacher | $107,674 | William P. Nixon School-5100 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Kimberly | Mccarthy | Regular Teacher | $107,593 | John A. Walsh School-6320 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Sabrena | Wetzel | Regular Teacher | $107,004 | Josephine C. Locke School-4510 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Qiana | Wiley-Ruffin | Regular Teacher | $105,389 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Brenda | Martinez | Regular Teacher | $104,859 | Frederic Chopin School-2770 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Ella | Gambles | Part-Time Teacher | $104,858 | Manley Career Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Kathryn | Mcauley | School Counselor | $99,259 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Brian | Williams | Regular Teacher | $98,954 | Steinmetz Academic Centre High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Joseph | Maddux | Regular Teacher | $98,062 | Harriet Beecher Stowe School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nicole | Jones | Teacher Assistant II | $96,490 | Daniel Webster School 46 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Ruben | Martinez | Regular Teacher | $94,665 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Chicago Teachers Union |
Chisa | Copeland | Regular Teacher | $94,665 | Marvin Camras Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Michael | Heath | Special Education Teacher | $94,665 | Joseph Lovett School-4530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Leonard | Marsh | Regular Teacher | $94,664 | William P. Nixon School-5100 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Marco | Kalogeras | Regular Teacher | $94,664 | Steinmetz Academic Centre High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Leenice | Williams | Regular Teacher | $94,335 | Collins Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
David | Daniels | Part-Time Aide | $93,796 | Charles Sumner School-6110 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Courtney | Treadwell | Regular Teacher | $91,693 | Nancy B. Jefferson Alt. H.S. | Chicago Teachers Union |
Bianca | Cato | Special Education Teacher | $90,680 | Charles Sumner School-6110 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Megan | Walendzinski | Regular Teacher | $84,940 | Bernard Moos School-4870 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Danielle | Williams | Teacher Assistant | $84,940 | John Gregory School-3660 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nancy | Rodriguez | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $84,667 | Wells Community Academy High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Anthony | Mashni | Technology Coordinator II | $83,366 | Marine Leadership Academy at Ames | Chicago Teachers Union |
Yaritssa | Elizalde-Vaca | School Social Worker | $81,062 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Chicago Teachers Union |
Angel | Mazariegos | Regular Teacher | $80,651 | Washington Irving School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Suzanne | Blahnik | Regular Teacher | $80,651 | Mozart Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Theresa | Gray | Regular Teacher | $80,651 | Hay Community Academy School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Sofia | Navarrete | School Clerk I (Bilin Spanish) | $80,410 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jamila | Edwards | Technology Coordinator III | $79,915 | William H. Brown School-2400 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Rosa | Martinez | Computer Technician | $78,917 | Simpson Academy High School for Young Women | Chicago Teachers Union |
Katherine | Valasek | Special Education Teacher | $78,917 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Elizabeth | Lopez | Teacher Assistant II | $78,526 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Randi | Foust | Regular Teacher | $77,523 | Washington Irving School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lillian | Wang | Regular Teacher | $77,523 | Frederick Douglass Middle Sch | Chicago Teachers Union |
Andrew | Petersen | Regular Teacher | $76,380 | Edward K. Duke Ellington Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Ryan | Martin | Regular Teacher | $76,380 | Salmon P. Chase School-2760 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Iesha | Polk | Regular Teacher | $76,380 | Spencer Elem Math and Sci Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jennifer | Crone | Regular Teacher | $76,380 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jennifer | Currier | Regular Teacher | $76,380 | Jonathan Burr School-2530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Melissa | Alexander | Regular Teacher | $76,164 | Leslie Lewis School-4450 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Zachary | Maybaum | Regular Teacher | $74,628 | Hanson Park School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Makenson | Bienaime | Special Education Teacher | $74,628 | John G. Whittier School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Tamara | Raczkiewycz | Regular Teacher | $74,628 | Franz Peter Schubert School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Megan | Gehl | Special Education Teacher | $74,628 | John Barry School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lishonlynn | Akporido | College/Career Coach | $74,423 | Orr Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Barbara | Davis | School Clerk I | $73,853 | Joseph Lovett School-4530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Michael | Runnels | Technology Coordinator I | $73,455 | Washington Irving School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Emily | Shoemaker | Regular Teacher | $73,234 | Ella Flagg Young Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lauren | Gryczewski | Special Education Teacher | $73,234 | Jonathan Burr School-2530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lucila | Saldana | Regular Teacher | $73,234 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Tomisha | Jessup | Regular Teacher | $73,234 | Manley Career Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Kayla | Cannon | Regular Teacher | $72,091 | Milton Brunson Math/Science Spec School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Adam | Hathaway | Regular Teacher | $72,091 | Nancy B. Jefferson Alt. H.S. | Chicago Teachers Union |
