Within a month, another 50 employees are fired. 24 School uniforms The Reform Board requires all local school councils to vote on whether their schools should require students to wear uniforms. School uniforms were among the first initiatives taken by local school councils. The board likes the idea but does not have the authority, under the Reform Act, to impose it. 26 School remediation Chief Executive Officer Paul Vallas announces that 21 schools are being placed on remediation, the least stringent form of intervention provided by the Reform Act.
Most schools are expansions of existing programs.
Local school council elections also are held. Following declines in 1991 and 1993, the candidate pool rose to 7,795 and voters to 122,042. Eventually, Vallas puts Tilton on probation, which does give him grounds for removing her from the school. May 7 Residency requirement Vallas announces that 4,400 CPS employees not in compliance with a 1980 Chicago residency rule will receive a letter asking them to show proof of an official waiver. If they cannot, they must move to the city within two years or be fired.