Contributions from anonymous donors Big Shoulders Fund allows St. Frances of Rome school in Cicero to remain open despite sunset of tax credit scholarships.
Kindergarten teacher Yaquala Grant gives high-fives to her students as they celebrate the announcement that St. Francis of Rome Catholic Elementary School in Cicero will not be closing on March 6, 2024.
But at a rally Wednesday in the school’s auditorium, the student body gathered in celebration of the investment to keep the school afloat. Students, teachers and parents celebrate the announcement that St. Francis of Rome Catholic Elementary School in Cicero will not be closing on Wednesday, March 6, 2024,
“We knew that we were not going to allow someone’s decision to close SFR. We needed to make sure that we came together and this decision was not going to break apart the family and the community that we have built in St. Frances of Rome School,” Paz said. St. Odilo School in Berwyn is still set to close at the end of this academic year, forcing 138 students to attend other schools in the fall.
Students walk toward their classes before the.announcement that St. Francis of Rome Catholic Elementary School in Cicero on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, will not be closing.
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