Amanda | Hewett | Special Education Teacher | $72,091 | Finkl Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Paul | Crumrine | Regular Teacher | $72,091 | Multicultural Arts High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Garrett | Mclinn | Regular Teacher | $72,091 | Franz Peter Schubert School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Bartholomew | Piet | Regular Teacher | $72,091 | Albert R Sabin Magnet School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Myisha | Mcgee | School Counselor | $72,091 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Myisha | Mcgee | School Counselor | $72,091 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Gabriela | Jaramillo | Parent Advocate | $66,803 | William P. Nixon School-5100 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Anthony | Hargrove | Administrative IV | $65,936 | John Marshall High School | No Affiliation |
Darrell | Bullock | Student Special Svc Advocate | $65,158 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Darrell | Bullock | Student Special Svc Advocate | $65,158 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Genoveva | Najera | School Clerk I (Bilin Spanish) | $64,656 | James Otis School-5220 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jessica | Santiago | School Clerk I (Bilin Spanish) | $64,656 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Ines | Gonzalez | Guidance Counselor Assistant | $64,347 | Kelvyn Park High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Wesley | Yates | School Culture Coordinator | $63,925 | Michele Clark High School | No Affiliation |
Amalia | Reyes | Security Supervisor II | $63,925 | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School | No Affiliation |
Sandra | Delvalle | School Clerk Assistant | $63,349 | Frederic Chopin School-2770 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lakesha | House | School Clerk I | $61,983 | Casals Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Edith | Cruz | College/Career Coach | $60,722 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jennifer | Greenlee | Professional II | $60,722 | John Marshall High School | No Affiliation |
Rosa | Guerrero | Parent Worker - Other | $60,129 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Aracely | Molina | Bil Spec Ed Classroom Asst II | $57,629 | Hanson Park School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Steven | Coleman | Part Time Security | $57,255 | Milton Brunson Math/Science Spec School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Juan | Baez | School Security Officer | $57,040 | William P. Nixon School-5100 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Valerie | Jones | Special Education Teacher | $56,951 | Belmont-Cragin Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Guadalupe | Lopez | Teacher Assistant II | $56,696 | Luther Burbank School-2450 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Emery | Thomas | School Social Svc Assistant | $56,534 | Helen Hefferan School-3910 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Pamela | Moody | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $56,087 | Hay Community Academy School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Timothy | Hearst | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $55,558 | Orr Academy High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Elsa | Perez | School Assist Bilingual-Spnish | $55,184 | Lazaro Cardenas School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Santiago | Palafox | School Assistant-Bilingual | $55,184 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Bruce | Cuscaden | Regular Teacher | $54,831 | John A. Walsh School-6320 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Benita | Dorsey | School Clerk Assistant | $54,751 | Joseph Lovett School-4530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Mayela | Carrasquillo | School Clerk Assistant | $54,751 | Salmon P. Chase School-2760 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Brandie | Parise | Regular Teacher | $54,418 | John A. Walsh School-6320 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Patrick | Rand | Regular Teacher | $54,115 | Josiah L. Pickard School-5430 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Sandra | Mendez | Teacher Assistant II | $54,015 | Talcott School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Miriam | Perez | School Clerk Assistant | $53,998 | Marine Leadership Academy at Ames | Chicago Teachers Union |
Muriel | Davis-Goga | Instructor Assistant II | $53,998 | Theodore Herzl School-3970 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Michael | Winn | Regular Teacher | $53,506 | Pilsen Community Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Clovia | Wray | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $53,486 | A.N. Pritzker School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Nancy | Martinez | Teacher Asst Bil Spanish II | $53,217 | Charles Allen Prosser School of Technology | Chicago Teachers Union |
Immanuel | Jones | Guidance Counselor Assistant | $53,095 | Oscar Depriest School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Wanda | Mcgill | Instructor Assistant | $52,686 | Jonathan Burr School-2530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Hermila | Garcia | School Clerk Assistant | $52,686 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Debra | Oswald | Regular Teacher | $52,531 | Drummond School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Amber | Amos | Guidance Counselor Assistant | $52,236 | Crane Technical Preparatory High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lucelly | Carvajal | Bilingual Sp Educ Classrm Asst | $51,943 | Casals Elementary School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Kenya | Taylor | Instructor Assistant II | $51,931 | Oscar Depriest School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Evelyn | Soto-Santiago | Teacher Asst Bil Spanish I | $51,905 | Richard Yates School-6510 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jeremy | Carter | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $51,551 | George W. Tilton School-6210 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Yvette | Rivera | Teacher Assistant II | $51,217 | Pilsen Community Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Alejandra | Velasquez | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $51,216 | Pilsen Community Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Eric | Jefferson | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $51,216 | Andrew Jackson Language | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Francine | Taylor | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $51,216 | Jose De Diego Community | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Arturo | Andrade | School Security Officer | $51,180 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Julio | Rodriguez | School Security Officer | $51,180 | Spencer Elem Math and Sci Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Belem | Zizumbo | School Clerk Assistant | $50,863 | Galileo Math and Science Magnet | Chicago Teachers Union |
