‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Jefferson High School

Senior Citizens of Jefferson Township: You are cordially invited to attend the performance of the spring musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” to be presented on Thursday, March 26, 2015 under the direction of James Wynne at Jefferson Township High School.

Guests will enter the cafeteria at 3 p.m. for light refreshments. The show will begin at 4 p.m. in the auditorium.

Please RSVP to Mrs. Tasker at 973-697-3535. We look forward to seeing you there.

LINCOLN SQUARE — Pathways in Education has applied for a zoning change to operate an alternative charter high school in Lincoln Square at 4816 N. Western Ave., according to official documents.

The request is on the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, listed as a “continuance.”

Pathways (PIE) is one of four companies approved in 2014 by Chicago Public Schools as part of an expansion of programs aimed at struggling students and dropouts, technically referred to as Alternative Learning Opportunity Programs. Total cost of the expansion was placed at $ 6 million, with PIE to receive approximately $ 1.3 million in “incubator” funds to open new campuses.

In total, PIE was approved to enroll up to 1,200 students.

Founded in California in 1987, PIE manages more than 30 schools in California, Tennessee, Louisiana and Chicago, according to the company’s website.

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