ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO | Cy Office of Cathole Schools 895 N. Rush Steet Chicago,IL. 60811 121 312.534.5200 schools archehicago.org January 21, 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians of Christ Our Savior School, On behalf of the Archdiocese of Chicago, | regret to inform you of some difficult news. As you know, enrollment at Christ Our Savior School has fallen in recent years, jeopardizing the future of the school. The low enrollment and corresponding large financial debt make it necessary to close Christ Our Savior at the end of the current academic year. | recognize this news presents you and your family with challenges. We are committed to making the transitions caused by this closure as easy as possible. Within the next week, a representative from the Archdiocese of Chicago will reach out to you via email about Catholic schools ready to accept your children. | hope you will consider keeping your child in Catholic school and continuing his or her learning experience in a faith-filled environment. To assist you in this transition, we have prepared materials to prepare you for conversations with your children about these tough issues. You will also receive a map of alternative Catholic schools. We realize you may have questions, Our transition support coordinator, Daniela Polanco, will be available to answer your questions about Catholic school options and discuss next steps at dpolanco@archchicago.org or 312,534.5215.She speaks both English and Spanish, | commend the dedicated leaders, faculty and staff of Christ Our Savior School for their tireless work to foster an academically rigorous and faith-filled community. Christ Our Savior School has provided a strong education to generations of young men and women, helping them develop intellectually, physically and spiritually. Please know we remain committed to your children's Catholic education and will do everything we can to assist you in the days, weeks and months ahead. | am praying for you, your family and the Christ Our Savior School community. Yours in Christ, i Jim Rigg, Ph. D. Superintendent of Catholic Schools Archdiocese of Chicago