Chicago City Wire

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) laid off 66 teachers and staff in schools on the city’s north 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 north side.

First Name	Last Name	Job Title	Total Compensation	School	Current Union
Rita	Somen	School Operations Manager	$142,524	William B. Ogden School-5150	No Affiliation
Janet	Sheard	School Counselor	$126,251	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Cynthia	Gray	Regular Teacher	$121,834	William B. Ogden School-5150	Chicago Teachers Union
Henry	West	Regular Teacher	$120,645	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Conrad	Wiecek	Regular Teacher	$119,627	Grover Cleveland School-2800	Chicago Teachers Union
Helene	Levy	Regular Teacher	$116,511	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Katherine	Hogan	Teacher Assistant II	$114,567	Hawthorne Scholastic Academy	Chicago Teachers Union
Christy	Storto	Special Education Teacher	$110,021	Alexander Hamilton School	Chicago Teachers Union
Julie	Zonca	School Social Worker	$109,151	Oscar Mayer Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Einnaf	Smith	Regular Teacher	$104,858	Walt Disney Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Denise	Gross-Winfield	Regular Teacher	$102,352	George Manierre School-4580	Chicago Teachers Union
Benjamin	Beard	Regular Teacher	$99,259	Jordan Elem Community School	Chicago Teachers Union
Maria	Affinita	Regular Teacher	$98,919	Gale Elem Community Academy	Chicago Teachers Union
Richard	Velastegui	Computer Technician	$95,761	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Malikah	Hampton	Regular Teacher	$90,680	George Manierre School-4580	Chicago Teachers Union
Erika	Martinez	Regular Teacher	$90,046	John C. Coonley School-2880	Chicago Teachers Union
Annmarie	Thomas	Part-Time Teacher	$85,758	William B. Ogden School-5150	Chicago Teachers Union
Yvonne	Eskridge	School Clerk I	$82,497	Francis Parker School	Chicago Teachers Union
Shirley	Boyland	Special Education Teacher	$76,380	George Manierre School-4580	Chicago Teachers Union
Ana	Arevalo	Bilingual Teacher	$76,164	Jordan Elem Community School	Chicago Teachers Union
Brian	Paychek	Regular Teacher	$76,164	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Jamie	Chan	Regular Teacher	$76,164	Lincoln Park High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Jeffrey	Johnson	Regular Teacher	$74,628	Uplift Community High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Morgan	Swenson	Regular Teacher	$73,234	Alexander Hamilton School	Chicago Teachers Union
Emily	Cody	Regular Teacher	$72,091	LaSalle Language Academy	Chicago Teachers Union
Ariel	Colin	Regular Teacher	$72,091	Jordan Elem Community School	Chicago Teachers Union
Ryan	Skvarenina	Regular Teacher	$72,091	Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies	Chicago Teachers Union
Valerie	Donelson	Guidance Counselor Assistant	$61,815	Courtenay Language Arts Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Miroslava	Komarov	School Clerk Assistant	$59,282	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Joan	Olson	School Assistant	$55,184	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Dawn	Stanton	Part-Time Teacher	$54,385	Grover Cleveland School-2800	Chicago Teachers Union
Latonya	Roberts	Instructor Assistant II	$53,998	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Noemi	Baumgartner	Bil Spec Ed Classroom Asst II	$53,486	Eliza Chappell School-2750	Public Service Empl Local 73
Linda	Radford	Teacher Assistant II	$53,486	Walt Disney Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Bricia	Puentes	Part-Time Teacher	$53,200	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Peter	Higgins	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$53,095	William B. Ogden School-5150	Public Service Empl Local 73
Lisa	Guillory	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$53,095	Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center	Public Service Empl Local 73
Telisa	Johnson	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$53,095	Gale Elem Community Academy	Public Service Empl Local 73
Christy	Geddes	Guidance Counselor Assistant	$52,236	James G. Blaine School	Chicago Teachers Union
Julie	Banuelos	School Clerk Assistant	$52,236	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Joy	Betts	Teacher Assistant	$51,905	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Alvaro	Contreras	Special Ed Classroom Assist	$51,551	Walter Payton College Prep High School	Public Service Empl Local 73
Jesus	Campos	Special Ed Classroom Assist	$51,551	Courtenay Language Arts Center	Public Service Empl Local 73
Maureen	Elliott	Part-Time Teacher	$51,544	Oscar Mayer Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Racquel	Flores-Payes	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$51,216	Oscar Mayer Magnet School	Public Service Empl Local 73
Jesse	Mcadoo	Regular Teacher	$51,216	Courtenay Language Arts Center	Chicago Teachers Union
Joel	Nava	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$51,216	Salazar Elem Bilingual Center	Public Service Empl Local 73
Miryam	Ramirez	School Clerk Assistant	$50,228	Inter-American Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Sydney	Washington	Special Ed Classroom Assist	$49,673	Senn High School	Public Service Empl Local 73
Kayla	Towner	Regular Teacher	$49,411	Grover Cleveland School-2800	Chicago Teachers Union
Lori	Rodriguez	Regular Teacher	$49,411	Newton Bateman School-2190	Chicago Teachers Union
Terry	Rucks	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$49,411	Grover Cleveland School-2800	Public Service Empl Local 73
Yumiko	Ginsburg	Part-Time Teacher	$48,706	William B. Ogden School-5150	Chicago Teachers Union
Erika	Hernandez	School Clerk Assistant	$48,355	Stephen T. Mather High School	Chicago Teachers Union
Maria	Gutierrez	Part-Time Aide	$47,617	Grover Cleveland School-2800	Public Service Empl Local 73
Eduardo	Estrada	School Security Officer	$47,499	Stephen T. Mather High School	Public Service Empl Local 73
Delilah	Smith	School Security Officer	$47,499	Stephen T. Mather High School	Public Service Empl Local 73
Kristin	Cripe	Part-Time Teacher	$46,124	James G. Blaine School	Chicago Teachers Union
Patricia	Beaubien	Teacher Assistant II	$45,599	Walt Disney Magnet School	Chicago Teachers Union
Salman	Saifi	Teacher Assistant II	$45,599	Louis Nettelhorst School-5070	Chicago Teachers Union
Sanja	Drnovsek	Part-Time Teacher	$45,599	Joseph Brennemann School-6600	Chicago Teachers Union
Tanya	Dobbins	Teacher Assistant II	$45,599	Louis Nettelhorst School-5070	Chicago Teachers Union
Nalanie	Molina	Teacher Assistant II	$45,599	Stephen K. Hayt School-3850	Chicago Teachers Union
Erin	Kelley	Regular Teacher	$44,287	Eugene Field Elementary School	Chicago Teachers Union
Erin	Sachse	Part-Time School Counselor	$42,108	James G. Blaine School	Chicago Teachers Union
Patricia	Hare	Special Ed Classroom Assist II	$22,986	Stephen Decatur High School	Public Service Empl Local 73

Source: Chicago Public Schools