Crystal | Ayala | School Community Representive | $50,619 | Eli Whitney Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Melissa | Gualdron | School Clerk Assistant | $50,228 | Jose Clemente Orozco Community | Chicago Teachers Union |
Elsa | Aguilar | Teacher Assistant Bilingual I | $49,905 | Richard Yates School-6510 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Rick | Williams | School Social Svc Assistant | $49,752 | Spencer Elem Math and Sci Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Maria | Acosta | School Assist Bilingual-Spnish | $49,752 | Farragut Career Academy Hs | Chicago Teachers Union |
Enedina | Munoz | Teacher Asst Bil Spanish II | $49,415 | Francisco Middle School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nina | Ferrara | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $49,411 | Kelvyn Park High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Portia | White | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $49,411 | Jensen Elem Scholastic Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Latoya | Croruth | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $49,411 | Michael Faraday School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Christine | Biagi | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $49,411 | Jonathan Burr School-2530 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Tecora | Baggett | Technology Coordinator I | $49,411 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jorestes | Weatherly | Special Ed Classroom Assist II | $49,411 | George Leland Elementary | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Michael | White | Special Education Teacher | $49,411 | R. Nathaniel Dett School-6740 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Johnny | Hester | School Security Officer | $49,278 | Orr Academy High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Karin | Henry | Guidance Counselor Assistant | $48,685 | John Marshall High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Dion | Parker | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $47,868 | Ella Flagg Young Elementary School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Yesenia | Diaz | Regular Teacher | $47,868 | Joseph Lovett School-4530 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Elisa | Loera-Martinez | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $47,868 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Ramiro | Lopez | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $47,868 | Social Justice High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Regina | Jones | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $47,868 | Al Raby High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Lorenzo | Johnson | Part-Time Aide | $47,868 | Leslie Lewis School-4450 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Charles | Warren | Senior Security Officer | $47,868 | Jose De Diego Community | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Manal | Yusef | Teacher Assistant II | $47,260 | Marvin Camras Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Jasmin | Fonseca | Teacher Asst Bil Spanish II | $47,260 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Tyrone | Davis | School Security Officer | $47,194 | Ronald McNair Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Taniya | Mcdonald | School Community Representive | $46,555 | Charles Evans Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Denise | Mellado | Teacher Assistant II | $46,305 | Ortiz De Dominguez Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Oscar | Alvarez | School Assistant | $46,153 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Antteniece | Cooperyoung | Teacher Assistant | $45,949 | Daniel Webster School 46 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Armando | Medina | School Operations Manager | $45,949 | Charles G. Hammond School-3750 | No Affiliation |
Vanessa | Brownlee | Teacher Assistant II | $45,599 | Manuel Perez Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Andrea | Cochran | Teacher Assistant II | $45,599 | Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Robert | Flores | Teacher Asst Bil Spanish II | $45,599 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Claudia | Gonzalez | Teacher Assistant Bilingual II | $45,599 | Charles R Darwin School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Eugene | Slaughter | School Security Officer | $45,536 | Milton Brunson Math/Science Spec School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Malik | Moore | School Security Officer | $45,536 | Dvorak Elem Specialty Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Jesus | Diaz | School Security Officer | $45,536 | Josiah L. Pickard School-5430 | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Terrance | Robinson | School Security Officer | $45,536 | John Marshall High School | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
James | Kelly | Part-Time Teacher | $44,148 | Ronald McNair Academy | Chicago Teachers Union |
Kevin | Mejicanos | Regular Teacher | $35,078 | Orr Academy High School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Eleni | Sakarakis | Regular Teacher | $34,380 | Ella Flagg Young Elementary School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Nelly | Garcia | Special Ed Classroom Assist | $27,038 | Emiliano Zapata Academy | Public Service Empl Local 73 |
Erika | Bailon | Teacher Assistant | $25,179 | Hanson Park School | Chicago Teachers Union |
Lisa | Scales | Teacher Assistant II | $21,247 | Ambrose Plamondon School-5450 | Chicago Teachers Union |
Source: Chicago Public Schools